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20 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Recent investments in locomotives, capacity, infrastructure and train crews are supporting the safe and efficient movement of goods across Canada.
15 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The latest contract award covers work in London North West, London North East and East Midlands routes.
12 March 2019 | By Matthias Manhart (Sersa), Roger Grossniklaus (MATISA)
In Switzerland, the technique of ballast compacting has been used for many years following the tamping process in order for the lateral resistance to meet the predefined values; ensuring trains can immediately run at line speed again. In 2014, joint testing between Sersa Maschineller Gleisbau AG (SMG) and MATISA SA…
12 March 2019 | By Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH
With rising pressure in rail traffic, Linsinger’s modern, flexible and reliable rail milling technology can be deployed to prolong rail life and reduce service-disrupting interventions.
27 February 2019 | By Erik Frohberg - BNSF Railway, Harald Loy - Getzner, Martin Quirchmair - Getzner Werkstoffe
Signalling systems are part of every modern rail network. These systems create a safe and efficient operation by employing the rail as an electrical conduit for train location. To accomplish this, insulated rail joints (IRJs) are used to create blocks or independent sections of track by electrical isolation. Shortened IRJ…
22 February 2019 | By Johann Dumser - Plasser & Theurer, Tara Nolan (Global Railway Review)
Efficiency and quality with a competitive edge can only be achieved if man and machine complement each other perfectly. Global Railway Review’s Commercial Director, Sam Pirani, and Junior Editor, Tara Nolan, witnessed this first-hand with an exclusive tour around Plasser & Theurer’s production site in Linz, which Tara details below...
12 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
As well as benefitting passengers, PLPR provides a safer method of track inspection by reducing unnecessary track visits and helping to get boots off the ballast.
31 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review
On the commuter rail tracks in Chicago, fire is being used against ice to keep trains rolling as a polar vortex causes temperatures to drop to as low as -46C across the Midwest U.S.
29 January 2019 | By Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH
Long-lasting quality of under ballast mats — even under extreme conditions.
18 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review
British Steel has supplied more than one million tonnes of heat-treated rail across six continents – enough to build a railway from London to Beijing.
7 December 2018 | By Albert Jörg - voestalpine Schienen, Lukas Prettner - voestalpine Schienen, Martin Platzer - voestalpine Schienen
Flexibility, speed, reliability – mobility solutions play a key role for the society, the economy and the individual. And they are set to undergo a decisive change where both passenger services and B2B are concerned. For Global Railway Review, voestalpine Railway Systems colleagues explain that 24/7 system availability is the…
27 November 2018 | By Global Railway Review
Track workers will spend less time working on live rails, and passenger services will be more reliable, with the implementation of ‘faster safer isolations’.
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