DB to Develop Additional High-Performance Rail Corridors in Germany Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 22, 20220 Deutsche Bahn (DB) has identified routes from Hamburg to Berlin and Emmerich to Oberhausen as key corridors to develop as part of its future high-speed network. In 2025, DB will carry out major upgrades to these line to deliver a high-performance network that offers greater capacity and reliability for passenger and
Amtrak to Replace Northeast Corridor’s Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 21, 20220 Amtrak has announced that it will undertake a major infrastructure project to replace the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in Havre de Grace Maryland. This project is estimated to have a construction cost of at least 1.5 billion USD. The current bridge will be replaced with two new structures, and its overhead
Rail industry braces for another walkout Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 21, 20220 Drivers’ strike ++ Train operators in England are warning of another day of severe disruption on Saturday, when ASLEF stages a 24-hour strike of drivers at 11 companies. There could also be some disruption on Sunday morning as a result of the previous day‘s strike. The Rail Delivery Group’s director
Damage to Rutland bridge set to cause weeks of disruption Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 8, 20220 A bridge in Rutland was so seriously damaged by a lorry on 5 November that the railway may be closed between Leicester and Peterborough for the next three weeks, Replacement buses are running and freight trains carrying essential goods are being diverted via London. Fosters Bridge at Ketton crosses the
Infrastructure Upgrade to Enable Amtrak Services between Scranton and New York Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 4, 20220 The state of Pennsylvania is investing 3.7 million USD to enable Amtrak passenger rail services to run between Scranton and New York City via the Pocono Mountains and New Jersey. The funding from the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is also expected to be matched with 3.7
Forging Connections across the Rail Industry Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 3, 20220 An insight by Graham Cooper, Head of Product & Marketing at 3Squared. Since joining the rail industry earlier this year, it has been an interesting learning curve getting to grips with the sector. What strikes me is just how enthusiastic people who work in this industry are. Similar to my experience
New Connecticut River Bridge to Improve Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 1, 20220 Amtrak has announced that in early 2023, it will enter the procurement phase to select a contractor for the construction of a new Connecticut River Bridge, which will improve services on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The new Connecticut River Bridge will be delivered via the design-bid-build delivery method. Amtrak plans to
Bosch Engineering Is Working on Automated Driving in Rail Traffic Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 10, 20220 Train Transport of the Future: Bosch Engineering Is Working on Automated Driving in Rail Traffic Mobility Transformation for the Railway Digitalization and automation increase capacity of existing rail network without building new tracksDevelopment focus is on systems and methods for object recognition and classification for partially and fully automated drivingSuccessful collaboration with
LA Metro K Line to Open on 7 October Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 27, 20220 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has announced that the K Line will open to the public at noon on 7 October 2022. The K Line is LA Metro’s seventh rail line. It will initially serve seven new stations between Expo/Crenshaw and Westchester/Veterans in Los Angeles. This will improve connectivity
UK: Class 43 ETCS Testing Successfully Completed for East Coast Digital Programme Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 22, 20220 ETCS testing for Class 43 trains has been successfully completed, marking the achievement of a new milestone for the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP). The Class 43 power cars were fitted and tested as part of Network Rail’s New Measurement Train, which carries out essential infrastructure monitoring work. Fitment of ETCS
Nomad Digital Partners with Incremental Solutions to Provide End to End Freight Location Tracking Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 20, 20220 Nomad Digital Partners with Incremental Solutions on Innovation Solution – TRACO (TRAnsition COnnectivity) Providing End to End Freight Location Tracking Nomad Digital recently partnered with Incremental Solutions on an Innovate UK First of a Kind (FOAK) project to develop and deliver a freight tracking solution namely: TRACO. TRACO (TRAnsition COnnectivity for road and rail freight) is
US: Brightline Receives Grant to RAISE Safety Standards Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 16, 20220 Brightline, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), has been awarded a 25 million USD (24.55m EUR) grant from the US Department of Transportation (DoT). This will be used to enhance safety along the Florida East Coast Railway/Brightline corridor, which covers the Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie,
