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NEWS
A REGULAR ROUND-UP OF INDUSTRY PRODUCTS,
INNOVATION, NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
email: Craig Waters cwaters@russellpublishing.com
Rail-X and the
Italian railways choose Bolidt
new framework
agreements
Embedded Rail System
Rail-X has recently entered into
framework agreements both with
Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS
The Italian railway association RFI has gutter and finally inserting, adjusting and
(METRO in the Oslo-region) and
selected Bolidt to install its Bolirail® PU encasing the rail.
Jernbaneverket (The Norwegian
system in 120 metres of railway track for Bolirail® offer the ideal solution for
National Rail Administration).
the bridge over the river Arno, near Pisa. the development of railway tracks with
The framework agreement with
In cooperation with an Italian engineering low lifecycle cost, a short construction
Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS is a
firm, Bolidt has replaced the traditional time and low maintenance. This solution
three-year agreement, including the
fastening system by one of its embedded has been thoroughly tested over extended
areas of project leader services,
rail solutions at record speed. periods of time by DeltaRail, an
engineering and consulting.
In this unique concept, the rail is independent research organisation. Within
One of the projects is the
supported over its entire length by a temperature range of –25 to +70 °C, the
implementation of SIS (Real Time
Bolirail® PU, a special synthetic resin embedded rail solution accommodates up
Information System) on all buses,
formulated specially for this application, to 5 million load changes and a lengthwise
trams and subways in Oslo and
which does not crimp or crack, even under rail displacement of 20mm without any
Akershus. Rail-X contributes with both
the heaviest conditions. problems. In addition, there are only
project administration and technical
In order to limit inconvenience for minor changes in the bedding constant
competence. Equipment installed on
passengers travelling to and from Pisa, over a wide range of temperatures, with
trams and buses sends data to a central
Bolidt carried out the entire job in two load frequencies of up to 30 Hz.
system which then delivers real time
out-of-service periods of 36 hours. During Bolirail® PU embedded rail solutions
information to signs at bus- and tram-
each period, a railway track of 120 metres are expected to have a usable life span of
stops, the internet and as SMS. The
was completely rebuilt into an embedded 50 years minimum at an availability of
equipment also ensures that public
rail system, from the removal of the 99.94%. The Italian railways have made a
transport is prioritised in signal systems
at crossings.
existing rail fastening to the mounting of wise decision.
The administrative part of the
new steel gutters, gluing the runner in the www.rail.bolidt.com
project has mainly consisted of
assistance to the project manager,
from contract negotiations and
EVENTS
drawing up of contracts to project
implementation and the finalisation
work of the project.
JUNE
26 June
The framework agreement with
FERRMED STANDARDS, the Keystone
Jernbaneverket consists of consultant
16-17 June
of Rail Freight Competitiveness in
services covering the following four
Nordic Rail Infrastructure 2008
Europe
different areas of competence:
Copenhagen Marriott Hotel
Brussels Marriott Hotel
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Project Leader Services
Tel: +44 (0) 1959 563 311
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Strategy
Fax: +44 (0) 1959 563 123
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Security
Website: www.europeanrailwayreview.com
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Administration assignments and
Email: scoldicott@russellpublishing.com
Email: scoldicott@russellpublishing.com leader support
24-25 June
Rail Technology Conferences 2008
JULY The framework agreement is two-year
Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The
duration with the possibility of a
15-16 July
Netherlands
Maximising Value Across Rail
further extension of another two-years.
Organisation: Europoint b.v.
Procurement & Supply Chain
In addition to this, Rail-X has
Subjects: Switches and Wheel Rail
The Café Royal, London, UK
entered an earlier framework
Interface
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7368 9300
agreement on Signal Strategy. Including
Tel: +31 (0) 30 6981 800 Website: www.iqpc.co.uk
the four new agreements, Rail-X has
Fax: +31 (0) 30 691 73 94
Email: enquire@iqpc.co.uk
agreements with Jernbaneverket on all
Website: http://www.europoint-
areas of competence that is within the
bv.com/events/?railtechnologyconferences2008 company’s core operations.
Email: ileuvenkamp@railevents.eu www.rail-x.no
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