Low emission hand dryer designed for train toilets 02 Feb 2018 DRYER: A hand dryer which has been specifically designed for train toilets and meets the latest standards for electrical performance while reducing energy consumption has been developed by Sanitaryware Supplies Co’s bespoke design service, working with TBM Rail and Stream Hygiene. According to SSC…
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Moving assembly line improves locomotive manufacturing efficiency 01 Feb 2018 BRAZIL: This month GE Transportation’s factory at Contagem expects to roll-out the first locomotive to completed using a newly-commissioned mixed-model moving assembly line. This is GE Transportation’s first moving production line, and insiders believe it may be one of the first in the locomotive sector.…
DB hosts ‘smart scrubber’ robot cleaning competition 30 Jan 2018 Ready for the off. Four automated cleaning robots prepare to compete at Berlin Hbf. (Photo: DB AG / Pablo Castagnola) GERMANY: In order to demonstrate the potential for the automation of routine station cleaning tasks, DB hosted a ‘smart scrubber’ event at Berlin Hbf on…
by Louie Torres | Jan. 18, 2018, 10:30pm CHICAGO — An estate representative is suing BNSF Railway Company for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent her relative’s lung…
Vibration analysis aims to reduce train door failures 24 Jan 2018 EUROPE: A Vibration Analysis for Remote Condition Monitoring project funded from the EU’s H2020 Fast Track to Innovation programme aims to use remote monitoring to detect potential failures of train doors and predict their remaining lifetime. The vibration analysis algorithms will be combined with…
Machine learning to customise journey planning 27 Dec 2017 UK: The University of Surrey has been awarded £230 000 from the Department for Transport through Innovate UK to create an onward journey planning assistant which would learn a user’s needs to enable it to offer tailored real-time alternative routes in the event of a delay to…
Amtrak launches New York Penn navigation app 27 Dec 2017 USA: Amtrak has launched FindYourWay, an iOS and Android app based on the Zyter platform which uses more than 400 beacons inside New York Penn station to provide real-time gate, train and boarding information as well as directions to gates, exits, cash machines and restaurants.…
Lighter and safer seats 28 Dec 2017 SEATS: Commuters at opposite sides of the USA are now sitting on BASF’s Basotect open cell melamine foam, which Rogers Corp is using in BART and Long Island Rail Road seat cushions. According to BASF, the foam’s density of less than 9 kg/m3 helps reduce the overall weight of…
Rail-specification ball valves developed 28 Dec 2017 VALVES: IMI Precision Engineering has developed a range of robust ball valves specially designed to meet rolling stock standards and to offer consistency across a temperature range between -40°C and +85°C. The range includes lever, latching or locking handles for on-board applications including door and step systems and…