The latest content updates from the railway-technology.com web site http://www.railway-technology.com/ en-us http://www.railway-technology.com/ http://www.railway-technology.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/passenger/joptek/pressiris-and-welding-and-adhesive-bonding-certifications.html http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/passenger/joptek/pressiris-and-welding-and-adhesive-bonding-certifications.html Joptek Composites has been awarded the railway industry's IRIS certification, the international railway vehicles adhesive bonding certificate DIN 6701-2 Class A2 and international railway industry welding certificates EN 15085-2 and EN 3834-2. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/project/firstco/pressfirstco-awarded-tyne-and-wear-metro-framework-agreement.html http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/project/firstco/pressfirstco-awarded-tyne-and-wear-metro-framework-agreement.html Firstco have been awarded preferred supplier status, becoming one of three contractors to undergo further competitive competition to design and build a 10G IP network linking the sixty stations of the Tyne and Wear Metro. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbnsf-unveils-39bn-plan-for-rail-freight-infrastructure-in-2012 http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbnsf-unveils-39bn-plan-for-rail-freight-infrastructure-in-2012 BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in Texas, US, has unveiled plans to spend about $3.9bn on rail network upgrades this year, 2012. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newscentro-names-caf-as-preferred-bidder-for-midland-metro-tram-deal http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newscentro-names-caf-as-preferred-bidder-for-midland-metro-tram-deal The West Midlands transport authority Centro, in the UK, has chosen Spanish tram manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocariles (CAF) as the preferred bidder for the new Midland Metro tram fleet. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/rail/austrak/pressaustraks-dubai-factory-open-for-business.html http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/rail/austrak/pressaustraks-dubai-factory-open-for-business.html Austrak's newest factory, their twelfth worldwide and the first in Dubai, produced its first pre-stressed concrete railway sleepers last week. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:54:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/operation/mobatime/presstime-over-ethernet-state-of-the-art-for-ip-based-time-distribution.html http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/operation/mobatime/presstime-over-ethernet-state-of-the-art-for-ip-based-time-distribution.html Technology of time distribution systems has evolved over time. In the last century synchronisation of slave clocks was based on minute or second impulses in a two-wire cabling installation. No diagnosis and setting function was available in impulse m… Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:38:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/kwun-tong-line-extension-project/ http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/kwun-tong-line-extension-project/ The 2.6km extension of the Kwun Tong Line (KTL) will link up the Kowloon City District with the rest of Hong Kong. Construction is expected to be completed by 2015. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsdenmark-signs-signalling-contracts-with-alstom-thales-and-balfour-beatty http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsdenmark-signs-signalling-contracts-with-alstom-thales-and-balfour-beatty The Danish railway infrastructure owner Banedanmark has signed contracts with a joint venture of Thales Group, Balfour Beatty Rail (Thales-BBR) and Alstom to deliver a signalling system to the entire Fjernbane network in the country for kr5.8bn ($1bn… Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssingapore-awards-contracts-for-new-trains-signalling-systems http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssingapore-awards-contracts-for-new-trains-signalling-systems Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded contracts to purchase 18 North East Line (NEL) trains and 16 Circle Line (CCL) trains to enhance train network capacity in the country. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/downloads/whitepapers/operation/filetime-systems-and-clocks-for-railways-and-metros/ http://www.railway-technology.com/downloads/whitepapers/operation/filetime-systems-and-clocks-for-railways-and-metros/ MOBATIME is the leading brand for innovative time display, time distribution and time reference systems. Equipment and components are developed, manufactured and promoted by Moser-Baer, Switzerland. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsinvensys-rail-wins-glasgow-south-suburban-line-resignalling-deal http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsinvensys-rail-wins-glasgow-south-suburban-line-resignalling-deal Network Rail has awarded a contract to Invensys Rail to deliver resignalling work for the Glasgow south suburban line in Scotland, UK. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsfrance-italy-sign-agreement-for-lyon--turin-high-speed-rail-line http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsfrance-italy-sign-agreement-for-lyon--turin-high-speed-rail-line France and Italy have entered into an agreement to build a high-speed rail line between Lyon and Turin. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurehigh-speed-expansions-and-extensions-rail-infrastructure-for-the-7-billion/ http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurehigh-speed-expansions-and-extensions-rail-infrastructure-for-the-7-billion/ Faced with ever-expanding populations, many countries are now seeing rail as an answer to logistical challenges. As the global population hits seven billion, Railway-technology.com examines how the world's most populous countries are improving rail i… Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsrailcorp-begins-installation-of-digital-train-radio-system http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsrailcorp-begins-installation-of-digital-train-radio-system Sydney rail network operator RailCorp in New South Wales, Australia, has begun construction of the first of 250 towers required for its new digital train radio system (DTRS) network. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsuks-paddington-crossrail-station-main-work-to-start-next-month http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsuks-paddington-crossrail-station-main-work-to-start-next-month Construction of the new Crossrail station at Paddington in London, in the UK, will enter next phase of development in February with excavation commencing for the station box. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsethiopia-seeks-indian-loan-for-ethio-djibouti-railway http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsethiopia-seeks-indian-loan-for-ethio-djibouti-railway Ethiopia is seeking another $300m loan from India for its Ethio-Djibouti railway project, estimated to cost a total of $1.2bn. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssaudi-arabia-preparing-to-award-landbridge-rail-project http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssaudi-arabia-preparing-to-award-landbridge-rail-project The Saudi Railway Organisation (SRO) is preparing to award contracts for the construction of the $7bn LandBridge rail project. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/hvac/eic-solutions/ http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/hvac/eic-solutions/ When electronics fail transportation systems grind to a halt. EIC Solutions keeps things moving with its critical electronics enclosures. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsturkish-railways-awards-signalling-contract-to-invensys-rail http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsturkish-railways-awards-signalling-contract-to-invensys-rail Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has awarded a €76m contract to a joint venture between Invensys Rail and Turkish company Fermak to install European rail traffic management signalling and communications system (ERTMS) on the Bandirma-Menemen railway. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbombardier-research-shows-high-speed-trains-are-viable-on-sweden-rail-network http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbombardier-research-shows-high-speed-trains-are-viable-on-sweden-rail-network A group of Swedish researchers, supported by Bombardier, have found that new-generation trains with higher speeds, lower energy consumption, reduced noise and lower costs can run on the existing track network. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT