Coal Train Day Sunday 23rd June
Locomotives planned to be appearing are listed below, passenger trains will run to the usual timtable with coal train operating in between.- Robert Stevenson Hawthorn 0-6-0t No.7684 "Nechells No.4"
- Andrew Barclay 1223 0-4-0st "Colin McAndrew"
- North British D2911 0-4-0dh Diesel
Plus a shunter will be in use at BHW (likely to be Hunslet 6678)
All services & loco’s subject to availability,
price for gala tickets Adult £5.95 Child £2.95 (Valid for travel all day) no concessions or HRA passes on event days.
info@chasewaterrailway.co.uk
Volunteer opportunities in all departments please enquire to email address above if interested.
CER - The Voice of European Railways
25 years of CER and EU transport policy: On the right track for a single European railway area?
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On 17 June, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) celebrated its 25 years anniversary together with experts from the European rail sector, policy makers and key figures who have contributed to the development of CER and transport policy throughout the last 25 years.
Back in 1988, 14 railway companies felt the need to establish a stronger link with the European institutions following increasingly significant political developments in transport. As a result, CER was founded as an independent group of the International Union of Railways (UIC) with its own offices in Brussels. CER became an independent body in 1996, and the membership grew quickly to its current level of 81 railway undertakings, infrastructure companies and vehicle leasing companies.
Taking the opportunity of the celebrations at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU, CER reiterated its willingness to achieve the development of a single European railway area, effective and resource efficient for the benefits of the whole Europe. While highlighting the successful work done by CER the past 25 years, the speakers took the opportunity to assess the latest steps aimed to establish truly a single European railway area.
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, used this opportunity to mention that “As an organisation, CER has also grown in influence and importance, even outside the European Union’s borders. From the start, CER’s members have shown their commitment to making the best and most of Europe’s railways. Furthermore he outlined that “Above all, we want to make sure that railways remain an integral and vital part of a sustainable pan-European transport network.”
Representing the European Parliament, MEP Brian Simpson (S&D, UK), Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism said: “I congratulate CER on this key anniversary date and look forward to CER carrying on its important role in representing the interests of Europe's rail operators for another 25 years.”
Outlining CER’s milestones over the past 25 years, CER Chairman Mauro Moretti stated: “By establishing in CER a single voice, we made our important topics imperative in the European institutions; in the meanwhile we have grown more and faster in terms of technology, competition and quality of services, areas where legislation has a strong role. It is also up to the influence and ability of this organization that we have achieved high performance and results since the very beginning when in 1991 the European Commission began to regulate the railway sector by adopting the groundwork for the EU rail market functioning. Some European railways succeeded in moving from operating a loss to well-established and profitable companies, many are still struggling, there is still a lot of work to be done, just to mention the issues addressed by the Fourth Railway Package”
CER Executive Director Libor Lochman said: “CER, representing the vast majority of EU rail business, has always been at the forefront in helping to shape rail regulation. We will continue working hard to make railways the backbone of the future European transport system. And we are fully aware that we will only be successful when keeping a close dialogue with our members, our partners and all our interlocutors.”
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada
US Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration Launches New Smartphone App to Raise Awareness of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the
launch of an iOS smartphone mobile application, the Rail Crossing Locator,
which provides the public with easy access to safety information about the
nation’s more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings.
“Safety is our highest priority, and at the Department of Transportation, we believe that giving people better information leads to smarter and safer travel,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “With the Rail Crossing Locator, individuals can use a mobile app to access information wherever they are to improve neighborhood safety and make better personal travel choices.”
The Rail Crossing Locator app works by prompting users to enter a specific location, which then allows them to locate highway-rail grade crossings in their area and retrieve important information, such as the physical characteristics of a crossing and the type of traffic control devices used. The app allows users to report information about grade crossings to the FRA to ensure the most accurate and up-to-date information is available. This new app is free through Apple’s App Store and can be used on any iPhone or iPad.
Over the past decade, highway-rail incidents have declined by 34 percent, and deaths resulting from these events have fallen 30 percent. However, while the total number of incidents has been trending downward, collisions at highway-rail crossings remain a challenge to safety. Last year alone, highway-rail crossing collisions accounted for nearly 20 percent of all reportable rail accidents and incidents and represented nearly one-third of all rail-related fatalities.