Canadian Federal-Provincial Partnership Announces 147 Million USD Investment in Hudson Bay Railway Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 8, 20220 The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced they will provide the Arctic Gateway Group with up to 147.6 million USD (145.32m EUR) of funding over the next two years. This group, a partnership between the 41 First Nation and Bayline communities, owns and operates the Hudson Bay Railway. This is the
Network Rail upgrades heat warning to DO NOT TRAVEL Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 19, 20220 Train services on several main lines from London have been suspended or are very limited today, because of the danger of rails being distorted by the heat. Forecasters have issued a red warning of extreme heat in parts of England, and Network Rail has upgraded its advice to DO NOT TRAVEL. The
Knorr-Bremse Developing Solutions to Improve Freight Rail Efficiency Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 15, 20220 Knorr-Bremse is looking to increase freight rail efficiency and flexibility by trialling an automated brake testing system. The new automation system will be retrofitted on to a Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE) freight train in 2023, ready to go into service in 2024. Knorr-Bremse and HVLE are working together to trial an automated brake
£120m Investment to Boost Scotland’s Railway Electrification Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 4, 20220 Network Rail is investing more than 120 million GBP of Scottish Government funding to increase the power supply of Scotland’s railway network. Over the next three years, six new feeder stations will be installed across the network and nine sites will be upgraded. This investment will increase the resiliency and reliability
Spain: Thales Begins Valladolid Eastern Bypass Signalling Project Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 22, 20220 Thales has begun drafting the construction project for the installation of signalling and telecommunications on the 17.5km Eastern Bypass in Valladolid, Spain, following the award of the contract by Adif in January. The project has received funds of more than 17.8 million EUR from the European Union’s Next Generation funds. The 17.5km
Strikes could disrupt railways for almost a week Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 9, 20220 The forthcoming RMT strikes on 21, 23 and 25 June could disrupt services on the intervening days and also into 26 June, industry sources have warned. The walkouts will affect 13 train operators in England as well as Network Rail. Transport for Wales and ScotRail are not directly affected, but
Rail industry awaits strike ballot result Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 24, 20220 A strike ballot organised by the RMT closes at 17.00 today, and the result should be known later this evening or tomorrow. The union has invited votes from 40,000 staff working in train operating companies and Network Rail, on the grounds that pay is not keeping up with inflation and
UK: Hope Valley Line Upgrade to Begin this Month Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 23, 20220 Network Rail will begin its 145 million GBP (170.93m EUR | 182.36m USD) upgrade of the Hope Valley railway line at the end of May. Multi-million-pound upgrade begins on Hope Valley railway line © Network Rail This project will remove several bottlenecks between Manchester and Sheffield, which will allow passenger trains to overtake
RMT and Grant Shapps clash over possible rail strike Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 23, 20220 The RMT has reacted angrily to reports that transport secretary Grant Shapps is considering a change in the law so that a minimum number of railway staff have to go on duty, even if their union has held a strike ballot and gained a majority in favour of walkouts. Reports over
Network Rail Launches Safety Scheme to Monitor Freight Train Wheelsets Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 17, 20220 Network Rail has launched a new safety scheme that will equip more than 15,000 British freight locomotives and wagons with technology to monitor the condition of wheelsets in real-time. The two-year project is supported by Network Rail’s Freight Safety Improvement Portfolio’s (FSIP) 22 million GBP fund. Throughout the scheme, 30,000 radio
UK Freight Rail Industry Joins Forces to Improve Safety and Reduce Delays Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 11, 20220 Network Rail is joining with industry partners to tackle freight rail delays and safety risks to launch the Condition of Freight Vehicles on the Network (CFVN) programme. The new programme, funded by Network Rail’s 20 million GBP (23.79m euros | 25.06m USD) Freight Safety Improvement Portfolio, was unveiled at a special
Digital Automatic Coupling Passes Practical Tests in Europe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 5, 20220 Positive interim results have been reported from the European test run of a Deutsche Bahn (DB) freight train equipped with digital automatic couplers. The test train is part of a 13-million-euro (13.69m USD) research project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) aimed at introducing EU-wide
