Technology

Maintenance equipment specialist Mechan, is proud to be sponsoring this year’s Depot Staff of the Year award. Sheffield-based manufacturer Mechan is renowned for the quality, safety and reliability of its lifting products and works tirelessly to improve depot working conditions and speed up the railcar maintenance process. Says Richard Carr, Mechan’s managing director, ‘We are [...]

Northern Railway (NR), which is developing Bahadurgarh railway station close to capital city Delhi, will use solar energy to power its daily operations. The technology may be rolled out to other stations in the division if the pilot scheme at...

Network Rail has won seven awards and two commendations at the 2012 National Rail Awards last week. The evening was hosted by BBC news reader Fiona Bruce at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive, said:...

Tognum subsidiary MTU has been awarded a 200 million euro contract to supply 250 700kW diesel powerpacks for Britain's Intercity Express Programme (IEP). The contract, which was formally announced at InnoTrans yesterday (September 19), also includes 27.5-year servicing agreement for...

Bombardier has signed contracts worth 281 million euros with Talgo SA to develop and supply components for 36 high-speed trains for Saudi Arabia. Talgo, which is a member of the Al Shoula consortium, led by the Spanish railway operator RENFE...

Thales has been awarded a 33 million euro contract to supply a state-of-the-art signalling system for the Nanjing airport rail link. The 35.8km line will become a vital link for Nanjing in 2014 when the city host the Youth Olympic...

The world's leading rail innovators putting the finishes touches to their exhibits ahead of this year's InnoTrans trade fair. For the first time in the show's history the grounds are fully booked, with 2,515 exhibitors from 49 countries presenting their...

Civil engineering is heavy work. Whether it is digging ditches, moving muck, removing rocks, shifting sand, carrying concrete, grading gravel or levelling the landscape it is all hard work, and needs some powerful machinery. When that work has to be carried out on the railway, things get even more complicated. Access may only be possible [...]

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) provides a good example of cross-industry innovation within the UK. But what of innovation across a global rail industry? the rail engineer was recently offered an opportunity to talk to Martin Ertl, Bombardier’s chief innovation officer, and learn how Bombardier Transportation is driving innovation throughout its global rail business. Bombardier [...]

Load senses similar to those found in railway couplings around the world have been installed in NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity. More than 40 customised sensors have been supplied by US-based Strainsert for latest exploration. The sensors played a major role in...