Network Rail now promise sto be the most punctual in Europe....
Safety is the common factor in a couple of items.....railway worker electrocuted in Hastings, children being taught railway safety, and another Indian Railways accident costing tens of lives....
Those interested in the Trans Siberian Railway will know that Christian Wolmar's latest book is about this magnificent engineering achievement.. and he was at the Hay Festival today enlightening a large (several hundred) audience with his conclusions....
Also at the Hay Festival today, Barbara Winton....daughter of Sir Nicholas Winton, the man who managed to help over 600 Jewish children to escape Nazi clutches in a presentation "Honouring Nicholas Winton".
Incidentally, June 1st is International Children's Day, and Bulgarian Railways are running a steam special from Sofia to Bankya.
Headlines
Carlisle Station
Warwickshire council petition government on HS2.(adjacent )
Local councillors sent a 65-page petition against the government’s proposed link between Birmingham and London…
Local chiefs at Warwickshire County Council have sent a petition to parliament contesting government plans for HS2 in the region. The petition contains a list of demands from the council, aimed at improving the local area, and ensuring Warwickshire benefits from the disruption building the controversial high-speed rail network will cause.
Amongst the council’s requests is a 1.2km dual carriageway to widen the A446 near Coleshill, a rebuilding or improvement of Middleton Village Hall, an alternative site for the controversial Kingsbury railhead, and a special management zone in the North Warwickshire area. Further demands include compensation measures for the disruption that will occur as a direct result of the building in Southam, Kenilworth, and Coleshill.
Cabinet Member for HS2 Councillor Bob Stevens said: “Essentially the aim of our petition is to seek a better deal for Warwickshire from HS2. This means trying to get assurances and concessions from HS2 Ltd on a wide range of issues – whether they are road junctions, village halls or wildlife habitats.
“If the Parliamentary Select Committee fails to listen to communities’ concerns, or if nothing else is achieved through common sense, our petition is effectively an insurance policy to protect the county against the negative aspects of the scheme.
“We are pleased to support the realistic requests of communities and individuals who are petitioning in their own right, and look forward to presenting our cases to the committee when the time comes.”
Regional Rail Link: City to Maribyrnong River timelapse footage
It includes footage of construction of the Werribee line flyover, the Maribyrnong River bridge, the North Melbourne rail flyover and the Dudley Street rail bridge.
DTPLI on YouTube.
Austria
Bulgaria
Steam Locomotive To Run from Sofia to Bankya On Children's Day.(novinite.com)
China
Monday's Editorials: Fast train supplants slow boat (Edmonton Journal)
India
India train crash toll rises to 23.(BBC News)India’s Gorakhpur Express train reduced to heap of ‘mangled’ metal in high-speed crash that killed at least 40.(National Post)
Turkey
SABOTAGE DERAILS START OF HIGH-SPEED TRAIN SERVICES.(dailysabah)
UP set to open major intermodal facility in New Mexico
Sound Transit marked strong start for 2014 ridership in Q1
CSX: Mainline in place for Quebec terminal; unit-train facility pegged for Ohio agriculture campus
Tie market: Fewer purchases, less production in April
MARTA returns to six-car trains on Red, Gold lines
New Target Field Station viewed as multi-modal transit hub for Minneapolis neighborhoods
Hi-Crush opens CN-served frac sand facility in Wisconsin
Other Railway Press
www.railway-technology.comEgypt Transport Ministry and Thales to establish rail transport academy
French technology group Thales and The Ministry of Transport of Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish an Egyptian Academy of Transport, Science and Technology in the north of Cairo.
NSW Government to construct Newcastle light rail route
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Government is investing in a hybrid, light rail route in Newcastle, which will include the rail corridor and Hunter Street.
UK DfT selects Govia for new Thameslink rail franchising deal
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has selected Govia Thameslink for the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchising deal.
Thales to install LockTrac PIPC solution at Port of Le Havre railway network
French technology group Thales has signed a contract with HAROPA - Port of Le Havre for a turnkey upgrade of the rail signalling installations on the 3R interlocking system.
Alstom
Press Release
Alstom participates in the European PROTECTRAIL security programme and presents the ISM module for its Iconis Plateform
27/05/2014
Alstom, alongside about thirty other European companies, has been taking part in the PROTECTRAIL1 programme which has just come to an end after four years of product development. The company has successfully demonstrated the performance of the ISM2 module for its Iconis Integrated Control Centre.
The module is fully integrated into the Iconis supervision software, and is specially designed for railway operations, to counter terrorist attacks, vandalism, malicious acts, armed attacks and other day-to-day operational problems. Alstom's Iconis Integrated Control Centre is capable of supervising and monitoring all aspects of an operator’s network.
As part of the PROTECTRAIL programme, the solutions offered by the various parties involved in the transport sector were tested in the presence of a number of European clients (SNCF and RATP from France, PKP from Poland, TCDD from Turkey and ItalCertifer Scpa from Italy for example) to evaluate their precise needs and obtain initial feedback. Alstom was thus able to verify that its ISM module can be incorporated equally well into not only its own existing fleets but also into those of its competitors.
Alstom's solution facilitates better global traffic security management on a day-to-day basis, both out on the track and within stations. "Our solution stands out from the others because it is highly intuitive for operators in the sector," explains Pascal Cléré, Alstom Transport's Senior Vice-President for the Transport Information Solutions division. "The solutions offered so far were created primarily for the aeronautical industry and then used for rail."
European rail operators must deal with abuse on a daily basis, including problems such as vandalism, alarms being triggered unnecessarily etc. A feeling of security is a key factor for the majority of passengers in deciding whether to use the rail network.
The module is fully integrated into the Iconis supervision software, and is specially designed for railway operations, to counter terrorist attacks, vandalism, malicious acts, armed attacks and other day-to-day operational problems. Alstom's Iconis Integrated Control Centre is capable of supervising and monitoring all aspects of an operator’s network.
As part of the PROTECTRAIL programme, the solutions offered by the various parties involved in the transport sector were tested in the presence of a number of European clients (SNCF and RATP from France, PKP from Poland, TCDD from Turkey and ItalCertifer Scpa from Italy for example) to evaluate their precise needs and obtain initial feedback. Alstom was thus able to verify that its ISM module can be incorporated equally well into not only its own existing fleets but also into those of its competitors.
Alstom's solution facilitates better global traffic security management on a day-to-day basis, both out on the track and within stations. "Our solution stands out from the others because it is highly intuitive for operators in the sector," explains Pascal Cléré, Alstom Transport's Senior Vice-President for the Transport Information Solutions division. "The solutions offered so far were created primarily for the aeronautical industry and then used for rail."
European rail operators must deal with abuse on a daily basis, including problems such as vandalism, alarms being triggered unnecessarily etc. A feeling of security is a key factor for the majority of passengers in deciding whether to use the rail network.
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