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Issue #2 2016 – Digital version
In this issue: Northern Europe profile; Bogie Design supplement; An update on progress in Germany; Track Systems supplement; Plus lots more...
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Bogie Design & Developments supplement 2016
In our latest free-to-view Bogie Design & Developments Supplement, Volker Brundisch, Product Manager Mechatronics from Bombardier Transportation assesses axle bearings and condition monitoring for railway vehicles, plus Pedro Fortea, Director of MAFEX explains how the Spanish bogies and wheelsets market contributes to the rail industry...
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The Spanish bogies and wheelsets market: Constant innovation for a new era
The rolling stock components market within the Spanish railway industry has grown significantly over recent years. Featuring at the forefront of the most demanded product and service ranking lists on a national scale, Pedro Fortea, Director at MAFEX – the Spanish Railway Association – says that its evolution is due…
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Axle bearings and condition monitoring for railway vehicles
Axle bearings are a fundamental rolling stock component. Volker Brundisch, Product Manager Mechatronics at Bombardier Transportation, discusses the different monitoring strategies and technologies available for axle bearings to ensure they are observed effectively during their lifetime.
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The new EN14363:2016 standard: Improving the running safety of rolling stock
The European Standard EN14363’s main goal is to ensure the running safety and reliability of rolling stock through the testing for acceptance of their running characteristics. It is the reference standard in Europe but is also followed by many other non-European countries. Accredited test laboratory CETEST has performed tests according…
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Mechan takes place in flagship Thameslink depot
Equipment produced by Sheffield-based Mechan is helping Siemens Rail Systems UK bring to life its vision for the future of train maintenance.
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The Wheel/Rail-Interface Study
Rail operators and infrastructure owners are aware that maintenance of wheels and rails are big cost drivers. For European Railway Review, Jani Dede, Uwe Reimann and Marc Reimann from Bombardier Transportation GmbH, explain a process that has been investigated which studies the wheel/rail-interface in detail to develop an optimised wheel/rail-combination…
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Issue #2 2015 – Digital version
In this issue: Northern Europe regional profile, Bogies / Wheelsets supplement, Germany profile, Track Systems supplement, and much more...
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Bogies / Wheelsets supplement
In our latest free-to-view Bogies / Wheelsets Supplement, we have articles from Bombardier to give an update on the latest developments at their Bogies Technical Centre, plus experts from Loughborough University (UK) explain mechatronic bogies and their benefits and risks...
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Mechatronic bogies: The benefits of adoption and how to reduce risks
The School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering with the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University (UK) are undertaking innovative research that is exploring concepts and issues associated with mechatronic railway vehicle bogies. In particular, it considers how the reported benefits of these sub-systems, such as reduced…
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An update on Bombardier’s Bogie Technical Centre
Heiko Mannsbarth, Head of Engineering, Products & Customer Support and Guido Bieker, Head of Structural Mechanics and Tests at Bombardier's Business Unit Bogies, focuses on the current status in terms of staffing, product development and testing facilities at the BTC.
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FLEXX Power bogies for locomotives: Challenges and developments
3 December 2014 | By Stefan Schrader, Bombardier Transportation
Stefan Schrader at Bombardier Transportation explains the development of the latest generation of BOMBARDIER FLEXX Power bogies.
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SKF launches efficient wireless railway bogie condition monitoring
23 September 2014 | By SKF
The new SKF Multilog On-line System IMx-B, the first wireless full bogie monitoring system for all types of locomotives and passenger railway vehicles, enhances service, reliable operation and train maintenance efficiency...
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Bombardier Bogie Technical Centre is operational
10 July 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation celebrated the official opening of its new Bogie Technical Centre in Siegen, Germany...
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Issue #2 2014 – Digital version
This issue features articles from the German Railway Industry Association, NETINERA, and the recently inaugurated Leipzig City Tunnel; A look at Bombardier’s FLEXX Eco Bogie, UNIFE’s EURAXLES project, and CETEST’s instrumented wheelsets work; Manfred Pisek and Stefan Gaider, ÖBB Infrastructure discuss signalling in Austria; Constructing the Copenhagen–Ringsted line and InterCity…
