|
|
High-Speed Rail in China
|
|
|
We here at the transport politic believe that we can learn a lot when we compare.
In the United States, perhaps because of our geographical isolation from Europe and Asia, we have a tendency to ignore
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plastic sleepers for Railnetwork
|
|
|
IT has long been accepted that travelling by rail is more environmentally friendly than travelling by car or plane. Now rail is set to become even greener, as British infrastructure manager Network Rail has begun
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALL tries truck engines in locomotives
|
|
|
Searching for greater efficiency, América Latina Logística (ALL), South America’s greater railroad, decided to innovate. The company started to test Scania truck engines in their GE locomotives.
With capacity of 2,100 HP, the machine operates with
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
EC sets out ERTMS deployment deadlines
|
|
|
The European Commission adopted an ERTMS deployment plan on July 22, setting out legally-binding deadlines for the implementation of ETCS and GSM-R on key corridors. Coming into force on September 1, it amends the Technical
|
|
|
|
|
|
China's amazing new bullet train
|
|
|
When China's $300 billion high-speed train system is completed, it will be the world's largest, fastest, and most technologically sophisticated. Photographer Benjamin Lowy captures the epic project and reveals its human side
|
|
|
|
|
|
Algiers is right to invest in railways
|
|
|
Algeria's spending on rebuilding its rail network is approaching the astronomical levels seen in the GCC.
Rail projects in North Africa do not get the same publicity as those in the Gulf. For sheer scale and
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rail back in the spotlight
|
|
|
With governments seeking to improve their industrial infrastructure and develop tourism, rail investment is rising again in North Africa.
Rail transport in North Africa has a longer and more illustrious history than elsewhere in the region.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rail emerges from the shadows
|
|
|
Rail transport in the GCC has lagged behind road and air. But a wave of huge railway projects is set to transform the region’s economy.
Given the vast distances, inhospitable terrain and searing temperatures to be
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rail back in the spotlight
|
|
|
With governments seeking to improve their industrial infrastructure and develop tourism, rail investment is rising again in North Africa.
Rail transport in North Africa has a longer and more illustrious history than elsewhere in the region.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The $25bn light rail boom
|
|
|
The opening of the Dubai Metro on 9 September heralds the start of a new era for urban mass transit in the Arabian Peninsula.
In an historic moment for Arabia, the peninsula’s first light railway line
|
|
|
|
|
|
The place of trams in the 'transportation mix'
|
|
|
This is not only putting an untenable strain on many cities in terms of space but also impacting air quality and total carbon emissions. As consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the need for green,
|
|
|
|
|
|
JR-East prepares to test Series E6
|
|
|
JAPAN: East Japan Railway confirmed in February that it expects to take delivery in July of its first pre-production Series E6 mini-shinkansen trainset, designed for 320 km/h operation on the Tohoku Shinkansen route. The train
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blood, Iron, and Gold" by Christian Wolmar
|
|
|
It was the world's first global news story. In September 1830, just fifteen years after the Battle of Waterloo, the inaugural train chugged along the tracks at the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
|
|
|
|
|
|
France-Gare du Nord
|
|
|
The Gare du Nord railway station in France is considered to be the busiest station in Europe and the third largest and busiest in the world.
The railway station handles around 180 million passengers per
|
|
|
|
|
|
IndigoVision Safeguards Eurotunnel Passengers
|
|
|
In a major surveillance upgrade, Eurotunnel’s French passenger terminal has deployed a distributed IP video solution from IndigoVision. Used for security, traffic management and immigration control, the networked surveillance system has transformed Eurotunnel’s surveillance operation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel cell testing begins
|
|
|
USA: BNSF has begun in-service testing of the experimental hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive developed in partnership with Vehicle Projects and the Department of Defense. The trials are being undertaken at the railway's yard in
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trains talk to avoid collisions
|
|
|
24 May 2010
GERMANY: Trials are being undertaken at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre near Düsseldorf with a collision avoidance technique based on short-distance train-to-train transmission.
The trials are being led by aerospace research
|
|
|
|
|
|
New technology to improve freight train safety
|
|
|
The Train Health Advisory System (THAS) is being developed by CQ University’s Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE) in partnership with Faiveley Transport, QR and Rail Innovation Australia (RIA), which is providing the background intellectual property
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LZB signalling
|
|
|
Linienzugbeeinflussung (or LZB) is a cab signalling and train protection system used on selected German and Austrian railway lines as well as the AVE in Spain. In Germany, the system is mandatory on all lines
|
|
|
|
|
|
PZB, "intermittent automatic train running control
|
|
|
The Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung (PZB, "intermittent automatic train running control"[1]) is an intermittent cab signalling system and train protection system used in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Israel and on one line in Canada. It is
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automatic Train Control
|
|
|
Automatic Train Control (ATC) is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling instead of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automatic Train Protection (ATP)
|
|
|
Automatic Train Protection (ATP) in Great Britain refers to either of two implementations of a train protection system installed in some trains in order to help prevent collisions through a driver's failure to observe a
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Automatic Warning System (AWS
|
|
|
The Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a form of limited cab signalling and train protection system introduced in 1956 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey signals. It was based on
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automatische TreinBeïnvloeding
|
|
|
Automatische TreinBeïnvloeding or ATB is a Dutch train protection system developed in the 1950s. Its installation was spurred by the Harmelen train disaster of 1962.
