B2B-Magazine for the Railway IndustryInternationale Fachmesse

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Berlin, 18 – 21 September 2018

No. 2 21th annual set October 2017B2B-Magazine for the Railway Industry

Report2018InnoTransRail becomesall digitalDigital technologies enter all areas of life. They capture the rail sector for the benefit of customers in freight transport and of people using passenger services.

THEME IN FOCUS

RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY

CO M M E N TA R Y

Railway industry markets are currently undergoing a major reshuffling – with new market players, with fundamentally new technologies of digitalisation, but above all due to the growing transport volumes in passenger as well as in freight transporta-tion. This entails two major tasks from the perspective of the European railway industry. On theone hand we have to insist on the establishment of a level playing field in global competition – it can, for example, not be admitted that European enterprises are prevented from acquiring more than minority participations in joint ventures in many areas of the Far East – while European companies can fully be taken over by enterprises from these same areas. These are no fair market conditions, and jointly with our partners in the field of politics we will endeavour to achieve fairer market conditions. On the other hand we aim at using the new digital technologies in such a way as to be able to cope with growing transport volumes –and this without adding any environmental impact. We masterthe technology. The challenge is now – again in cooperation with our political partners – to create the regulatory frame conditions. There are already successful achievements such as the ETCS that has been developed in Europe and has now become a global standard. The European railway industry is rich in tradition as well as in success – and thisis what we want to keep inthe future.

Market conditionsmust become fairer

Dr. JochenEickholt,UNIFE Chairman

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wLong-runningReduction of failures and down-times, for example by radially steered wheelsets in the bogies and disc brakes in order to increase the running performance of each single freight car.

xLogistics-capable The freight car itself will be in-tegrated into the supply chains in order to optimise the service quality.

yLife-cycle cost oriented Savings in operation and mainte-nance with their subsequent faster return on investment shall ensure the economic viability of the in-vestment over the life-cycle.

In the framework of this project SBB Cargo has put an innovative freight train consisting of a total of sixteen container wagons on its rail network. They are already equipped with a multitude of innovative com-ponents such as, for example, radially steered wheelsets, at the bogies, disc brakes, automatic couplers, telematics, noise reduction measures and sensor technology.

core project is the intelligent freight car to be integrated into an intelligent train by 2018. The first four of these refurbished “freight cars of the future” have been presented by SBB Cargo this summer. The cars that are now start-ing for a four years testing phase shall be lightweight, produce a lower noise level and provide a longer running performance. The so-called 5L-train or “freight car of the future” has been de-veloped jointly between SBB Cargo and the Technical Innovation Circle Rail Freight Cargo (TIS), the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and several industrial partners.

The abbreviation 5L stands for:

u Low noiseThe objective is a significant re-duction of the noise emissions of a rail freight car.

vLightweightThanks to a lower dead-weight the freight car shall allow for an increased payload.

Blueprint for the future: the intelligent freight train

Communications and cloud solutions poised to simplify train preparation.

E The objective Less noise, less wear and reduced energy consumption.

The innovative freight car is a tessera in the automation strategy of SBB Cargo. This strategy relies on the deployment of various different sen-sors at the freight car or along the track for the supervision of the trans-port as well as the equipment of 5,000 freight cars with RFID chips (radio frequency identification) until the end of 2017.

Thanks to the RFID tag it will be possible at any time to identify the location of the freight car as well as its load. In the same way as in parcel tracking customers will be able to follow the path of their rail-bound freight and will, for instance, be pre-cisely informed, when the train will arrive.

Jürgen Mues anticipates that the test train will not only guarantee in-teroperability but its aim is also to test open standards for the European freight transport. The first generation of the intelligent freight train is fore-seen to be in productive operation in Switzerland and Austria in the second half of 2018.