UK: DEFT Freight Terminal Electrification Project Begins Trial Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 18, 20220 A competition-winning idea to support the decarbonisation of rail is currently being trialled at a rail freight terminal in Northamptonshire. UK first rail freight electrification trial boosts industry net zero ambitions © Furrer + Fray The Decarbonisation and Electrification of Freight Terminals (DEFT) project is one of 30 ground-breaking initiatives to win a
More disruption in second Underground strike Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 3, 20220 Eurostar is offering free travel to London for Ukranian refugees who have a passport and visa. Refugees with the right documents are being advised to make themselves known to Eurostar staff at Paris Nord, Brussels-Midi, Lille Europe or Amsterdam Centraal stations. Travel on Ukranian Railways is already free to anyone
Eurostar offers free travel to Ukranian refugees Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 3, 20220 Eurostar is offering free travel to London for Ukrainian refugees who have a passport and visa. Refugees with the right documents are being advised to make themselves known to Eurostar staff at Paris Nord, Brussels-Midi, Lille Europe or Amsterdam Centraal stations. Travel on Ukrainian Railways is already free to anyone
Eurostar offers free travel to Ukrainian refugees Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 3, 20220 Eurostar is offering free travel to London for Ukrainian refugees who have a passport and visa. Refugees with the right documents are being advised to make themselves known to Eurostar staff at Paris Nord, Brussels-Midi, Lille Europe or Amsterdam Centraal stations. Travel on Ukrainian Railways is already free to anyone
A Test Train Equipped with Digital Automatic Couplers Has Embarked on Its Journey across Europe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 20, 20220 A train equipped with digital automatic couplers had departed on a practical test journey that will continue for several months. The German Federal Minister for Transport, Dr Volker Wissing, was there to give the train a symbolic departure signal at the start of its journey across Europe. Digital automatic coupling is being
Zonegreen Adds Freight to Rail Safety Credentials Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 2, 20210 Zonegreen Adds Freight to Rail Safety Credentials Rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, has completed its first installation for the rail freight sector, equipping a new multi-million-pound logistics park in Northamptonshire. The Sheffield-based firm has added five powered derailers to protect a state-of-the-art rail traverser, which is critical to operations at Daventry International Rail
Ride the nROK 7251 Train to 5G Communication and Video Surveillance Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 16, 20210 Ride the nROK 7251 Train to 5G Communication and Video Surveillance The newest member of NEXCOM’s Mobile Computing Solutions (MCS) railway computing family is here, the nROK 7251. Backed by an Intel® 9th-Generation Core™ CPU, the railway computer is particularly designed for 5G communication and video surveillance with multiple mini-PCIe and M.2 expansion, SIM card, and M12
Scottish electrification project gets green light Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 8, 20210 Scottish electrification project gets green light Plans for more electrification in Strathclyde have been given the go-ahead by Transport Scotland. Construction of the £63 million Barrhead corridor, which passes through East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire, is now set to begin in April, and due to be completed by December 2023. The
Automated Freight Train Testing Picks Up Speed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 6, 20210 A joint German-Dutch project to trial the control and remote monitoring of automated freight trains has begun this month. It starts with a one-year run on the Dutch section of the Betuweroute, which connects the port of Rotterdam with the Ruhr area and is dedicated to freight rail. A DB freight train ©
£25m plan to save weather-battered railway Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 1, 20210 £25m plan to save weather-battered railway Details have been published of a £25 million plan to rescue a railway on the Welsh borders which has been blocked by five major landslips in the past two years alone. The line between Newport and Gloucester via Lydney runs alongside the Severn Estuary. Extreme
Network Rail Announces Multi-Million Investment to Protect Critical Wales and Borders Transport Link Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 1, 20210 Network Rail has announced a 25 million GBP (29.09m euros | 33.7m USD) plan to rescue the Newport-Gloucester line, which connects south Wales with the west country, midlands and north of England. The line is also an important diversionary route, maintaining a direct rail link between south Wales and London when the Severn Tunnel is closed. Severn
Knorr-Bremse Expands its Range of Digital Products for Passenger and Freight Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 29, 20210 Knorr-Bremse is expanding its range of digital products and services for train manufacturers and rail operators around the world – targeting freight transportation as well as high-speed, regional, subway and light rail vehicle services. Knorr-Bremse Expands its Range of Digital Products for Sustainable Passenger and Freight Transportation © © Getty/Anton Petrus Condition-based
