International Railway Journal - July 2008 - (Page 16)

Market news Australia Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded a $A 74.8 million ($US 71.9 million) contract to Lockheed Martin, United States, for a new communications-based train control system for the country’s national interstate freight network. Lockheed Martin will install its advanced train management system on a 120km section in South Australia. cars for lines 6 and 8 of the Shanghai Metro. Two local partners will help deliver the order, and the first systems are due to be delivered to the main contractor, Changchun Railway Vehicles, on December 15. ST Electronics, Singapore, has won a $S 17.5 million ($US 12.8 million) contract to provide automatic fare collection systems for the Guangzhou Metro Line 3 North Extension. The comprehensive system is due to be installed by October 2010. Technology news New saw/drill unit from AME NEW combined drilling and sawing unit is being launched by Advanced Machine and Engineering Company (AME), United States. The Amsaw R-series is designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of cutting rails. Among the benefits claimed by AME are saw blade changeover time of less than three minutes, hardened spindle gears ground for minimum backlash, a special saw blade guide and dampening device for accurate cutting, and dry operation with no coolant needed. An electronic overload A Bangladesh Bangladesh Railways is tendering for the complete renewal of large sections of its network. It is calling for 90lb section rails, steel sleepers and elastic rail clips, replacement of switches and crossings, repair of bridges, ballast, realignment of curves, and other civil engineering works. The closing date for bids is July 21. Malaysia IJM Corporation’s jointventure company, IJMNorwest, has won a Ringgit 490.1 million ($US 150 million) contract to construct part of the 100km Seremban - Gemas line. Overall, 100km of track will be doubled and electrified in the next four years. device monitors cutting performance and stops the saw feed when needed. It can be combined with an integrated rail drill for bolted joints at the rail ends tool. www.ame.com Trelleborg cuts Korea vibrations T Brazil Sotreq, and EIF, Brazil, are creating a joint-venture called Sofersa to build new locomotives. It will start with three diesel-electric shunting locomotives using 1000hp Caterpillar engines and weighing 100 tonnes. Roller bearing manufacturer Timken is opening a bearing reconditioning plant for Latin American Logistics (ALL) at Sorocaba. Timken will analyse damaged bearings and guarantee rebuilt roller bearings with a ‘like new’ performance. ALL saw pre-tax earnings rise by 23% to Reais 240.2 million ($US 148.2 million) in the first quarter of the year, on the back of rising traffic and increased yields. Pakistan Pakistan Railways is to buy 200 freight wagons at a cost of $US 25 million. The new wagons, which will be imported, will have a maximum speed of 100km/h. RELLEBORG Industrial, Britain, is supplying antivibration components for the primary suspension system of Hyundai-Rotem’s KTX II highspeed train (page 29). Its Metalastik half-shell bearings are fitted on an antiroll bar system, which limits body roll on curves. www.trelleborg.com/ industrialavs Robel launches new power wrench Romania Romanian State Railways (CFR) is calling for bids to supply 20 first-class coaches for domestic and international routes, another 20 for domestic routes only, 140 second-class coaches (20 of which will have bar sections) and 20 sleeping cars. Bids are due to be submitted by July 21. Sweden Jönköpings Lanstrafic, the rail and bus operator in the Jönköping region, has ordered two four-car Coradia Nordic regional trains from Alstom at a cost of ƒ12 million. It has an option for a further two trains. Canada EMD has delivered the first of its 710Eco Repower locomotives to Canadian Pacific Railway for evaluation. The re-enigined locomotive offers potential fuel savings of 25%, and a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. United States Alaska Railroad is to install positive train control (PTC) from Zeta-Tech on its 68 locomotives. The principle is gaining acceptance across the United States as a way of increasing line capacity and reducing the risk of accidents. IRJ N innovative clutch system is at the heart of Robel’s 30.82 RKS power wrench, which was launched in June by the German company for rail fastening applications. The new clutch design enables very precise torque transfers, increasing wrenching precision and reducing wear, as well as making the wrench’s use more A comfortable for the operator. The desired torque is preselected using a potentiometer that can be operated with work gloves. After the socket has been placed on the rail fastening, the machine is started using a push-button. The wrenching process is completed automatically when the desired torque is reached. www.robel.info ESAB upgrades tramway welding E China Faiveley, France, is to supply braking systems for 170 metro SAB, Britain, has developed a new method of welding embedded rails used in light rail networks which is claimed to be easier to use and more efficient than alternatives. The Tramtrac II system can be stored on and used from a truck with a generator and welding power source. The tractor can be handcarried and is easily installed and placed on and off the rail. www.esab.co.uk 16 IRJ July 2008 http://www.ame.com http://www.trelleborg.com/industrialavs http://www.robel.info http://www.esab.co.uk

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