Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Felixstowe Branch Line capacity enhancement goes live

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Funded by the Strategic Freight Network, with a contribution from Hutchinson Ports UK (HP-UK), a £60.4 million investment to create a new 1.4km loop...
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The Best of the Best

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Network Rail’s supply chain recognised at the Rail Partnership Awards The Rail Partnership Awards, in which Network Rail shows appreciation and...
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?

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Although a number of new train fleets have been introduced onto the British rail network in recent years, with more still to come,...
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Plantworx & Railworx a success despite the summer weather Every two years, the Construction Equipment Association organises a big plant show - Plantworx. And it is big - the...
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers recently held the latest in a series of roughly biennial seminars highlighting railway electrification, with the emphasis being mainly on the United Kingdom although it did also look at other...
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Barnard’s Lock Underbridge

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A Spongy and Successful Lift Barnard’s Lock is a rail underbridge structure spanning the river Kennet, located 3.7km west of the centre of Newbury, West Berkshire. The underbridge carries...
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New main-line interlocking enters service

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The Shepperton branch line in the south west of London and north Surrey, which is part of the Feltham signal box area, connects to the Kingston loop by a triangular junction between Strawberry Hill...
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Railway signalling equipment power system earthing

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A railway must be supported with a safe and reliable power system for signals, points, interlockings and communications. This power system must be tolerant against failure and provide a constant, stable supply...
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Felixstowe Branch Line capacity enhancement goes live

David Bickell MIRSE -
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Funded by the Strategic Freight Network, with a contribution from Hutchinson Ports UK (HP-UK), a £60.4 million investment to create a new 1.4km loop on the Felixstowe branch line in Suffolk was successfully brought into...
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The Best of the Best

Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Network Rail’s supply chain recognised at the Rail Partnership Awards The Rail Partnership Awards, in which Network Rail shows appreciation and recognises its supply chain for its achievements over the previous year,...
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Rolling Stock and Components

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE -
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Although a number of new train fleets have been introduced onto the British rail network in recent years, with more still to come, they haven’t all met with universal passenger approval. Some have described...
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New Era at Doncaster Carr

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"You’re in the wrong place, mate." No, this wasn’t a further comment from the monotone Sat Nav voice that had moments earlier insisted on a left turn onto Ten Pound Walk. Indeed, the destination...
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Have you heard the whisper about new developments to WSPER?

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Your writer first became aware of WSPER (Wheel Slide Protection Evaluation Rig) in the 1990s. It is a method of carrying out type testing of wheel slide protection systems (WSP) using ‘hardware...
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A signal from the north

David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM -
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A midsummer event in the far north that provided an indication of the industry’s future was the Friends of the Far North Line (FoFNL) AGM in Brora. This line was a Beeching survivor that...
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Rail Engineer July 2019: WSPER, Partnership Awards, Railworx, Felixstowe, Barnard’s Lock, Doncaster Carr.

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Aachen wins IMechE Railway Challenge

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For the first time, a foreign team has won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Challenge competition. Organised by the IMechE’s Railway Division, the Railway Challenge provides a great opportunity for...
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An evening of goodbyes as Gordon Wakeford retires from the Rail Supply Group

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The Rail Supply Group staged a reception at the London Transport Museum on Monday 17 June, ostensibly to mark the retirement of Gordon Wakeford, who has stepped down as both CEO of...
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CAF wins DLR train order

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CAF wins DLR train order CAF has been awarded the contract to design, manufacture and supply a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) by Transport for London...
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The 5 bidders for HS2 train order reveal their designs

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Five organisations are bidding for a contract to design, manufacture and maintain the trains for the first phase of HS2. The original list was Alstom, Bombardier, Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. When...
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ATO – Exploiting the technology

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Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is nowadays a given technology for metro operation and, although it is still in its infancy when applied to main lines, it is...
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Enabling better performance

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For the past six years, the national rail public performance measure (PPM) has fallen steadily each year from 91.0 per cent in 2013 to 85.6 per cent in 2018. According to Transport Focus, the...
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Is the future 5G or Wi-Fi 6?

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There are currently two main technology choices used for railway radio communications, mobile telephone (GSM/LTE) or Wi-Fi. GSM-R private networks are used predominately for main line track-to-train voice and ETCS (European Train Control System) data...
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Mind the gap

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With more and more work being undertaken ‘adjacent line open’, Network Rail and its contractors have had to become more inventive in finding ways to protect the workforce from passing trains while still having room...
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Straightening out Market Harborough

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On a route which has had mixed fortunes in terms of investment and speed improvements, the works at Market Harborough - the design and construction of which is led by Amey - are part...
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Delivering the UK’s temporary flood defences

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Owing to changing global weather patterns, potential flood events are becoming increasingly unpredictable. In response to this, The UK’s Environment Agency (EA) continuously studies weather forecasts and water telemetry to detect emerging threats.
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Delivering change

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This month we take the title of our editorial from the address given by George Clark, the new President of Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), who is right to emphasise that change features...
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Delivering Change: George Clark delivers his IRSE Presidential Address

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The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) appoints its new president at its annual general meeting every year. The 95th incumbent, Transport for London director of engineering George Clark, took up his post on 26...
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“A little water never hurt anyone…”

Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Plantworx & Railworx a success despite the summer weather Every two years, the Construction Equipment Association organises a big...
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Electrification

Rail Electrification: Rebuilding Confidence

Peter Stanton BSc CEng FIMechE FIET FPWI -
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers recently held the latest in a series of roughly biennial seminars highlighting railway electrification, with the emphasis being mainly...
Read more
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Barnard’s Lock Underbridge

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A Spongy and Successful Lift Barnard’s Lock is a rail underbridge structure spanning the river Kennet, located 3.7km west...
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