The rail freight business is under-going a fast digitalisation. Customers are increasingly requiring telemat-ics and sensor technology services in railborne freight transportation. SBB Cargo, Rail Cargo Group (RGC) and PJ Messtechnik (PJM) are jointly working on a partially automated train prepa-ration system. In the near future new dedicated communications and cloud solutions combined with matching sensor technology shall substantially simplify train preparation, but further-more a new kind of freight car of the future shall be implemented. Jürgen Mues, Head of Asset Management of SBB Cargo, told Railway Technology Review (Eisenbahntechnische Rund-schau 7+8/2017 p. 71 et seq.) as an ex-ample that SBB Cargo was working at a partial automation of the production of the last mile to the customer with an automated brake test and an auto-mated coupler. He added that the pro-totype of a remote-controlled locomo-tive with a collision warning system for shunting services already exists. But, as Jürgen Mues further explained, the

SBB Cargo wants to test open standards for the European freight transportation with the intelligent freight train. Photo (edited): SBB Cargo

Breakthrough will radiate outVolker Schenk, President of the German Railway Industry Association

comments the free-trade agreement between Europe and Japan.

3 7 Guidancein tunnelsSwiss enterprise GIFAS equips Rhaetian Railway‘s tunnels with modern LED handrail systems for the

lighting of escape ways to ensure a safe emergency evacuation.

Mobility Cleaning Circle

A new event format at CMS 2017 in Berlin provided a platform for

exchange for the international rail industry and the cleaning sector.

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Last September InnoTrans inau-gurated the Bus Display on its Berlin Fairgrounds. The dedicated exhibition space for buses offered exhibitors a new presentation concept in the cen-trally located “Sommergarten”. For the first time international bus manufac-turers were given the opportunity to show their vehicles not only in the Static Display but also to showcase them on a directly connected 500 metres long Demonstration Course. Trade visitors could take a ride and

the Bus Display in 2018 have already registered. “The participation at InnoTrans 2016 was a full success for Solaris. Our Urbino electric in the bus display found a big interest from pub-lic transport operators, potential cus-tomers and passengers”, summarised PR Director Mateusz Figaszewski the exhibition presentation. “We have been observing that the urban rail industry and the bus industry are increasingly complementing each other and belonging together. Man-ufacturers of urban rail vehicles focus on emission-free transport systems. We have therefore decided to exhibit again in Berlin in 2018 as InnoTrans is not only the world’s

enjoy the experience of up-to-date technology. This special combination of an exhibition surface with an ad-jacent test quit is hitherto unique on trade fairs.

Numerous manufacturers of urban transport buses recognised the added value of the exhibition and took ad-vantage of the premiere, among them VDL Bus & Coach bv, Sileo GmbH from Germany and Solaris Bus & Coach from Poland. Companies par-ticipating in the second edition of

Bus Display will start into its second round in 2018

With the repeated participation of Solaris, Sileoand VDL, electromobility will again characterisethe Bus Display in 2018.

leading trade fair for the rail trans-port sector but also for the whole mobility sector.” E-mobility will also determine the focus of the Bus Display in 2018. The Sileo company has already announced the emis-sion free double articulated bus Sileo S25. According to the manu-facturer the 25 metres long bus has an outstanding performance char-acterised by a highly efficient elec-tric traction system with batteries that facilitate a high range and offer a more than average rate of elec-tric energy recuperation. “The core of the traction drive is the single-cell-loading-battery system. Its 800 single supervised and controlled battery cells offer a capacity of 600 kilowatt-hours. This battery storage allows for a distance of up to 300 kilometres to be ridden” says Sven Bohnstedt, Sileo’s Sales Manager.

The Sileo loading technology that is adapted to the battery sys-tem as well as the load procedure and the bus can also be inspected directly on-site by the trade visitors.

Outlook InnoTrans 2018: World’s leading trade fairin high demand

The deadline for exhibitor regis-

trations is already closed and booking levels are currently 25 per cent higher than comparative figures for the last event. An increased international participation and a wish for more exhibition space are currently the most important trends. From 18 to 21 September 2018 InnoTrans will again offer a comprehensive overall view of the product and service offerings of the international transport sector.

