Interactive sound barrier rises for oncoming trains
A new approach to reducing disturbance caused by train noise has been developed by TU Delft: an interactive sound barrier which rises when trains pass by and drops back down once they have passed. The...Read more
Construction composite train possible following regulation change
If a train’s car body is made of composite materials, the train’s weight will reduce by 20 to 30 percent. These weight savings will lead to lower energy consumption and a reduction of a least...Read more
‘Identification tags on trains need to be a European requirement’
“It would be great if there was a European requirement to equip trains with RFID tags”, says Juliette van Driel, Chain Director Wayside monitoring systems at ProRail. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags enable the monitoring...Read more
Permanent monitoring system on passenger train prevents track failure
Unexpected failures in track infrastructure result in big disadvantages for the traveler. A permanent monitoring system on board a double-decker train should ensure that Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail can replace track parts before they break....Read more
Train drivers NMBS Logistics reduce energy consumption trains with 25 percent
Train drivers at Belgian rail freight operator NMBS Logistics have managed to reduce the energy consumption of a series of freight trains by 25 percent in one year. Additionally, the trains which participated in the...Read more
Green initiatives in the build up to the UN climate conference
In November, the United Nations Conference on climate change will take place. Delegates from all over the world will work together on a new global climate treaty, the successor to the Kyoto Protocol. In the...Read more
New dates for Rail Technology Conferences Paris
20 November 2015After consultation with the UIC we have decided to reschedule the conferences to the 26th, 27th and 28th of January 2016, taking place at the UIC Headquarters in Paris.Tuesday 26 January – Wheel/Rail...Read more
Rail Technology Conferences support the UN Conference on climate change
Delegates from all over the world will travel to Paris in November to visit a serie of events in the build-up to COP21 United Nations Conference on climate change. Among these high-level events are the...Read more