Ratchet-P clamp offers versatility and durability 02 Jun 2019 CLAMP: HellermannTyton has launched the Ratchet-P one-piece adjustable clamp for applications including securing pipes, hoses and cable bundles from 6 to 51 mm wide to rolling stock bogies. ‘Old fashioned P-clamps can be difficult to position, can twist and pinch wires during installation and, put frankly,…
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Bombardier Transportation to 3D print rolling stock parts 28 May 2019 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: Bombardier Transportation is to install a Stratasys F900 3D printer at its Hennigsdorf plant. Purchased through Stratasys’ regional distributor Alphacam, the printer will use ULTEM 9085 resin to produce components previously made from glass fibre or tin. Bombardier intends to use…
600 km/h maglev prototype unveiled 24 May 2019 CHINA: Two prototype vehicles intended to support research into a 600 km/h maglev system were unveiled by CRRC Qingdao Sifang on May 23. The 53 m long locally-developed prototype comprises a driving car and an intermediate vehicle. It has been built as part of a five-year maglev development…
ČD Cargo equipping locos with ETCS 23 May 2019 CZECH REPUBLIC: Following re-tendering, ČD Cargo has awarded AŽD Praha and ČD-Telematik a €29·9m contract to fit two classes of electric locomotives with Alstom and ČMŽO-Elektronika onboard ETCS equipment by late 2020. The project covers 47 Class 363 and 31 Class 163 locomotives, 18 of which…
Depot equipment demonstrations at Railtex 22 May 2019 MECHAN: Sheffield-based lifting and handling system manufacturer Mechan offered visitors to its Railtex stand a chance to see some of its products in action. A full size demonstration jack was displayed, along with a working model of a wheel press from Mechan’s French sister company Sogema…
Grand Central DMU to be used for dual-fuel trial 22 May 2019 UK: An Alstom Class 180 Adelante diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit is to be converted to run on a combination of diesel and liquefied natural gas in a dual-fuel technology demonstration project. One car of the DMU which Arriva-owned open access inter-city operator Grand Central leases…
‘Intelligent’ bogie manufacturing workshop 22 May 2019 CHINA: CRRC Zhuzhou has begun production at what it describes as ‘the world's first intelligent bogie manufacturing workshop’. The manufacturer said this provides ‘30·1% more production efficiency’ with 50% fewer staff and a 35% shorter R&D time compared to traditional manual operation. Automated guided vehicles retrieve and transport materials to…
MOB’s gauge-changing bogies pass test 21 May 2019 SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Oberland Bahn is on course to launch its long-planned through-service between Montreux and Interlaken on December 13 2020, following the completion of tests with specially-developed dual-gauge bogies and a gauge-changing facility at the break of gauge in Zweisimmen.Announcing the success of the trials during a demonstration…
Shift2Rail study backs fuel cell train development 20 May 2019 EUROPE: Fuel cell and hydrogen trains ‘are well positioned to help Europe reach its greenhouse gas, air contaminant and noise reduction goals as a versatile zero-emission technology’, according to a report commissioned by the EU-funded Shift2Rail and Fuel Cells & Hydrogen joint undertakings. Published in…
Wabtec invests in additive manufacturing 20 May 2019 3D PRINTING: Wabtec has purchased an H2 binder jet printer from GE Additive that is to be used to 3D print components for the group’s locomotive, transit, engine and mining products. The printer uses metal binder jetting with stainless steel 316, and Wabtec says that use with…