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INTEGRAIL ON QUEST TO BOOST PERFORMANCE

In EURAILmag ISSUE 16, we introduced the Integrail project (2005-2009) along with its original needs and the approach adopted to work out…

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- By Paolo Umiliacchi, Centro Nuova Comunicazione, Bologna
CANOPEN(S) UP STANDARDISED COMMUNICATIONS FOR RAIL

Communication between Electronic Control Units (ECU) within consists as well as at train backbone level, based on dedicated bus systems, is state…

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- By Reiner Zitzmann, head of technical department, CAN in Automation (CiA)
COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTS FOR U.K. RAIL PASSENGERS

As a mobile network operator in the U.K., Orange is committed to providing contiguous coverage on all mainline and commuter rail routes…

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- By James Lockwood, Orange
DRIVERS IN FOR SAFER RIDE WITH PROCAB

Trains are one of the safest means of transport in use today: in 2003 in Europe, there were only 0.035 fatalities…

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- By Amélie Faubert, PROCAB coordinator, Bombardier Transportation
COMFORT COUNTS FOR IARNRÓD ÉIREANN

The blueprint for investment in Ireland’s transport infrastructure is Transport 21. And in 2009 the country’s rail network, a particular…

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- By Noel Dempsey TD, Minister for Transport, Ireland
REGIONAL TRAINS – THE ALSTOM APPROACH

We are working on optimizing the weight of our vehicles to reduce their energy consumption. Another focus area is modularity and flexibility…

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- By Bruno Marguet, AT regional group vice president, Alstom Transport
NEW TECHOLOGY IN NEW GENERATION VEHICLES

We are currently busy developing our next generation Siemens EMU with over 80 engineers looking at building a new train to meet…

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- By Ralf Beyer, Siemens Mobility
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