“While we’ve made significant progress in the reduction of highway-grade crossing incidents over the last decade, much more work remains to be done,” said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo. “This technology will be one more tool to help us reach our goal of zero fatalities.”
The continuing decline in crossing incidents, injuries and fatalities is attributable to ongoing multifaceted public education efforts, engineering approaches to improve grade crossing safety and enforcement efforts carried out by FRA, railroads, states, localities, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) and other partners.
International Railway Journal
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“Safety is our highest priority, and at the Department of Transportation, we believe that giving people better information leads to smarter and safer travel,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “With the Rail Crossing Locator, individuals can use a mobile app to access information wherever they are to improve neighborhood safety and make better personal travel choices.”
The Rail Crossing Locator app works by prompting users to enter a specific location, which then allows them to locate highway-rail grade crossings in their area and retrieve important information, such as the physical characteristics of a crossing and the type of traffic control devices used. The app allows users to report information about grade crossings to the FRA to ensure the most accurate and up-to-date information is available. This new app is free through Apple’s App Store and can be used on any iPhone or iPad.
Over the past decade, highway-rail incidents have declined by 34 percent, and deaths resulting from these events have fallen 30 percent. However, while the total number of incidents has been trending downward, collisions at highway-rail crossings remain a challenge to safety. Last year alone, highway-rail crossing collisions accounted for nearly 20 percent of all reportable rail accidents and incidents and represented nearly one-third of all rail-related fatalities.
“While we’ve made significant progress in the reduction of highway-grade crossing incidents over the last decade, much more work remains to be done,” said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo. “This technology will be one more tool to help us reach our goal of zero fatalities.”
The continuing decline in crossing incidents, injuries and fatalities is attributable to ongoing multifaceted public education efforts, engineering approaches to improve grade crossing safety and enforcement efforts carried out by FRA, railroads, states, localities, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) and other partners.
International Railway Journal
GREATER Avignon Metropolitan Area council has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to supply 24 Citadis Compact LRVs which are intended for operation on the city's planned 14.5km two-line light rail network.
HITACHI Rail Europe has awarded Saira Electronics a contract to supply the on-train metering systems (OTM) for the fleet of Super Express Trains (SETs) ordered under Britain's Intercity Express Programme.
TTRANS Sistemas de Transportes, a member of the VLT RMBS consortium building the 15km light rail line in the Brazilian city of Santos, has selected Thales to supply signalling and communications systems for the project.
ŠKODA Transportation is celebrating a landmark order for its 200km/h 109E electric locomotive after German Rail (DB) placed an order for six units..
THE first of 11 Citadis 402 low-floor LRV’s for Dubai’s Al Sufouh Tramway was presented to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) chairman His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer at Alstom’s La Rochelle plant on June 14.
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The US Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has recommended the implementation of new crashworthiness performance standards on high-speed trains that will be introduced in the country.
Russia and North Korea sign deal to complete Khasan-Rajin railway reconstruction
Russian Railways (RZD) has signed an agreement with the North Korean Ministry of Railways (MOR) to complete the reconstruction of the rail line from Russia's border town of Khasan to the North Korean port of Rajin.
Helsinki low-floor tram unveiled in Finland
Transtech has inaugurated the first of 40 low floor trams to be delivered to Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at its Otanmäki rolling stock plant in Finland.
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Key points
- Light rail use in England continued to increase in 2012/13, with both passenger journeys and vehicle miles reaching the highest levels recorded in the modern era
- 222 million passenger journeys were made in total on the eight systems, 18 million (9%) more than during the previous year.
- Overall, growth in passenger journeys largely mirrored increased vehicle miles in 2012/13, with more services run in Docklands, Manchester and Blackpool contributing to 11% annual growth in mileage operated, the greatest single year rise since the most recent new system was opened in Nottingham in 2004.
- Revenue per light rail and tram journey continued to increase in real terms, reaching 121 pence per journey in 2012/13. There was an increase in revenue per journey of 5.9 pence (5.1%) at current prices between 2011/12 and 2012/13.
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