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网页THE Hungarian government has succeeded in obtaining Austrian construction company Strabag’s 6.1% stake in Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth railway (GySEV). The Austrian competition authority has approved the deal, increasing the Hungarian state’s stake from 65.6% to 71.7%. The remainder continues to be held by the Austrian government. Following completion of the deal on September 25, Hungary now has ...
Smartrail 4.0 - a smarter way to boost capacity
网页Smartrail 4.0 - a smarter way to boost capacity. Finding ways of boosting traffic on an intensively-used network sounds like a challenging task, but Switzerland’s new Smartrail 4.0 traffic management system aims to achieve exactly that, reports Anitra Green. Smartrail 4.0 is expected to result in a 70% reduction in lineside signals and ...
Shinkansen: half a century of speed - International Railway Journal
网页2024年5月10日 · THE October 1964 opening of the 552.6km Tokaido Shinkansen was a major news event not just in Japan but globally as the striking image of streamlined electric trains flashing past Mount Fuji captured the public's imagination. The term bullet train was quickly coined to describe this technological wonder.
How China builds high-speed rail for less
网页China has built the world's largest high-speed rail network in less than a decade and construction costs for high-speed lines are now as much as a third lower than in other countries. Gerald Ollivier, Jitendra Sondhri and Nanyan Zhou from the World Bank's Beijing office explain how China continues to develop a …
An ETCS strategy starts to emerge in Europe
网页Despite the fact that Europe is no closer to having an interoperable railway through the creation of a standard signalling system, a strategy is now emerging for the rollout of ETCS in many countries, as David Briginshaw explains. SBB operates its Mattstetten - Rothrist 200km/h line with ETCS Level 2 without a fall-back signalling system.
Swiss operators optimise short-haul railfreight
网页2024年7月22日 · Anitra Green looks at the special concepts that have emerged to optimise short-distance railfreight operations. THE Co-op group is one of Switzerland's largest supermarket chains, and its lorries operate over hundreds of kilometres of the country's busiest roads each day delivering goods to its stores. Now it is investing in its biggest project ...
Controlling occupancy levels in real-time - International Railway …
网页2024年8月26日 · Operators are able to define the threshold values for low, medium or heavily occupied vehicles depending on their needs. In the short-term this will enable them to efficiently monitor lower threshold occupancy levels to support social distancing. It will also be straightforward to adjust these levels as traffic returns to normal, with operators ...
Expansion and reform reshape Turkey’s railways
网页2024年4月26日 · The Turkish government is investing heavily in its railway as it aims to deliver a modern network by 2023. Turkish State Railways (TCDD) is inevitably playing a critical role in delivering various projects and TCDD's assistant general director Ismail Murtazaoglu met Kevin Smith in Ankara to discuss progress so far.
Etihad Rail forges ahead with Phase 2 of UAE National Rail Network
网页2024年8月19日 · Etihad Rail is moving construction ahead at an accelerated pace with 75% of the 1200km Phase 2 of the UAE’s national railway network now complete. Deputy executive director of projects, Mohammed Alshehi, told Robert Preston about the challenges that the company has faced.