Five railway hacks to survive winter
Winter has come. In this regard, many European railway companies started to report about their preparations for fighting against heavy snows, icing and other unpleasant features of the…
Vossloh sells US turnout facility to Caterpillar
German supplier of railway products Vossloh Group has sold Cleveland Track Material, its main facility focused on manufacturing the turnout systems for the North American market. The plant…
Vossloh invests in production of turnouts for US rail market
German technology company Vossloh Group has invested 6 million Dollars (around 5.3 million Euros) in Cleveland Track Material, its manufacturing facility in Memphis, state of Tennessee. The money…
Vossloh provides track components for Tel Aviv Light Rail
German railway equipment supplier Vossloh Group is taking part in the construction of the first light rail route in Tel Aviv. The company delivers the rail fasteners, switches,…
Thales develops drones for autonomous trains
French technology group Thales is developing a concept of special drones for Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The air vehicles will be equipped with advanced optronics, infra-red sensors and…
AŽD Praha equips Israel Railways with switch diagnostic system
Czech technology company AŽD Praha has signed a framework agreement with Israel Railways for the delivery of non-invasive diagnostic equipment for switch points. The contract was concluded for…
Vossloh to supply switch components to Sweden and Italy
German rail technology company Vossloh has signed two multi-year framework agreements for supplying switch components to Sweden and Italy. The total price of both deals is 100 million…
Voestalpine’s new point machine reduces railway malfunctions
Dutch railway supplier Voestalpine WBN was authorised by national infrastructure manager ProRail for delivering the NSE (Type 4) point machine and the 1:15 manganese steel frog to local…
Azerbaijan updates rail switches
Azerbaijan Railways is implementing an extensive programme on a reconstruction of the Baku-Böyük Kəsik railway. The project includes modernisation of rail tracks and sleepers as well as replacing…
Internet of Things sensors project wins award
Two employees of Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail have won the Jan van Stappen Award for their project with Internet of Things sensors. These sensors measure the temperature of…