News tagged with railways
New software tools for railway signaling and energy distribution
New tools to improve the design of embedded software systems in automated railway signalling and smart energy distribution are being developed as part of a multi-million Euro project lead by researchers at the University ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Dozens seek help after bromine leak in Russia
Up to 50 litres of the toxic element bromine leaked Thursday at a rail station in the Russian Urals, releasing clouds of yellow smoke and forcing dozens to seek medical help.
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Crash raises doubts about China's fast rail plans
(AP) -- Doubts about China's breakneck plans to expand high-speed rail across the country have been underscored by a bullet train wreck that killed at least 39 people.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Deutsche Bahn, RWE sign renewable electric contract
German national railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) and power company RWE signed on Monday a 15-year hydro-electric supply contract worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.9 billion).
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Jul 25, 2011 |
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China brings forward key high-speed rail launch
China has announced it will bring forward by a day the launch of a much-anticipated high-speed train link between Beijing and Shanghai to June 30.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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In search of a safer, more profitable and more efficient railway system
In spite of the fact that the railway industry has two centuries of experience behind it, in order to continue improving the research being done on the safety, profitability and efficiency of railroads, it ...
Jun 20, 2011 |
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China's launch of key high-speed railway imminent
China's much-anticipated high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai is set to open this month, the government said Monday, shrugging off safety concerns after a recent corruption scandal.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Algorithms provide a model of railway efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've noticed that Dutch trains experience less delays or that waiting times are shorter on the Berlin underground you can thank a team of European researchers whose advanced algorithms ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 03, 2010 |
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China planning high-speed rail networks to Asia, Europe and UK
(PhysOrg.com) -- China is planning high-speed rail networks in the next decade between China, Europe, the UK, Asia and India, with trains running at over 320 kph. Train passengers will be able to travel to ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Russian railways enter modern age with new express
Famed for the legendary trains that clank across seven time zones on its Trans-Siberian railroad, Russia this week entered the modern railway age with its first high-tech express train.
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Underground lines that bypass monuments
A team of mathematicians from the Engineering and Architecture Schools of the University of Seville has created a method to design underground lines whereby a city's historical buildings are unaffected. The ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Working on the railroad? Using concrete could help environment
Wood or concrete? Railroads around the world face that decision as they replace millions of deteriorating cross ties, also known as railway sleepers, those rectangular objects used as a base for railroad tracks. ...
May 07, 2009 |
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France's SNCF hopes to run high speed rail in US
The United States is ready for a truly high-speed rail system and France's national railway SNCF would be "very interested" in operating a network, a senior executive said Thursday.
Mar 20, 2009 |
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