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Railways face continued growth in passenger ridership numbers and increased demand for rail freight operations. To cope, rail systems must adapt to their changing environment and provide networks that are both safe and secure.
5 April 2010 | By Dr-Ing Stephan Freudenstein, Jia Liu and JuanJuan Ren
The Chinese railway dates back approximately 130 years. The first railway line, Wu-Song, was built in 1876 in Shanghai with a length of 14.5km and a track gauge of 762mm. The first railway built by Chinese engineers is the Jingzhang-Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), finished between 1905 and 1909 with a…
4 April 2010 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor, Global Railway Review
Railway electrification captures the zeitgeist of the 2010s. It addresses two of the world’s central concerns at this time: oil availability and carbon emissions. So despite pressures on public finances as a result of the economic recession, railway electrification continues to prove popular in Europe. ‘Peak oil’, the point in…
11 March 2010 | By East Coast
Train operator East Coast is installing CCTV cameras across its fleet of trains to enhance safety and security for customers.
1 March 2010 | By Lloyd's Register
Lloyd's Register has won a framework contract from Banedanmark as part of the approval process for the €2.4 billion renewal of Denmark's signalling systems.
24 February 2010 | By IndigoVision
Eurotunnel's French passenger terminal has deployed a widely distributed IP Video solution from IndigoVision in a major CCTV upgrade.
23 February 2010 | By FOGTEC RAIL Systems
Stadler has placed nine orders to equip their trains with FOGTEC Rail Systems' active on board fire protection system.
RAIL.ONE Group, successful international manufacturer of concrete sleepers and systems provider for railtrack infrastructure, has successfully bid for delivery of an additional 600,000 concrete sleepers for section CTW 400 of the North-South Line in Saudi Arabia.
10 February 2010 | By Network Rail
Network Rail is to replace 23 miles of track this year on the famous Settle – Carlisle line with virtually no disruption to passenger train services.
3 February 2010 | By Petards
Petards eyeTrain has been selected by Bombardier to be fitted to 30 new four-car trains they are building which will operate on the Stansted Express services.
1 February 2010 | By telent
telent has been awarded a multi-million pound station information and surveillance systems contract by First Great Western.
28 January 2010 | By Thales
Thales recently announced that it will provide Slovakian Railways (ZSSK Passenger) with its European Train Control System (ETCS).
28 January 2010 | By Johann Garstenauer, Head of Railway Solutions, Nokia Siemens Networks
Today’s railway networks are undergoing a renaissance. With high-speed lines competing for much of the business of short haul and domestic air traffic, railways are attracting passengers at an ever growing rate. Modern digital communications technology is ready to support this transformation.
28 January 2010 | By László Mosóczi, Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Head of MÁV Infrastructure
Hungarian State Railways Co. (MÁV) is characterised by limited market and financial opportunities which are determined by the obligation to sustain the level of service, the application of obligatory ticket prices, limited budgetary compensations and by limited debt raising opportunities. After a couple of decades, the first years of the…
12 December 2009 | By Craig Waters, Commissioning Editor
If a railway network is in need of track renewal, it is vitally important that the procedures are carried out to the best possible standards. Network downtime needs to be kept to an absolute minimum and it is therefore essential for infrastructure owners to invest heavily in high-tech track renewal…
12 December 2009 | By Dirk Diederich, General Manager for Project Business, Rhomberg Bahntechnik GmbH
The North Access Section to the Brenner Tunnel is particularly important to rail transport within Europe as part of the TEN 1 - Axis Berlin-Palermo in a north-south direction and as the main east-west traffic artery in the junction with the Lower Inn rail link. Security, in particular, is a…
