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Train punctuality in a new perspective

2 March 2005 | By Jan Fahlén, Director and Tommy Jonsson, Operational Manager, Banverket Traffic

There have been numerous projects over the years that have aimed at improving the punctuality of trains. Different levels of ambition have met with varying degrees of success. It can be concluded that the various campaigns and projects have frequently had a directly positive effect on punctuality.

EMU V250 high speed train to connect Belgium to Holland

2 March 2005 | By Carlo Pellegrini, Executive Vice President Engineering and Fabrizio Barbieri, V250 Project-Engineering Manager, AnsaldoBreda SpA

The EMU V250 train is designed for the high speed line (HSL) being constructed which connects Belgium to Holland. This is the first train fully compliant with the TSI interoperability standard as well as with applicable European EN and UIC standards. This train is also the first substantial accomplishment of…

New Dutch assessment of rail welding geometry

2 March 2005 | By Michaël Steenbergen, Researcher Railway Engineering and Coenraad Esveld, Professor of Railway Engineering, TU Delft and Rolf Dollevoet, ProRail

Delft University of Technology has developed new technical regulation standards for the geometrical deviations of metallurgic rail welds in The Netherlands, in cooperation with the Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail.

New high output track renewals plant for Network Rail

2 March 2005 | By Ken Cordner, Editorial Contributor

Network Rail’s first new high output ballast cleaning system from Plasser & Theurer, delivered to time and budget last summer, has begun work on the Great Western main line which links London to Bristol and South Wales. It is the first of a series of new high output track renewal…