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to locomotives. ‘The locomotive industry has been neglected for many years but is being noticed for its potential now - particularly the environmental advantage it has on other modes of transport. ‘Based on the newest technology, the Li64RR is extremely safe, lightweight and durable. It ushers in a new era for locomotive batteries with cumbersome and bulky lead acid batteries becoming a thing of the past.’ Visit
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Thales partners with Network Rail on ‘Project of the Year’
N
etwork Rail’s Intelligent Infrastructure programme, which incorporates an Intelligent
Infrastructure Management (IIM) system for remote conditioning monitoring from Thales UK, has been recognised as Project of the Year in the Real IT Awards. The IIM system allows Network Rail – also a winner in the Innovation in Technology category – to reduce delays caused by asset failure. By constantly monitoring the performance of key rail assets such as points, track circuits and signalling power, it alerts and raises alarm when an asset trends towards failure. The cost-effective solution utilises commercial off-the-shelf products and facilitates corrective action before a disruption
starts. Thales UK piloted an IIM system between Edinburgh and Glasgow before it was rolled out nationally. Today, it monitors more than 22,000 assets and remote monitoring has removed the need for 15,000 site visits. David Taylor, business development director for Ground Transportation Systems - which led the IIM programme for Thales UK, said he believed the system to be the largest remote condition monitoring solution in the rail sector globally. Visit
www.thalesgroup.com
Annual rail electrification congress event M
ore than 20 senior decision makers from rail infrastructure owners/operators will be providing insight into high level engineering issues at this year’s Electrification Infrastructure Whole Life Cost Optimisation congress. Representatives from Network Rail, Deutsche Bahn Netz, SNCF, SBB, RFF, SZDC, Infrabel, Refer, ProRail, DfT and OBB will share lessons from major construction, maintenance and renewals electrification projects.
London Business Conferences’ marketing manager Ruari Woodward said: ‘In order to achieve faster, quieter and more reliable journeys, as well as critically
reducing the long-term life cycle costs of rail infrastructure, European railways are heavily investing in electrification upgrades to their networks.
‘The UK alone may well see 54 per cent of the railway electrified with electric trains accounting for 75 per cent of all rail traffic by 2020. However, in delivering this work, it will be crucial to utilise new technologies and drive innovation in working practices, ensuring life cycle costs are optimised and balanced while delivering safe, reliable and efficient infrastructure with minimal disruption. ‘Our annual rail electrification meeting hosts more infrastructure managers than any other forum. The congress will look at benchmark asset decision making in assessing the optimal balance for maintenance versus renewals and spending more today to save on future costs. ‘We invite you to extend your professional network and cultivate relationships from across the globe to support the advancement of your electrification strategies,’ he added. The event will be held at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London on October 22nd
& 23rd. • Visit www.rail-electrification-infrastructure-
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