Long-life screwbolts developed for Crossrail 10 Feb 2019 UK: The bespoke corrosion-resistant PLUS bolt was developed by screwbolt specialist Excalibur to meet the demanding requirements of the Crossrail project in London. Crossrail Ltd requires anchors used in the tunnel lining to demonstrate a 120-year design life instead of the standard 50-year span of a standard…
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Trimble technology to support Norwegian fleet management 09 Feb 2019 NORWAY: State-owned rolling stock leasing organisation Norske Tog is to deploy Trimble’s E2M engineering asset and maintenance management system on the fleet of vehicles it is to lease to operating contractors. This is intended to provide the vehicle owner and the operators with an overview…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/8/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Metro-North gains another FRA grant for PTC work The federal grant will help fund communications testing. Photo – Metro-North Railroad MTA Metro-North Railroad yesterday announced it was awarded a grant up to $2.3 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to…
Digital payment launched on Guangzhou – Shenzhen line 08 Feb 2019 CHINA: Guangshen Railway Co says it is the first inter-city operator in China to introduce digital payment for travel on its services, which link Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The system uses Alipay’s e-wallet payment technology. Users register on the Alipay app, and generate a QR…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation PTC: Rail Runner receives another grant; FRA holds 'collaborative' session The railroad will use the proceeds to upgrade its Wi-Fi network. Photo – New Mexico Rail Runner Express U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Ben…
DB launches digital research train 07 Feb 2019 GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has unveiled a four-car laboratory train which will be available to the rail sector across Germany for testing digital technologies. Branded the Advanced TrainLab, the train is a former ICE-TD diesel-electric set able to run at 200 km/h.One of the train’s first duties has been…
IMechE recommends electrification instead of hydrogen trains 07 Feb 2019 HYDROGEN: Although investment in hydrogen-fuelled trains is a ‘vital’ part of the process to improve air quality, it must not be seen as an easy replacement for electrification, according to The Future for Hydrogen Trains in the UK published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers…
ČD to test battery-equipped EMUs 06 Feb 2019 CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator ČD and Škoda Transportation are to retrofit two Class 650 RegioPanter electric multiple-units with battery packs to enable operation on non-electrified tracks. The two units will be tested on regional services around Brno from late 2019. The lithium-titanate batteries and a BMS…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/6/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Houston METRO orders more Siemens light-rail vehicles Houston METRO now has ordered 51 S70 light-rail vehicles. Photo – Siemens The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) has ordered 14 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) from Siemens Mobility.The latest purchase marks Houston METRO's third order for Siemens Mobility…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/6/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Siemens, Alstom, GE, Progress Rail, PS Technology, Astronics, Ondas and RailcarRx (Feb. 6) The European Commission yesterday rendered a decision prohibiting the proposed merger of Siemens' and Alstom's mobility businesses. As a result, the merger will not proceed, officials from the companies said…