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KEYS TO COMFORTABLE & PRACTICAL INTERIOR FITTINGS

To operate efficient long distance rail travel, attempts are often made to increase capacity by maximising the number of seats in carriages…

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- By Dr Bernhard Rüger, university assistant, Vienna University of Technology
CANopen NETWORKS FOR RAIL – ROBUST, RELIABLE & COST-EFFECTIVE

The real-time-capable communication protocol CAN (Controller Area Network) is used by the billion in the automotive industry. Since the low…

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- By EURAILmag
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CONCEPTS FOR NEXT GENERATION ROLLING STOCK

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, studies new, lightweight construction methods for railcar bodies. This article…

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- By Dipl. Ing. Gerhard Kopp & Prof. Dr. Friedrich E. Horst, German Aerospace Center
HYBRID ARCHITECTURE FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TRAINS

In response to economic concerns over train manufacturing, the environment and growing energy costs, operators and rail industrials are exploring new concepts…

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- By Alain Jeunesse, SNCF Gérard Coquery, INRETS
UPGRADED BB-64700 LOCOMOTIVES – MANAGING NOISE DURING THE REDESIGN PROCESS

To extend the working life of its BB-64700 locomotives, the SNCF chose the company Socofer to upgrade a fleet of 19…

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- By Sébastien Dalle, CETIM / Emmanuel Cabaret, Socofer / Jean-Michel Thierry, SNCF/CIM Gérard Coquery, INRETS
BIOFUEL – AN OPTION FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS

Biofuel is emerging as one of the most recent solutions to greening the transport sector, by reducing the amount of CO2 produced…

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- By Henning Schwarz, UIC / Ian Papworth & Bryan Donnelly, ATOC
IRIS 320 DELIVERS DEDICATED INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING

Iris 320 has adopted an innovative approach to track monitoring by using databases and digital samples, plus targeted processing of raw data…

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- By Guillaume Foeillet, SNCF Infra
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