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Freight railroads prepare for Hurricane Florence
U.S. freight railroads are taking direct action to protect their employees, customers and infrastructure as Hurricane Florence is predicted to hit the eastern seaboard.
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Network Rail prepares for ‘extreme’ UK hot weather
With soaring temperatures predicted in the UK this week, Network Rail has activated its ‘extreme weather action teams’ (EWATs) across the country to ensure passengers are kept safe and the railway keeps running as reliably as possible.
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Bombardier will provide 40 high-speed regional trains to Sweden
The electric high-speed trains ordered by Västtrafik, Sweden are prepared for the harsh Nordic weather, offer comfortable journeys and will meet the growing demand for rail travel…
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UK Transport Secretary commits to delivering a modern railway resilient to extreme weather
Chris Grayling is implementing many improvements in the south west region, including more peak time seats and precautions against extreme weather…
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Heavy snow in the UK causes rail travel disruption
Network Rail and train operating companies are doing all that they can to battle the extreme weather conditions that have spread across the UK...
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GPS based technology used to tackle fog related visibility issues
India's Northeast Frontier Railway (N.F.Railway) has put to use, in all locomotives, a new GPS based system which will auto warn train drivers of distances when approaching stations or crossings, even when visibility is poor…
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Why “leaves on the line” is no joke for Network Rail and Southeastern
Network Rail and Southeastern are striving to ensure trains run safely through the worst of the winter weather.
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Door testing under arctic conditions
Doors and movable door steps are perceived as the most failure-prone systems in rail vehicles. Here Gabriel Haller, Technical Director and Executive Manager of Rail Tec Arsenal, explains the importance of testing these components – especially under winter conditions – to ensure all-round reliability of rail vehicles, which in turn…
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Proactive and real-time weather action plan keeps Belgian trains running in winter
Infrabel – the Belgian railway infrastructure manager – takes both preventive measures and carries out real-time intervention to prepare the Belgian railway network and to keep it running smoothly through the autumn and winter. In this article for European Railway Review, Luc Vansteenkiste, Director of Asset Management, and Ann Billiau,…
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Winter is coming – how does NS and ProRail cope?
Snow and frost can have a major impact on train timetables. NS is the largest rail carrier in the Netherlands and together with the network manager, ProRail, it has a number of measures ready and waiting to ensure it can keep transporting as many passengers as possible when winter comes.…
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Winter Operations supplement 2016
Infrabel’s Luc Vansteenkiste and Ann Billiau discuss how a proactive and real-time weather action plan keeps Belgian trains running in winter, whilst Gennady Verkhovykh covers keeping Russia’s railways moving during winter, and Zaugg present their track-based snow clearing systems...
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Government confirms £10m funding for rail resilience in South West England
18 November 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The UK government has confirmed that it is to provide an additional £10 million funding for Network Rail’s proposed rail resilience scheme on the line between Exeter and Newton Abbot.
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Zaugg track-based snow clearing systems
Zaugg AG Eggiwil / Switzerland is one of the world’s leading companies in the design and manufacture of high-end track and road snow-clearing equipment and specialist ski slope-preparation equipment. Zaugg products are known for their superb Swiss quality, extraordinary operational reliability, unbeatable working comfort and longer-than-average service life which combine…
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Keeping Russia’s railways moving during winter
The seasons can impact our transport systems and its infrastructure, which – by extension – affect our daily lives. By far the most problematic weather conditions descend in winter, however, and this is especially true for northern Europe and Russia. In this article Gennady Verkhovykh, Senior Vice-President and Head of…
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Proactive and real-time weather action plan keeps Belgian trains running
2 November 2016 | By Luc Vansteenkiste, Director of Asset Management, and Ann Billiau, Director of Traffic Management and Services, Infrabel
In the forthcoming issue of Global Railway Review – Issue 6, 2016 – we have the pleasure of publishing an article from Infrabel. Luc Vansteenkiste, Director of Asset Management, and Ann Billiau, Director of Traffic Management and Services, will divulge the myriad ways they work to ensure the smooth running…