A worldwide unique concept: the Bus Display is an exhibition space and a test roadway at the same time.

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The number of Spanish exhibitors at InnoTrans has continually risen for many years. When the exhibition washeld for the 11th time last year the Spanish participation reached a new peak. The Spanish Railway Association MAFEX has played an important role in this successful development. Its director Pedro Fortea speaks aboutInnoTrans 2016 and about current and future challenges for European enterprises of the sector.

MAFEX – an association firmly committed to InnoTrans and global competition

INTERVIEW WITH …

PEDRO FORTEA Director of the Spanish Railway Association MAFEX

InnoTrans Report: Mr Fortea, the participation of Spanish exhibitors

at InnoTrans has been rising for many years. What do you think is the reason? Pedro Fortea: The Spanish railway industry has strongly increased its in-ternational presence in the sector over the last decades and has taken a lead-

ing role in the industry. This is also reflected by its strong presence at In-noTrans, as the world’s leading trade fair for railway transport technology acts as a mirror of the sector. The strong participation is also to be understood as a firm commitment of the association to InnoTrans and to global competition.

From your point of view, what are currently the major challenges for

the European railway sector?Pedro Fortea: One of the major tasks of the European railway sector in the com-ing years will be the challenge to main-

be done in the field of energy efficiency as well. Competitive advantages in com-parison to other means of transport with their heavier impact on the environment and their reduced sustain-ability have to be generated. A decisive factor is the investment in the training of our professionals in order to promote innovations in the sector and to turn trends into reality. In this context issues such as the digitalization, Industry 4.0, advanced production methods or cyber security have to be named. One has to understand that it is important to sup-ply the best and not only the cheapest

tain its worldwide leading role. At the same time we should keep in mind that the liberalisation process in Europe has to be continued. The competition from other continents is strongly increas-ing in terms of volume and quality. Therefore the framework conditions to enable companies to provide better products and more advanced services must be created. To achieve this the demand for rail solutions must be enhanced in Europe as well as globally, and in the latter case we have to achieve an increased market entry in order to match local competition. Much has to

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products and services to end customers. And, of course we have to continue to decisively support small and medium- sized enterprises. At the same time a major paradigm change in politics has to be promoted in order to favour the use of railway transportation and new financing concepts, so as to increase the attractiveness of railways for the end consumer.

What fascinates you personally at InnoTrans?

Pedro Fortea: I have personally partici-pated eight times already at the trade fair. From event to event I was more and more impressed by how dynami-cally the exhibition grew in the past re-garding the numbers of exhibitors and visitors and how it is still enhancing its international position. One has always the feeling that there is not enough time to make all the contacts, to participate in all the meetings and to make all the visits that one has planned at the begin-ning of the exhibition. I would compare it with those cities that offer so many new things to see, to experience and to learn that one would never like to leave them. Nobody leaves InnoTrans with-out being impressed.

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A long and persistent tug-of-war was needed: for many years the European Union and Japan tried to establish a com-mon free-trade agreement. A mutual agreement on the essentials has been reached in July 2017 and a clear defini-

tion of the highest of all hurdles to be taken, the so-called Operational Safety Clause (OSC) has been established. It shall be removed by the Japanese part-ners. The OSC represents a discriminato-ry non-tariff barrier to enter the Japanese

market for the European railway indus-try, among them many German enter-prises. Hitherto there have been only a few suppliers of railway technology com-ponents and subsystems from Germany that have been able to get a foothold on the Japanese market. Most German rail-way industry enterprises in Germany have been barred from the Japanese mar-ket on the grounds of the OSC.

