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Issue 4 2006, Past issues / 28 July 2006 /
By decision of the Portuguese Government, a High Speed Transportation System shall be developed which offers both international high-speed and national high-speed train services (passenger and freight) accommodating the increasing requirements for cross-border mobility and which contributes to the strengthening of the economic position and social cohesion, in particular between neighbouring regions of Portugal and Spain.
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Issue 3 2006, Past issues / 31 May 2006 /
GSM-R is a communication system for railway operations based on the standard ETSI GSM of public radio with additional railway features defined in the EIRENE (FRS, SRS) and MORANE specifications.These specifications have been developed by mandate of UIC and in collaboration with ETSI, to ensure interoperability between railway networks of different countries.
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Issue 1 2006, Past issues / 14 February 2006 /
European Railway Review has previously featured articles which have dealt with the in-depth technical nature of GSM-R1. In this report, Paul Jenkins summarises the progress made by Network Rail, the national owner and operator of the railway in the UK, and outline the next steps being taken to implement the system.
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Issue 4 2005, Past issues / 3 November 2005 /
These are exciting times for the UK rail network and for its infrastructure manager, Network Rail and the next five years will lay the foundation for the next 50.
After nearly five years of hard work, train performance has been re-established at levels good enough to see real growth in patronage once again. Major projects, such as the rebuilding and upgrading of the West Coast Main Line and the construction of the high speed line from London to Eurotunnel, are nearing completion. Other major projects now underway, such as the building of a complete new telecoms network, are creating the backbone of tomorrow’s railway. At the same time, Network Rail has organised itself and is now transforming its processes. Being one of the first of the new European infrastructure managers, and in a complex political climate too, has made for a difficult and testing time since 1994, as has been extensively reported on elsewhere. Network Rail has approached its task of rebuilding Britain’s railways with commitment and tenacity coupled with forging open honest relationships with its stakeholders and customers. Some aspects of Network Rail’s activities are outlined here for the information of those networks now embarking on vertical separation. (more…)
Issue 4 2005, Past issues / 3 November 2005 /
The Euro is not sufficient to unite Europe: an international railways system is needed to sweep away the borders between the different States by overcoming technological barriers and to compete with air, inland-water and road transport. (more…)
Issue 4 2005, Past issues / 3 November 2005 /
My last report in European Railway Review was in Issue 2 2004, when my focus was on the progress of the development and the implementation of GSM-R in Europe. At that stage, GSM-R implementation had started or was ongoing in several countries. In some of the early implementing railways, GSM-R was replacing the existing analogue radio system. Several railways had started the tendering process or even first implementations on selected lines. (more…)
Issue 4 2005, Past issues / 3 November 2005 /
The new technology for railway radio transmission is GSM-R. Deutsche Bahn AG is taking the initiative, and other railway companies are also currently planning and building their systems.
FW Fernmeldewerk München-Aubing GmbH (FW) is a full life-cycle service provider for many analog and digital railway cab radios and other radio frequency equipment. FW is starting with engineering and prototyping, and will create and manufacture special equipment for railways. FW was a part of Deutsche Bahn AG and since 2001 it has been an independent company.
FW is working with GSM-R at first. For example, FW carried out all the engineering for S-Bahn Hamburg and has created some special mechanical and electrical parts for all ICE 3 trains in Germany and is installing them in all trains. In addition, FW will work in the whole of Germany and conduct the first measurements and start the cab radios.
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Issue 3 2005, Past issues / 23 August 2005 /
Despite difficulties and eight years after its start, Banverket is about to finalise the Swedish GSM-R project SIR. Problems solved have included appeals against building permits for radio sites, interaction problems between phones and the Swedish GSM-R network and difficulties achieving full system functionality according to the EIRENE specifications.
When Banverket (The Swedish National Rail Administration) started the SIR (Swedish International Railway radio) project in 1997, it did so as the first railway operator in the world and was consequently a pioneer in the area.
The Swedish GSM-R network MobiSIR (Mobiles in SIR) is now practically built out with approximately 800 sites along the entire Swedish main-line railway network, which consists of almost 500 kilometres of railway (including tunnels) out of a total of approximately 10,000 kilometres. The remaining 2,500 kilometres are low traffic lines, due to be equipped with MobiSIR during 2006 and 2007. When this sub-project is completed, all communication for railway operations will run on MobiSIR. (more…)
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