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Access with
Norgren fittings
safety in mind
offer weight
savings
Specially designed modular access equipment for rail
vehicle maintenance applications was featured at the
A new range of lightweight
show by Semmco. Among recent company successes aluminium fittings
was a contract to supply mobile access platforms for weighing some 65% less
Irish Rail’s new €96.5 million depot at Portlaoise, than their conventional
commissioned last year to service the operator’s brass equivalents was
intercity DMU fleet.
presented at Railtex
Semmco has also equipped Southern’s Lovers Walk
by Norgren. Typical
depot in Brighton with a modular roof access gantry
applications
system to enable maintenance to be carried out on
include vehicle auxiliary
air-conditioning systems and windows on its large
systems, door controls and
fleet of Class 377 Bombardier Electrostar EMUs.
brakes.
The Semmco product range includes steps, roof
Manufactured in AL2
access, front access and modular and fixed gantry
alloy, the new range is
equipment, all aimed at supporting compliance with
resistant to corrosion,
the Work at Heights Regulation 2005 introduced
shock and vibration and
has been salt spray tested
to ensure employers provide adequate worker
to ISO 9227-06. Norgren
protection.
says the products are
suitable for a temperature
operating range of -45°C to
Gel acid batteries on
+200°C. The pre-assembled
fittings require no special
display
tools for installation and
connections can be re-
Valve regulated gel acid applications and require no
made without damaging
batteries were exhibited topping up as they allow
tubing. Either steel or
by Exide Technologies for gas recombination as
plastic tubing as thin as 0.8
Network Power, offering a pressure builds. There is also
mm can be used.
maintenance-free alternative no danger of spillage, even if
to the vented lead acid the battery is damaged.
batteries more commonly David Hurst, Key
used on rail vehicles. Account Manager at Exide
Global Crossing
Already used widely in Technologies Network
mainland Europe, lead Power, said: “Many UK
acid gel batteries are now operators are now seeing
offers comms
available in the UK, where the benefits of maintenance-
successful trials have led to free batteries. Any product
their installation in some that reduces overall train
efficiencies
DMU and EMU fleets. maintenance time whilst
They can be used for both improving safety can make a
Global Crossing used its participation in Railtex to
auxiliary and engine starting big difference.”
explain the benefits to rail industry customers of
fully-managed hosted IP telephony (HIPT) as a means
Corporate Express links
of improving data network efficiencies and cutting
telephony costs.
up with Gore
Using its Railnet system, the company already has
a UK customer base for voice communications of
Corporate Express and the was a range of high-visibility
some 70,000 users, covering passenger and freight
Gore Workwear division of and wet weather clothing
train operating companies and the wider rail industry.
W L Gore and Associates made from three-layer
Tougher trading conditions are now driving business to
(UK) Ltd joined forces for GORE-TEX fabrics, the move from expensive legacy voice and data networks
the first time at Railtex, key ingredient of which towards a converged IP network, with further savings
working together to supply is PTFE, one of the most
offered by placing this in a hosted environment.
high-visibility, foul weather thermally-resistant plastics.
Visitors were able to learn about the benefits of a
protective clothing. Since The garments comply with
fully-managed HIPT system over a converged network
July 2008 Corporate Express EN471 Class1 for high-
and how to maximise the efficiency of an increasingly
has been part of the Staples visibility and EN343 Class
office supply chain. 3 for water penetration and
distributed workforce by using HIPT as a base platform
Featured on the stand breathability.
for a move to unified communications.
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