Equal chances in trade relations

The situation is completely different on the European open market where Japanese railway equipment manufacturers have repeatedly been able to win major contracts worth billions, as there are no such provisions for exclusion in Europe. The operational safety clauses that have had the effect of a barrier to market entry for European enterprises allow Japanese enterprises to exclude European manu-facturers with regress to national safety standards in the framework of public contracts. An example is the issue of earthquake safety of products. The OSC therefore allows Japanese tendering au-thorities to exclusively rate Japanese products as safe, despite the fact that German trains operate safely in earth-quake regions such as, for example,

California. Therefore it is even more im-portant that an equality of chances has now finally been established in trade rela-tionships. For this reason the free trade agreement between the EU and Japan is of great importance for the domestic rail-way industry. The agreement that has now been reached can represent a break-through in the trade relationship between Germany and Japan. The elimination of the OSC is a preliminary condition for free and fair trade. This opens the chance for new German-Japanese cooperations in the area of railway technology, for new technical partnerships and strategic alliances. If the agreement is put into practice within one year it is a real pro-gress for free trade that has wrongfully come under pressure in many parts of the world due to new protectionist en-deavours. The Japanese railway market is attractive for European manufacturers of systems and components. It embraces a network of 27,000 line kilometres of which about 10 percent are dedicated to high-speed traffic. Among others the urban rail-bound passenger traffic in Japan such as tramways, metros and suburban railways as well as the compo-nent and supply industries are intere-sting market segments for the European railway industry. The Japanese market

Breakthrough with power of radiationFree trade between Europe and Japan.

The President of the EU Council Donald Tusk receives the Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe (right) in July 2017. Photo: European Union

GUEST CONTRIBUTION

VOLKER SCHENK President of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB)

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has currently one characteristic for European manufacturers: it is virtually inaccessible. In some segments it’s only open at a level of about two percent. If the provisions of the new free trade agree-ment between the European Union and Japan enter into force after a one-year transition phase, it can be hoped that a level playing field for all is reached. But there is still a much bigger hope: the radiation power that may be triggered worldwide by this free trade agreement.

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All digitalThe data flow in railway operations is permanently further developing at high speed. Enterprises are pushing ahead with this development for the benefit of their customers in freight transportation as well as of people using passenger services.

THEME IN FOCUS

RAILWAYTECHNOLOGY

on Rexroth valve technology. Bosch Rexroth has been in charge of the full project development.

The major factors that led to the failure of the analogous hydraulic solution that occurred mainly at the servo valves, were the extreme tem-perature differences and contamina-tions of the hydraulic oil. The aim of the project was the development

of a retrofit kit for the conversion of all 18 Pendolinos with a total of more than 100 aggregates on the basis of a digital hydraulic solution including the related steel construction. The mechanical, hydraulic and electrical interfaces were given by the existing solution. The Finnish State Railway has expressively specified a plug and play solution that can be seamlessly

The Finnish State Railway experi-enced high maintenance costs with the original tilting hydraulics in its daily operations. The State Railway contracted Finnish scientists of Tampere Technical University to work out a concept study and to demon-strate the feasibility of a conversion of the tilting technology to a digital hydraulic solution – already based

Reliable and energy efficient.

Digital hydraulics in tilting trains

The Pendolino is able to negotiate curves at a 30 percent higher speed. Source: VR Group

integrated into the control technol-ogy of the trains.

The digital hydraulic retrofit kit consists of an axial piston fixed dis-placement pump in slanted axis de-sign, a control block with seven fast switching digital hydraulic 4/3-seat valves as well as 3/2-seat valves for neutral circulation and emergency switch-off of the tilting system. Servo valves have been completely disposed of. The number of logic valves could be reduced from six to one. The com-mand of the digital valves is carried out via a control unit of the BODAS family from Rexroth that has been proven in numerous mobile and rail-way technical applications. The con-trol system supplies the digital valves via a demand-based fast switching performance with a characteristic curve that has been adapted to the required switching times, the system architecture and the fault tolerance strategy. In case of a failure of a digi-tal valve while the train is running, its control will be completely compen-sated at unchanged running speed by the other valves.

