Rail Equipment

Train delays caused by leaves on the line can provoke some traditional British gallows humour amongst passengers, but leaves represent a serious threat to the railway here, and across the globe. When trains pass over leaves, the heat and weight...

State of the Art – Since 1980 Visit Us – Innotrans – Stand 265b – Hall 25 Overview SEKISUI Rail Technology, part of Sekiui Chemical is a leading manufacturer of synthetic rail products. In 1980 Fiber-Reinforced Foamed Urethane (FFU) Synthetic Sleepers was invented in...

Rail and safety systems specialist Sella Controls, A HIMA Company, is pleased to announce the contract award by Nexus Tyne and Wear Metro for the renewal of their Traction Power SCADA System. Stuart Griffin, project manager (E&M) at Nexus commented:...

Colas Rail UK has welcomed two new Plasser & Theurer (P&T) 09-4x4/4S tampers into operation The addition of DR75016 and DR75017 demonstrates Colas Rail UK’s continued investment in the latest technology to maintain its position as a key supplier of...

Rail plant giant Quattro Plant Ltd has acquired 130 RRVs in a multi-million pound deal from the former TXM Plant, which fell into administration in January 2024. Quattro engineers inspected each of the 130 RRVs and the company is currently...

Work to stabilise part of the embankment on the Midland Main Line at Braybrooke is progressing well with engineers confident passenger services will be able to use the line tomorrow (Thursday 9 November). Engineers have been working at the Braybrooke...

Sheffield-based rail depot equipment manufacturer, Mechan, has secured a major contract with Transport for Wales Rail (TfWRL). The company will be designing, building, and installing a bespoke bogie drop at the Canton rail depot in Cardiff. The custom-made unit enables...

Story Contracting will begin using Tended’s geofencing technology to enhance the safety of their track workers when undertaking projects across their UK workbank. The technology will be used across a range of different work types in multiple locations. Tended...

ORR has today written to Network Rail over its concerns about a backlog in examining the condition of its railway structures such as bridges, tunnels, and culverts. This is essential to ensure that faults do not go undetected (or...

Essential work to upgrade communications systems across the HS1 rail network has been completed with minimal disruption at some of the UK’s busiest international rail stations. Telent was contracted by High Speed 1 (HS1) to upgrade all critical systems from...