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The Digital Railway – A supplier’s view
The Digital Railway project continues to generate interest from many quarters. The latest position from Network Rail was explained in issue 147 (January 2017) following an interview with David Waboso, the project’s managing director. Just how does this fit in with the suppliers’ perception of what needs to happen and, more importantly, what can the […]The Digital Railway – A supplier’s view
The Digital Railway project continues to generate interest from many quarters. The latest position from Network Rail was explained in issue 147 (January 2017) following an interview with David Waboso, the project’s managing director. Just how does this fit in with the suppliers’ perception of what needs to happen and, more importantly, what can the […]UK signalling – A 2017 update
It is nearly four years since Rail Engineer reviewed the state of signalling within Network Rail and much has changed in the intervening period. The organisation is now different and a more pragmatic view is being taken on the deployment of new technology. A recent discussion with Kevin Robertshaw (programme director for signalling projects) explored […]Framework contract for TGV Wi-Fi signed
Huber+Suhner and ENGIE Ineo have signed a framework contract for the hardware which will deliver a passenger Wi-Fi network on SNCF’s high-speed TGV fleet. Huber+Suhner will supply the passive components for the onboard Wi-Fi network for 140 trains – around half of the TGV fleet. In December 2016, the first TGV train with Wi-Fi went into […]Signalling contract awarded for Forrestfield Airport Link
Ansaldo STS has won a AUD $44 million contract to supply the signalling and telecomms equipment for Perth’s Forrestfield Airport Link. The 8.5-kilometre Forrestfield Airport Link will connect the airport with Perth’s commuter rail network from a spur off the Midland Line at Bayswater Junction. The project includes 8km of twin-bore rail tunnels and three new […]CBTC installation contract awarded for Queens Boulevard Line
L.K. Comstock & Company, a subsidiary of RailWorks Corporation, is to install the new CBTC signalling system for New York’s Queens Boulevard Line. L.K. Comstock will both install the new system and upgrade the existing system on the line, which connects Queens and Manhattan, as part of the $223.3 million contract. The hardware itself is being supplied by […]European Commission sets new ERTMS deployment targets
The European Commission has revised its deployment timeline for ERTMS after describing targets set in 2009 as “unrealistic”. Around half of Europe’s core rail network will be equipped with the standardised in-cab signalling system by 2023, according to the latest European Rail Traffic Management System European Deployment Plan (ERTMS EDP). The remaining sections of the […]Embedding safety into 4LM
Managing risk on a project isn’t just about being the safety police, says Sarah; it is much more important to support and encourage safe practice. On something like the Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) project, probably one of the largest and most complex resignalling programmes in the world, that philosophy is being put to the test. […]
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Bombardier’s Chinese signalling joint venture awarded first contract
The Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) Signaling Solutions joint venture (BNS) in China has won its first contract, delivering an advanced rail control system for Changzhou Metro. The 50/50 BNS joint venture will install Bombardier’s Cityflo train control system on Line 1 of Changzhou Metro, which is due to open in 2019. The Cityflo system is […]Control & Communications in the Gotthard Base Tunnel
Crossing the Alps in Central Europe has been a challenge for centuries and no more so than for the early railway pioneers. In 1882, after a 10 year construction, the first rail tunnel through the Saint Gotthard Massif opened, being 15km long and connecting Gőschenen with Airolo in Switzerland. It provided a route from Zurich […]
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