Events
Network Rail scoops seven awards at National Rail event
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:...
InnoTrans
MTU to deliver €200m IEP engine contract
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...
High Speed Rail
Bombardier picked to supply Saudi Arabian high-speed train components
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...
Rail News
Thales awarded Nanjing Airport rail link signalling contract
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...
InnoTrans
Industry prepares for start of InnoTrans 2012
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...
Infrastructure
Welcome to the Show!
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 [...]
Rail News
Driving Innovation: The Bombardier way
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 [...]
Rail News
Coupling sensors used in Mars Rover exploration
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...
Infrastructure
Signalling initiatives from Plymouth
Bombardier is a name now well established in the rail industry, but that was not always the case. Joseph Bombardier started the company in Canada to make snow mobiles during the 1930s, and this was the mainstream business for many years. The company entered the rail sector during the 1970s, with its first major contract [...]
Events
What to expect at InnoTrans 2012
Every two years, the world’s railway industry gathers on the outskirts of Berlin for InnoTrans. Billed as the “world’s leading trade fair for rail transport technology”, it attracts exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. The exhibition is vast, and the numbers are impressive. Last held in September 2010, a total of 2,243 exhibitors [...]
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...