ATB operates by the train collecting electrical signals from line-side apparatus
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balise
|
|
|
A balise is an electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway as part of an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. The French word "balise" is used to distinguish these beacons from
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catch points
|
|
|
Catch points and trap points are types of turnout which act as railway safety devices. Both work by guiding railway carriages and trucks from a dangerous route onto a separate, safer track. Catch points are
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Chinese Train Control System (CTCS)
|
|
|
The Chinese Train Control System (CTCS) is a train control system used on railway lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar to the European Train Control System (ETCS).[1]
It has two subsystems: ground subsystem
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS
|
|
|
The Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and obey lineside signals.
CAWS has been in use on Iarnród Éireann
|
|
|
|
|
|
KVB or Contrôle de Vitesse par Balises
|
|
|
KVB or Contrôle de Vitesse par Balises[1] ('Speed control by beacons') is a train protection system used on the French railways and in London St Pancras station which checks and controls the speed of moving
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBICAB
|
|
|
EBICAB is a train protection originally developed in Sweden. It uses pairs of balises mounted on the sleepers. The pairs of balises distinguish signals in one direction from the other direction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Integra-Signum
|
|
|
Integra-Signum is a Swiss train protection system introduced in 1933. Originally it was called Signum; the name Integra was added later. It transmits data inductively and is simple, robust and reliable also in snow.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interoperable Communications Based Signaling
|
|
|
Interoperable Communications Based Signaling (ICBS) is an initiative backed by the Federal Railroad Administration to enhance interoperability and signaling procurement in the railway system of the United States by creating a single national standard for
|
|
|
|
|
|
Positive train control
|
|
|
Positive train control (PTC) is a system of monitoring and controlling train movements to provide increased safety
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communication-based train control
|
|
|
Communication-based train control (CBTC) is an automated control system for railways that ensures the safe operation of rail vehicles using data communication between various control entities that make up the system.
CBTC is a modern successor
|
|
|
|
|
|
Le Crocodile
|
|
|
In French railway signalling a crocodile is a component of a train protection system called Répétition des Signaux (French for "signal repetition"). This system is used by French (SNCF), Belgian (NMBS/SNCB) and Luxemburger (CFL) railways
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgian railway signalling
|
|
|
There are in Belgium two types of train movement:
'major movement' (e.g. mainline operation) that occurs during normal operation (traffic moves at the speed permitted by the signaling and regulations);
'minor movement' (e.g. shunting) which is
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finnish railway signalling
|
|
|
The signalling system used on the railway network in Finland comprises color-light signals and fixed signs, used together with the Automatic Train Control system.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greek railway signalling
|
|
|
On lines currently operated by the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), signalling was not installed until World War II. There were few trains running and all traffic control was performed by the station masters (Greek: Σταθμάρχης).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Japanese railway signals
|
|
|
In the Japanese "Ministerial decree defining technical standard of railway (鉄道に関する技術上の基準を定める省令, Tetsudō ni kansuru gijutsu jō no kijun wo sadameru shōrei?)", railway signals are defined to indicate operational conditions for railway staff when they are
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dutch railway signalling
|
|
|
The current Dutch railway signalling system operated by ProRail has been in effect since 1954 on the Dutch Railways network
It was designed to be one of the simplest in Europe and is integrated to the
|
|
|
|
|
|
North American railway signaling
|
|
|
North American railway signaling in the United States is controlled by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), which is a trade association of the railroads of Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Their system is loosely
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norwegian railway signalling
|
|
|
The signalling system used on the rail transport in Norway is regulated by the Regulations of December 4, 2001 no. 1336 about signals and signs on the state's railway network and connected private tracks.
The first
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swedish railway signalling
|
|
|
The signalling system used on standard gauge railway network in Sweden is based on the traditional mechanical semaphore signals. Currently only the color-light signals are used, together with the Automatic Train Control system.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swiss railway signalling
|
|
|
Swiss railway signalling describes the Railway signalling systems used in Switzerland by the different railway companies. There are two main types of signal, used up to 160 km/h, above which speed cab signalling is used.
|
|
|
|
|
|
UK railway signalling
|
|
|
The railway signalling systems used across the majority of the United Kingdom rail network use lineside signals to advise the driver of the status of the section of track ahead. Most lineside signals are in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bombardier PrimoveCity
|
|
|
Bombardier offers PrimoveCity - a new generation of zero-emission, multi-modal, electric mobility solution. PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and promises to reshape transportation by providing common technology for all forms
|
|
|
|
|
|
EMD to produce passenger demonstrator loco
|
|
|
USA: Electro-Motive Diesel announced the development of a 200 km/h ‘next generation’ diesel passenger locomotive for the North American market at APTA Expo 2011 in New Orleans on October 3. The design is being produced
|
|
|
|
|
|
Points Converter
|
|
|
UK: The Points Converter launched by Zonegreen enables hand-operated turnouts to be converted to powered and remote control, helping to streamline the operation of depots, reducing the need for stop-start operations and also reducing the
|
|
|
|
|
|
China-Hollysys signaling
|
|
|
SHANGHAI—China celebrated its bullet trains as the home-grown pride of a nation: a rail system faster and more advanced than any other, showcasing superior Chinese technology.
However, China's high-speed rail network was in fact built with
|
|
|
|