J. Lanfranco & Cie Will Be Attending InnoTrans 2022 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 13, 20220 J. Lanfranco & Cie is a major actor in the sector of safety fasteners for critical assemblies and a leader in the market of high-end security fasteners. We will be happy to meet you again from the 20th to the 23rd of September at the InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin. During the 4
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Rolls Out 11,000th Intelligent Freight Wagon Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 18, 20220 ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has now put its 11,000th smart freight wagon on the rails. RCG – the freight transport division of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) – began the SmartCargo project with A1 and A1 Digital back in 2019, when the partners began to equip RCG’s freight cars with telematics
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
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
Rail Technology Venue Saxony: A Branch Hotbed of Innovation in Germany Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 13, 20220 For more than 175 years now, Saxony has been standing for innovations in the rail sector; with 13,000 employees in 240 companies, it is one of the top 3 centers of the branch in Germany. So there’s no question that Saxon manufacturers, suppliers, equipment providers, engineering and service firms as well as research institutes and
Digital Automatic Coupling Testing Continues in Switzerland Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 24, 20220 Testing of digital automatic coupling (DAC) for freight rail continues this month with trials by SBB Cargo in Switzerland. This brings the sector closer to achieving its goal of replacing manual coupling with automatic coupling by 2030. Testing of a digital automatic coupling (DAC) for freight rail continues with trials by SBB
DB’s New ‘m2’ Generation of Freight Cars Ready for Series Production Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 17, 20220 Deutsche Bahn’s new freight car, the ‘m2’ (‘m-squared’), has successfully completed all approval procedures, making it ready for series production. The new freight car, developed with leasing company VTG, was first presented in Berlin in September 2020 after an 18-month development period. DB Cargo and VTG present the m2 modular, multi-functional freight
GB Railfreight and Porterbrook to Build 50 New Wagons Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 15, 20220 Freight operator GB Railfreight and rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook have announced they will partner on manufacturing 50 new Greenbrier box wagons. The two companies have worked together for 15 years. Both estimate that there will be substantial growth in the rail freight sector, citing research by IPEX on the UK market
KfW IPEX-Bank’s Green Loan for MFD Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 14, 20220 Green Loan for MFD Rail: KfW IPEX-Bank Financing Investments in New Freight Cars KfW IPEX-Bank is the mandated lead arranger, underwriter and book-runner of large-volume growth financing for the Swiss freight car rental company MFD Rail. The funds will be used to finance up to 6,500 new intermodal railcars, which the
Certification for New UWC Chemicals Tank Car Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 21, 20220 United Wagon Company (UWC) has gained certification from Russia’s Federal Railway Certification Register for its new model of tank car, designed for transporting chemicals. The tank car has a load capacity of 73 tons and a volume of 88 cubic metres – 15 m3more than similar freight cars on the market. Maximum
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
Hitachi Rail to Equip Nordic Re-Finance Locomotives with ERTMS Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 22, 20210 Hitachi Rail has won a contract with Nordic Re-Finance to equip its Scandinavian fleet with on-board ERTMS and STM (specific transmission module) systems. The diesel-electric locomotives, Class TMe units, operate in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. A Nordic Re-Finance TMe locomotive © Hitachi Rail Hitachi Rail has already started work on this project and hopes
UWC Flat Car Certified Allowing It to Begin Fulfilling 1,000-Unit Contract Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 2, 20210 United Wagon Company’s (UWC) model 13-6724 flat car has been certified by Russia’s Federal Agency for Railway Transport and the company has now begun to fulfil its contract to supply Laude Smart Intermodal S.A. with 1,000 freight cars. UWC model 13-6724 flat car © UWC UWC and Laude Smart Intermodal signed a contract
Autonomous Track Inspection: Keeping Railways Safe & Efficient Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 19, 20210 Autonomous Track Inspection: Keeping Railways Moving Safely and Efficiently The railway industry is entering a new era of autonomous track inspection that couples frequent inspections of track with defect detection and software analysis capabilities, which in turn optimise railway maintenance and renewal planning, reduce risks through earlier identification of track defects,
EuroChem and UWC Sign Contract for 2,000 Mineral Hopper Cars Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 7, 20210 United Wagon Company (UWC) has received an order from EuroChem for 2,000 new generation hopper cars for mineral fertilisers. This new contract, which includes maintenance services, reaffirms and strengthens the long-standing partnership between the two organisations. UWC’s hopper car 19-9835-01 © UWC The railcars will be dispatched to the customer by June 2022 and
CN and KCS Submit Financial Documentation for STB Approval of Voting Trust Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 16, 20210 Canadian National Railway (CN) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) have jointly filed documents requested by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which will enable the board to review the voting trust in connection with the definitive merger agreement between the two companies. Earlier in May, the Surface Transportation Board denied CN’s
Shchekinoazot Orders 132 Methanol Tank Cars from UWC Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 10, 20210 Industrial chemicals producer Shchekinoazot has signed a contract for 132 new generation tank cars for methanol from United Wagon Company (UWC). The entire batch will be shipped by Q3 this year and will be operated in the fleet of Transport Directorate SPA Azot. UWC methanol tank cars © UWC The Model 15-6880 tank car
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
UWC’s Russian-Made Flat Cars Approved for Operation on European Rail Networks Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 3, 20210 United Wagon Company (UWC), Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars, has obtained vehicle type approval for its Sggrs(s) 80-foot six-axle and Sgmmns 40-foot four-axle flat cars from the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA). This allows the railcars to be operated on European networks. UWC’s Russian-made flat cars approved for operation on
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
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
UWC to Deliver 1,000 Container Flat Cars to Trans Synergy Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 16, 20210 United Wagon Company (UWC) will manufacture and deliver 1,000 large-capacity container flat cars to intermodal operator Trans Synergy LLC. UWC will deliver on this order during 2021. The contact signed is a trilateral one, with UWC Group, State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) and Trans Synergy as the signatories. This is the