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July 31, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Robotic welding tackles low-temperature frog maintenance

TRACK elements such as frogs have long been a challenge to maintain and repair on the rail network.

July 30, 2020 | Podcasts

First of it’s Kind - Building a Floating Rail Bridge

Sound Transit is constructing a floating rail bridge in Washington State. The project is full of challenges and could be the most complex of its kind in the world. RT&S talks with Sound Transit’s Sepehr Sobhani, a principal construction manager on the job.

July 30, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Raising the bar for track inspection

TRIMBLE has improved its range of track and wheel inspection products, with the development of the TreadView and Gedo IMS-Scan systems.

July 29, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Konux improves switch monitoring

KONUX has released its predictive maintenance system for switches, which is designed to help infrastructure managers increase network capacity, prolong asset lifetime, and make maintenance more efficient.

July 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

ÖBB awards €160m contract for Koralm tunnel

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has awarded the FF Koralm joint venture of Porr Bau and Rhomberg Bahntechnik a €160m contract to fit out the 32.8km Koralm Tunnel from May 2021.

July 27, 2020 | Main line

German coalition recommends reopening 4000km of lines

A coalition of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and Allianz pro Schiene have proposed reopening up to 238 disused or freight-only lines to passenger services, totalling a potential 4016km of infrastructure.

July 16, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief - Technology: DB expands white rail trials; facial recognition software for St Pancras; BIM contract for Fehmarn Belt

Germany: German Rail (DB) has expanded practical trials of heat-resistant white painted rails on the Hannover - Würzburg high-speed line in northern Hesse.

July 16, 2020 | Podcasts

Building everything, even tools, during re-railing project

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Wayne Presby, president of the Mount Washington Railway Company, about a re-railing project full of innovation and unique challenges.

July 6, 2020 | Freight

TSO develops Senegalese base from scratch

Constructing a line in a country where you have no established base and no existing supply chain is a significant challenge. David Burroughs talks to Sylvain Peltier, NGE country manager, Senegal, about how TSO geared up to complete the freight section of the Dakar TER project.

June 29, 2020 | Asia

Indian Railways completes extensive repairs during Covid-19 disruption

INDIAN Railways has completed over 200 long-overdue maintenance projects across its network during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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