Press Releases

Vossloh Cogifer to Equip Extension of France's Brittany-Loire Valley High-Speed Line
21 May 2013 by Vossloh Cogifer French group Vossloh Cogifer and Eiffage Rail Express have signed a contract to supply points and crossings and associated services for the future Brittany-Loire Valley high-speed rail line,...

Fire Protection Has Never Been So Flexible
15 May 2013 by SAB Bröckskes The new SABIX Ultra series of cable have a myriad of beneficial characteristics for various applications; these features are outlined below. Due to the new sheath material, the cable can be...

Global Gathering to Discuss the Future of Broadband Wireless Services to Trains
14 May 2013 by BWCS BWCS has issued the last call to register for this year's WiFi on Trains Conference - Train Communications Systems Conference 2013. The event has already attracted train operators and...

ASC Continues to Expand Its International Network, Gains Distribution Partners in India and Brazil
13 May 2013 by ASC Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC), one of the world's leading manufacturers of accelerometers, angular rate sensors and IMUs (inertial measurement units), will now work with two new...

ASC Supplies Safety Sensors for the New ICE Generation from Siemens
13 May 2013 by ASC ASC GmbH (Advanced Sensors Calibration), one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality acceleration sensors, has developed tailor-made sensors for Siemens Mobility for the new Velaro-D...

Alstom Selects Zonegreen for Hi-Tech Italian Railway Depot
09 May 2013 by Zonegreen Innovative software developed by Sheffield's Zonegreen is keeping operations at Italy's most advanced rail depot running smoothly and efficiently. Alstom has installed the South Yorkshire...

ENSCO Announces Contract with Bombardier Transportation to Provide Instrumented Wheel Set Testing Services for Railcars
09 May 2013 by ENSCO, Inc. ENSCO, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract with Bombardier Transportation to provide instrumented wheel sets (IWS) and associated testing services in support...

MagSense Track Magnet Detector: the Newest Addition to Our Automatic Warning System Range
08 May 2013 by MRD Rail Technologies MRD's MagSense Track Magnet Detector has been designed with no moving parts and modern high reliability components to reliably detect track magnets used in station protection, automatic...

Multi-Carrier 3G Cellular Broadband Routers Added to Steatite Portfolio
07 May 2013 by Steatite Steatite announces new strategic partnership with CalAmp of Oxnard in the USA. CalAmp specializes in rugged wireless solutions from narrowband to broadband, using licensed, spread spectrum...

Sjolund Releases Free White Paper
02 May 2013 by Sjolund At Sjolund we welcome challenges. Every day. we transform straight profile into intricately curved shapes with a wide range of geometric possibilities. The only limit to the complexity and...

Does Free WiFi Really Increase Ticket Sales?
30 April 2013 by BWCS The problem with offering free WiFi to train customers is - it's hard to know how much they value it. Do they simply expect it to be there, as it is on many buses, in McDonalds eateries and...

Absolutely Powerful: 19in Plug-In Unit with 150W for Railway Applications
26 April 2013 by MTM Power The 19in plug-in unit PCMDS19 150 from MTM Power is specially designed for applications in vehicle and railway technology. It is available with 150W output power and operates according to...

ETA and CE Marking Awarded to Maccaferri Rockfall Barriers
26 April 2013 by Maccaferri Maccaferri has been awarded European Technical Approval (ETA) for its RB 1500 (ETA n.12/0396) and RMC 050 ICAT/2 (ETA (n.12/0455) ) rockfall barriers, following stringent testing in accordance...

The New Multi-touch Interactive Help Point from TDM
25 April 2013 by Trans Data Management Trans Data Management is pleased to announce the release of their new Interactive Help Point with multi-touch capabilities. The new unit comes with a 15in screen, an integrated PC, Emergency...

Knox Kershaw Releases Free Brochure
25 April 2013 by Knox Kershaw You can now download a new free white paper from Knox Kershaw. The document is titled Improving the Productivity of Railway Maintenance....

Experiencing Better Traffic Control in Italy
23 April 2013 by Advantech Centralised traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that consolidates train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews...

Goldschmidt Thermit Group Portfolio Expanded with TRACKSAFELUBE
23 April 2013 by Goldschmidt-Thermit-Group Rail and wheel wear is a cost-intensive problem of all railway operators. With the new TRACKSAFELUBE the Goldschmidt Thermit Group is able to offer a product that reduces the rail and wheel wear...

New Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Cables for Railway Technology
22 April 2013 by SAB Bröckskes SAB Bröckskes has enlarged its SABIX Rail product range with the introduction of SABIX R 660 CAT 5e and S R 691 CAT 6. With the new CAT5e and CAT6 Ethernet cables, SAB Bröckskes broadens...

Harsco Rail Releases New Industrial Telematics System
19 April 2013 by Harsco Rail Worldwide railway maintenance and construction company, Harsco Rail, a division of Harsco Corporation releases COMPASS, an innovative telematics solution designed to monitor location...

CN Enhances Customers' Experience through Quintiq's Mobility Solution
18 April 2013 by Quintiq To improve the efficiency of its fast-growing intermodal business, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has acquired Quintiq's Mobility Server to improve the performance...