Network Rail Completes Major East Coast Main Line Signalling Work Near Peterborough Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 8, 20210 Network Rail has completed major signalling work on a new section of track north of Peterborough that will allow freight trains to begin using a new tunnel and divert underneath the East Coast Main Line. This will lead to faster, more reliable services for both passengers and freight. Network Rail completes major
FirstGroup unveils details of East Coast open access Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 7, 20210 FirstGroup unveils details of East Coast open access FirstGroup's new open access services are set to start running on the East Coast Main Line this autumn. First said its new company will be branded 'Lumo', and will use five new AT300 electric Hitachi-built units to provide services between London and Edinburgh
Network Rail Southern Invests Over £1.8bn in Maintenance and Upgrades Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 2, 20210 Network Rail’s southern region has invested over 1.8bn GBP (2.09bn euros | 2.48bn USD) in the railway to support the UK’s mission to ‘build back better’ so passengers can feel confident and safe when they return to travelling by train. Hither Green Station improvements © Network Rail Since March 2020, over 660m GBP
Innovate UK and DfT Fund Project to Electrify Rail Freight Terminals Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 21, 20210 A prototype electrified rail freight terminal is one of 30 projects to receive funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Transport (DfT) as part of the First of a Kind 2021 rail innovation competition. Diesel shunter at terminal Engineering firm Furrer+Frey will use the funding to develop an overhead conductor
East Coast Upgrade: NR Prepares to Connect 11,000t Tunnel to Existing Track Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 14, 20210 This month Network Rail will connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to the existing railway as part of the East Coast Upgrade project. This will allow slower moving freight trains to dive underneath the East Coast Main Line. Network Rail to connect ground-breaking 11,000-tonne tunnel near Peterborough to existing track this
Nomad Digital Partner with Incremental, Winning ‘First of a Kind’ Funding Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 8, 20210 Nomad Digital, a wholly-owned Alstom company, will also be supporting Incremental with some of the Engineering and deployment activities onto the various platforms. ‘TRACO’, designed to meet common challenges faced by UK rail freight operators, will use its sophisticated GPS system to provide intermodal tracking of freight across rail, road and at ports
Alstom to Equip 50 Vossloh Locomotives with Atlas On-Board Signalling Solution Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 21, 20210 The Atlas ETCS Level 2 signalling solution deployed for Vossloh Locomotives is based on the latest Baseline 3 Release 2 standard. For Luxembourg lines, the locomotives will operate under ETCS Level 1 while the Contrôle de vitesse par balises software solution will be deployed on SNCF’s French freight network. For their use in
Avanti West Coast and Network Rail join forces for London to Glasgow record attempt Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 17, 20210 Avanti West Coast and Network Rail , in association with The Railway Magazine, are teaming up today (June 17) to attempt to break the record for the fastest journey from London to Glasgow. The intercity operator’s iconic Pendolino set No. 390044 will depart London Euston at 10.36 for a
Automatic Marshalling – DB Cargo Launches Germany’s First Digital Goods Yard Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 7, 20210 DB Cargo will now gradually take the Munich test site into operation along with its partners from industry and business. Automatic Freight Car Diagnosis with AI Currently, employees examine trains locally on the tracks, in every weather. To do that they have to walk the length of the train, which can take
Network Rail Completes Upgrade Work at London King’s Cross Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 7, 20210 No trains ran to or from London King’s Cross this past weekend as work continued on simplifying the station’s track layout. Full service has resumed today. The work at London Kings Cross, which began in February, is a critical part of Network Rail’s 1.2bn GBP (2.4bn euros | 2.98bn USD) East
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Doubles Transport of Goods on New Silk Road Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20210 The Austrian Federal Railways (OEBB) Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is continuing to expand its activities on the New Silk Road. In 2020 the group transported approximately 70,000 TEUs to and from China, doubling that of 2019. It has also increased the number of freight trains on the New Silk Road to
