Sunday's World Railway News 4th November 2012

Shedmaster Railway News

standard.co.uk - For the first time in a generation, a steam engine will haul a train on the Underground to mark the system’s 150th anniversary.....

networkrail.co.uk - For passengers using Paddington there's much to look forward to: We're restoring the Edwardian roof, a new Hammersmith & City Underground station is on its way

 

 

World Heritage & Railway News

 

Next May will be a big milestone in the recent history of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway as the railway will be holding its first major steam gala since GWR175 in 2010.
Following the railway's 're-opening' celebrations on 30 October the line is now operating over the full 12 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Laverton. Marking the extraordiary overcoming of two major landslips, the railway is organising a major 'Cotswold Steam Celebration' 24-27 May 2013: so make a note in your diary now!



Alstom Video Insights

Alstom's October 360 video magazine is presented by Switchgear Assembly Line Manager Jerôme Henry out of the Grid site in Aix-les-Bains, France. Join him as he covers the Panama metro project, how geothermal energy works, the new Agile Smart Grid solution, and a satellite report of Alstom in Australia.


Crossrail Tunnelling Project.....

A total of 21kms of twin-bore tunnels are required to be constructed to deliver Crossrail. The five tunnels to be constructed are:

• Royal Oak to Farringdon west (Drive X) - length of drive approximately 6.4 km
• Limmo to Farringdon east (Drive Y) - length of drive approximately 8.3 km
• Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney Green (Drive Z) - length of drive approximately 2.7 km
• Limmo to Victoria Dock Portal (Drive G) - length of drive approximately 0.9 km
• Plumstead to North Woolwich (Drive H) - length of drive approximately 2.6 km

All of this adds up to 42km of bored tunnels located below the busy streets of London.
The tunnels will weave their way between existing underground lines, sewers, utility tunnels and building foundations from station to station at depths of up to 40m.



Vossloh


10/31/2012
A good third quarter for Vossloh

• Nine-month group sales up, EBIT year-on-year down
• Forecast for 2012 reaffirmed, order backlog at over €1.5 billion still tall

For the first nine months of this year the Vossloh Group reports sales slightly above the year-earlier period and an EBIT that is down. In all, the Group’s 3-quarter performance is in line with budget.

“Following a modest first six months, we then picked up pace in the third quarter. We’re on track to achieving our goals for fiscal 2012,” stated Werner Andree, CEO of Vossloh AG. It was the Rail Infrastructure division that largely contributed to the solid Q3 performance..