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网页Siemens to build first US high-speed rail factory in New York. Siemens Mobility is set to build the US’ first high-speed rail factory, with plans for a $60m facility in New York to…. Noah Bovenizer. News.
Tracks in time: 200 years of locomotive technology
网页2015年5月19日 · 1812-1848: moving steam forward. From the humble beginnings of Trevithick’s Penydarren locomotive, steam-powered rail transport gradually built momentum in Britain through the first half of the 19th century, with subsequent innovators building on the foundation he set. Matthew Murray proved the commercial viability of steam locomotion in …
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网页GB Railfreight opens new maintenance facility to boost efficiency. GB Railfreight has opened a new £2.5m ($3.3m) facility in Tonbridge, UK, to boost the efficiency of its locomotive maintenance programme and reduce carbon emissions from transporting its vehicles to…. 02 Sep 2024. 30 Aug 2024.
Shinkansen, Japan - Railway Technology
网页Credit: Hahifuheho. Japan is where regular, high-speed railways were born. The country’s Shinkansen ‘Bullet Train’ network has been developed over more than 50 years and covers all main trunk routes. The network centres on the capital Tokyo, with lines to the west, south, east and north of this densely-populated nation.
Future of Rail 2050 – innovative and off-the-wall solutions
网页2014年12月7日 · Future of Rail 2050, a new report by engineering firm Arup, throws up some innovative and occasionally off-the-wall solutions to the challenges that the rail industry is likely to face. Rod James reports. It would take a brave soul to try to predict the future of the rail industry – ideas such as driverless trains, for example, would have ...
Rail exports: which countries export the best train technologies?
网页2019年4月11日 · China: the world’s biggest exporter of train technology. China might not be the best exporter of rail technology, but it certainly is the biggest one on the market and a leading country especially in the field of high-speed trains. Most Western nations would have a lot to learn from China’s high-speed rail network, one of the most efficient ...
Smart Railways: The Rise of IT - Railway Technology
网页2010年9月14日 · Smart Railways: The Rise of IT. Dr Gareth Evans explores how IT is creating smarter railways. Rail travel already relies almost as much on information technology as it does on physical assets, and this dependence is set to grow as the network faces burgeoning demands in terms of robustness, reliability and capacity. vasundhara September 14, 2010.
Smart Railway Stations: Cities Creating Living Transport Hubs
网页2018年2月5日 · The UIC is uniting station managers in pursuit of smarter railway stations through its Station Managers Global Group (SMGG), which includes representatives ADIF, JR East and the SNCF, and a range of other UIC members. One of the SMGG’s projects is the long-term development of stations to promote them as valuable transport hubs in …
The future is here – the best innovations in railway station …
网页2011年11月16日 · Google Wallet. Low cost adjustments to infrastructure that take advantage of smartphone and NFC technology to speed up ticketing and payment is possible in every railway station. Recent statistics from Canalys shows Samsung as the overall smartphone leader so far in 2011, but with HTC leading the market in Q3 and pushing Apple into third place.