GEOWEB® System Provides Ballast Stabilisation for Werrington Dive Under Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 10, 20210 GEOWEB® Ballast Stabilisation System Creates High-Stiffness Foundation Under Track High-speed passenger trains in shared corridors introduce new challenges in managing the existing capacity of railroad systems. When slower-moving freight trains need to cross these high-speed lanes, it can result in inconvenient and costly delays. Such was the case at Werrington Junction,
Deutsche Bahn: Even Quieter Freight Trains by 2025 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 29, 20210 Deutsche Bahn announced its interim goal along with the company’s annual noise control report. By 2025 all 850 electric locomotives will be fitted with quiet disc brakes. 90 percent of these locomotives are already equipped in this way. The remaining ten percent of vehicles have now been given a deadline. Moving
Finland Introduces 7,000 Ton Freight Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 16, 20210 The previous Finnish record for train tonnage was set in spring 2020, when a train weighing 6,000 tons was operated on the same route. That train comprised 66 wagons. VR Transpoint says that the most important factor when increasing train size is not record breaking but cutting down on energy
Smart Rail: High-Accuracy ASC Sensors Ensure Safe and Comfortable Train Operation Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 1, 20210 Without inertial sensors, modern rail transport would be inconceivable. Inertial sensors perform numerous important tasks in the development and operation of trains. One of them is high-precision measurement of oscillations and vibrations on rolling stock, tracks and bridges. The data obtained from these measurements form the basis for safe, comfortable rail
Siemens Mobility and VTG Rail Europe Test Automated Brake Testing for Freight Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 22, 20210 The system lets train staff see status data on the side of the wagon. It also provides automated reporting of complete wagon status and live updates of all wagon settings, shown on a display inside the locomotive. The Brake Monitoring System should increase safety as incorrect settings are visualised. The
Time’s up for brake vans on freight trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 9, 20210 A LONG-STANDING part of the railway is finally making its farewell bow. Brake vans, which date back to the earliest days of railways, were needed because for many years the only other brakes on a train were on the locomotive, and drivers could ‘whistle for brakes’ to the guard in the
Southampton Upgrade Enables 775m Freight Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 24, 20210 A 17m GBP upgrade at Southampton has been completed by Network Rail engineers, allowing freight trains between Southampton Central and the maritime terminal at Redbridge to become longer – from 520m to 775m. Redbridge is the country’s second-busiest container port. Freight trains between Southampton, the Midlands and the North will now
Alstom to Equip 13 DB Cargo Freight Locomotives with ETCS Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 2, 20210 Alstom has won a contract to equip 13 DB Cargo freight locomotives with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 signalling technology. One of the locomotives to undergo the ETCS upgrade The locomotives are to haul freight trains between Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The electric freight locomotives, DB EG 3100 series, will receive
Amtrak CEO Tells Congress the Railroad’s 5 Key Demands Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 27, 20210 Amtrak’s CEO Bill Flynn has written to Congress to present the key priorities for the railroad that he wants Congress to address. COVID Relief Funding Mr Flynn said Amtrak would require further COVID relief funding to sustain and restore operations and recall employees for the rest of the 2021 financial year and
UK engineering first as 11,000 tonne tunnel is installed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 11, 20210 A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in a first for UK engineering. The structure, which weighs more than the Eiffel Tower, is being installed in a painstaking nine-day operation as part of the £1.2 billion East Coast upgrade. Related
Monday essay: a high speed problem Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 11, 20210 HS2 may now be under construction, but the debate about it continues in no uncertain terms. The problem with HS2 is that it is quite simple to make a case for or against the idea. AFTER more than ten years of discussion, work is finally underway on Phase 1 of HS2. Tunnelling
Ceneri Base Tunnel Officially Open Completing the NRLA Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 14, 20200 The Ceneri Base Tunnel in Switzerland, the last section of the New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA) to be built, started operating regular timetable services on Sunday, 13 December. In September the SBB took over the tunnel and is now responsible for its maintenance and train operations. Test services got
Class 1 Railroad CSX to Acquire Pan Am Railways Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 1, 20200 The US Class 1 freight railroad CSX has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan Am Railways, Inc., a holding company that owns and operates Class 2 regional railroads in northern New England. Pan Am’s network of regional rail lines is almost 1,200 miles in length. Pan