Re-railing trains
Sometimes a small piece of metal makes the difference between being off track or being on track… 😉
Sometimes a small piece of metal makes the difference between being off track or being on track… 😉
Today and tomorrow is the “day of rail” in Germany – a perfect opportunity for me to say “Thank you!” to all the many people involved in keeping the wheels of our trains turning and to improve the system “railway” everyday a little bit. This is a very valuable contribution to the mobility in our…
Automatic balise installation – awesome! Especially if you imagine that – depending on the conditions – you have to install around 50 balises in the platform area in a station. Installation robot to accelerate ETCS roll-out | News | Railway Gazette International
Besides a nice impression of the driver’s perspective on this route, this video also illustrates, why the sophisticated railway signalling and train protection systems are essential for safe train operation independent from weather conditions. Technical measures ensure, that the track ahead is not occupied by another train and therefore also without good visibility conditions, high…
A solution for tracks only partly equipped with overhead lines: In Germany the first battery powered train is now operating with passengers. Batteries are being charged at those parts of the route, where an overhead line is installed.
I’m sharing this post due to the high temperatures we’re facing these days in Germany. The impressive footage shows the effects of heat to rails and what this means for operation. Railway operators are already experimenting with painting rails with white color to reduce the heat impact. I think this issue gets more and more…
With this year’s timetable change, the first part of the new railway line between Ulm and Stuttgart is finally going to be in operation – thus, reducing the journey between both cities from 1h to only 45 min. More changes in the German railway timetable for 2023 are presented in this video: