Transport News Press ReleasesNews and commentary for the Transport News Press Releases community.Deutsche Bahn Orders Inverters for Bistro Coaches- June 23, 2008 Deutsche Bahn has ordered 15 inverters for the air-conditioning system and 15 inverters for the kitchen supply on Bistro coaches from SMA. The order is a follow-up to the 196 inverters supplied by SMA in 2003. The remaining 15 Bistro coaches will now be equipped with new inverters made by SMA, ensuring a reliable supply to both the air-conditioning system and the kitchen.http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/electrification/sma/press1.html Nuremberg Automatic U-Bahn- June 19, 2008 Nuremberg (Nrnberg) is the second city of the German state of Bavaria (Bayern), with a population of half a million, or 800,000 if including adjoining communities such as Frth and Erlangen. These are covered by the public transport authority Verkehrsverbund Grossraum Nrnberg (VGN). Bus, U-Bahn and tram services are operated by city-owned VAG (Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft). Nuremberg is a focal point for DB mainline services and since 2007 is at the northern end of an ICE Neubaustrecke to...http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/neuremburgautobahn/ Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,- June 18, 2008 Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai, Maharashtra (formerly Sahar International Airport) is spread over an area of 7.6km (India's largest airport) and is located inside the city, towards the north with convenient access to the rest of the city by road and the local rail network. The airport currently handles 20 million passengers a year, 400,000t of cargo and has 180,000 aircraft movements. India is currently upgrading the majority of its major airports to satisfy...http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/chhatrapati/ Tram-Train Trials- June 18, 2008 The tram-train is a format that has been gathering momentum since being pioneered in Karlsruhe in south-west Germany. This first and largest scheme for through-running between a heavy rail infrastructure and an urban tram system began in September 1992. Presuming the availability of vehicles that can safely operate over different systems, the main premise of train-train operation as defined at Karlsruhe is removing the need for passengers to transfer between the two networks to complete their..http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/yorktramtrain/ |