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OFF THE RAILS: Secretary General of the AERRL, Carole Coune

18 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

In this week's 'Off the Rails', I spoke to the Secretary General of the Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors, Carole Coune.

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Investment in track monitoring increases

15 September 2006 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor

Keeping on top of the condition of your track can pay dividends in terms of improved ride and reduced maintenance bills. Modern monitoring equipment allows engineers to plan predictive maintenance. Europe’s railways are stepping up spending on track testing and monitoring. Traditionally, track maintenance has been reactive: in this case,…

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Track Systems supplement 2013

2 April 2013 | By Global Railway Review

In this Track Systems supplement: Under Sleeper Pads in Track – the UIC project (Florian Auer, Past Project Manager for ‘USPs in Track’ / Rodolphe Potvin, Head of Track Laboratories, SNCF / Paul Godart, Deputy Director of Infrastructure at Infrabel and Chairman of the UIC Track Expert Group / Laurent…

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Assessment of high-speed slab track design

28 November 2006 | By Coenraad Esveld, Professor of Railway Engineering and Global Railway Review Editorial Board Member and Valéri Markine, Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology

Currently, all over the world, non-ballasted track concepts are being applied, although still at a moderate volume. If the low maintenance characteristics of slab track on open line are to be retained, great care must be taken to ensure that the subgrade layers are homogenous and capable of bearing the…

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New developments in on-track machines for narrow gauge track

25 July 2016 | By Global Railway Review

MATISA Matériel Industriel SA has unveiled its two latest on-track machines (OTM), demonstrating new opportunities for narrow gauge track maintenance.

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Rail steel grades in track

1 August 2013 | By Peter Veit, Head of the Institute for Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Since 2002, track strategies at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have been based on life-cycle cost calculations1. These basic strategies have been adopted due to new technologies – for example the use of under sleeper pads, changing price levels, and the phenomena of rail contact fatigue2 (RCF). The basic data…

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Finnish slab track study for Airport Line

15 May 2009 | By Markku Nummelin, Technical Director and Tuomo Viitala, Senior Inspector, Finnish Rail Administration (RHK), Niko Tunninen, Railway Planning Department, VR-Track Ltd and Marko Nyby, Logistics and Traffic Planning Consultant, Pöyry Infra Ltd

Details of the study of a slab track system for the new Ring Rail Line conducted in Vantaa, Finland for Finnish Railway Administration by Pöyry Infra Ltd and VR-Track Ltd Railway Consulting department.

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Track deterioration in high-speed railways

3 April 2007 | By Dr. Eng. Luis Ubalde, Research Engineer, Prof. Dr. Eng. Andrés López Pita, Professor of Railways, Dr. Eng Paulo F. Teixeria, Research Engineer and Eng. Adrina Bachiller, Research Engineer, Centre for Innovation in Transport (CENIT), Technical University of Catalonia and Eng. Inmaculada Gallego, Research Engineer, University of Castilla- La Mancha

Present requirements of safety and quality in high-speed lines, considering the demand of increased traffic and higher reliability, lead to the introduction of more and more complex analyses in order to guarantee accurate track maintenance. In this context, systematic application of track tests, both dynamic control (measuring vehicle accelerations) and…

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Lateral separation cracks in concrete track slab

31 May 2005 | By Sascha Lay, Material Technologist, Pfleiderer track systems

This article will cover the effects of lateral separation cracks in the concrete track slab on the durability of the RHEDA 2000® ballastless track system. The RHEDA 2000® ballastless track system consists of a jointless concrete track slab with bi-block lattice-truss concrete sleepers, on a hydraulically bonded layer (HBL), as shown in…

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Asset management approach for railway track developed by TU Graz

23 November 2016 | By Matthias Landgraf and Markus Enzi, the Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology

Austria’s asset management strategy has been developed at Graz University of Technology, within the Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, in close cooperation with the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Here Matthias Landgraf and Markus Enzi from the Institute present an approach that enables the holistic asset management of track,…

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Public Private Partnership to be used in a Finnish second track project

31 May 2010 | By Mikko Asikainen, Project Manager, Finnish Transport Agency & Antti Haapalahti, Project Manager, Partner, CC Infra Oy

In a large-scale project of the Finnish Transport Agency, a 76.5km second track will be built between Kokkola and Ylivieska. To fund the project, a Public Private Partnership will be used for the first time in the Finnish railway network. It is also desirable to have foreign competitors for the…

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Hanzelijn makes the Netherlands even smaller

20 February 2013 | By Jaap Balkenende, Project Manager – Hanzelijn, ProRail

“The Netherlands, here you are” were proud words of the 2012 Dutch Olympic gold medallist Ranomi Kromowidjojo. ProRail can also use the same words when speaking about the Hanzelijn – the newest railway track that the railway manager has built between Lelystad and Zwolle – we are proud of the…

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Infrabel invests progressively in the port of Zeebrugge

20 February 2013 | By Ann Billiau, Director-General of the Rail Access, Directorate, Infrabel

Infrabel continuously works on increasing rail capacity to, from and in the port of Zeebrugge. At the end of 2012, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager made available a new rail infrastructure to its customers. Sea-rail strategy between natural allies In accordance with its strategy, Infrabel is working on a step-by-step…

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Track maintenance – rectification of geometrical deficiencies

21 May 2014 | By João Gonçalo Maia Vieira, Ricardo Alves

Geometrical deficiencies in rail tracks tend to occur after a given period of time, all depending on how intense the traffic is or on how inherently instable the track foundation may be. The identification of such deficiencies through measurement and its correction is fundamental for the efficient and safe performance…

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Under Sleeper Pads: improving track quality while reducing operational costs

1 August 2008 | By Harald Loy, System Engineer, Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH

More traffic, increasing axle loads and higher speeds are just some of the ongoing technical and economic challenges railway operators and track managers around the world are faced with today. Under Sleeper Pads (USP) have been proven to extend the service life of the track superstructure and help to reduce…