Many cities throughout the world have planned or are planning major investments in tram transport in order to cut down car congestion. Eric Russell reports.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 With the new rail link between Alice Springs and Darwin reaching the halfway mark recently, Australia's Legendary Ghan is one step closer to running. Eric Russell reports.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 The need of very high accuracy for track surveying methods on the one hand and the use of transparent software combined with light modular equipment on the other one had induced the Rhomberg Bahntechnik in the past few years to develop in-house surveying systems to support its adjustment and concreting methods by involving the track survey in each step of track construction from the beginning on.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 The Transrapid transport system is gaining ground globally. Plans for the system are already drawn up of use in Europe, China, the US and Australia.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is in regular use as a method of mapping defects in track ballast and sub-grade. The efficiency of GPR has recently increased dramatically because new equipment makes it possible to mount it on survey trains that travel up to 100mph.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 Since 1998 work has been in progress on a new, 28-km long tram network (1435mm gauge) with 38 stops in the south London borough of Croydon. The service started passenger operation in May 2000 with 24 trams and is proving very popular. Ridership was 13.3 million in the first year of operation.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 Laser technology diversifies the area of application of special machinery. A good example of this is the laser based measurement system developed for the tamping machines and measurement coaches.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 The German regional centre of Heilbronn, neighbouring towns and townships, are increasingly adversely affected by car traffic. The city of Heilbronn and the surrounding district have therefore decided to jointly establish an urban transport system based on the 'Karlsruhe Model'. Barbara Wagner reports.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: August 2003 Increasing traffic loads cause vertical and horizontal movements in track ballast to occur, largely as a result of deformation and densification of the ballast. Eventually, speed restrictions have to be imposed or maintenance carried out. Eric Russell reports on new research into ballast and track maintenance.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 A Dutch-based company specialising in railway traffic technology is using CKS Industrial Computers to control the main system components for its gas infra red switchpoint heating system.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 Due to historic developments rail networks throughout Europe use different track gauges. here, Matthias Schwartze reports on the construction of the DBAG/Rafil Type V gauge change wheel set which is design to provide an automatic transfer from one gauge to another.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 Nexans, a leader in the cabling industry, has announced the availability of a new range of fibre optic cabling for use in critical networks in railway and motorway tunnels.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 Geotextile encased sand columns (GEC) are preventing settlement of a high speed railway embankment in the Netherlands. Max Nods reports.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 The inauguration of the high speed Cologne - Rhine/Main line on 1st August 2002 constituted a milestone in the history of German and European railways. Rainer Schuff reports.
Section: Structural Engineering
Publication Date: February 2003 next