Detecting wear before it leads to failure

An additional benefit of the in-telligent electronics: contrary to the

previous system it evaluates sensor data internally, records operational conditions, communicates with the control system of the Pendolino and improves the ability of the system for diagnosis. Finnish State Railway is thus able to deploy a software-based condition monitoring system and detect wear at the tilting system be-fore it leads to a failure. The result: significantly increased maintenance intervals in comparison to analogu-ous systems. The new digital hydrau-lic solution offers the same tilting performance as the previous system with a significantly improved avail-ability and low maintenance costs. The retrofit kit fulfils all railway spe-cific safety requirements. On the basis of the positive experiences, Finnish State Railways will convert the com-plete Pendolino fleet with retrofit kits from Rexroth.

Digitalization of business processesin railway logistics

zedas®cargo enables enterprises of the rail freight traffic sector to plan, supervise and bill transports more efficiently and more transpar-ently. With the use of mobile appli-cations for tablets and smartphones a module is created to digitalize business processes in railway logis-tics. Employees are enabled to access selected information from any loca-tion and to further process them di-rectly. The integrated off-line func-

tionality also allows autonomous working without a data connection.

Current developments are fo-cused on additional modules aiming at the solution of optimisation tasks especially in the field of resource planning. Following an integrated product philosophy, these mod-ules work closely with the existing zedas® products suite. Within the web-based optimisation module, planning may be configured and

Freight car check witha mobile solution.

One of the trends of “Logistics 4.0” is a closer networking of enterprises, partners and customers.The railway industry solution zedas®cargo offers a support with an automated Estimated-Time-of-Arrival calculationfor transportation orders and includes a message dispatch that can be configured by the customer.

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the results of optimisation runs may be visualised. Once the automation or optimisation runs are finished the results can be directly fed back into the corresponding zedas®cargo planning modules. The results for the customer are an enormous time-saving during the resource planning process and substantial cost advan-tages through an improved quality of the results of the planning pro-cess.

Stadler has concluded a contract for six bi-modal CITYLINK tram-trains with Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV). The vehicles will be entirely developed and manufac-tured at Stadler’s plant in Albuixech (Valencia) to be operated in the cities along the Costa Blanca. The first vehicle is due to be delivered in 2019. FGV’s modernisation plan for line 9 in Alicante that links Benidorm with Dénia provides for the use of six new bi-modal CITYLINK type vehicles from Stadler. The new light tram-trains will replace the series 2,500 diesel trains. The new CITYLINK can be operated electrically as well as with diesel. This allows for the tram-train to be operated in tramway mode on certain sections, for instance through Dénia. “The order demonstrates the confidence of our customers in our work and the quality of our tram-trains. We have been working together with FGV since its foundation 30 years agoand we are proud to contribute to the further development and modernisation of the infrastructure in the community of Valencia where we have been present for 120 years”, says Stadler Valencia’s CEO Iñigo Parra.

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CITYLINK-tram-trainsat the Costa Blanca

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The “smart factory” in your own enterprise

The supply requirements in production processes are getting increasingly com-plex, reaction and development times are getting shorter and it is more impor-tant than ever to be able to react flexibly to new requirements. eLogistics is an intelligent IT-based solution for stock management from Keller & Kalmbach that focuses on these points. The trend leads ever more to the so-called “smart factory”. The creation of standardised infrastructures for the own enterprise is getting increasingly important for purchasing and logistics. Logistical pro-cesses are not triggered by big centralised systems any more but by self-controlled systems that automatically order their replenishment, be it for production or for maintenance. The eLogistics plat-form allows for the control of all mate-rial and information flows of articles that are repeatedly needed. It controls, supervises, records and analyses all relevant informations. The system is able to detect missing containers and dam-aged transponders as well as orders that have no logic (for instance double

orders). Products from external sup-pliers can be integrated. It is also pos-sible to control the internal material supply of a multilevel manufacture plant under consideration of the pull principle. A further particular feature is the bi-directional exchange of data. This means that data are not only sent in one direction, that is in general order data from the customer to the supplier, but there is also a targeted transmission in the opposite direc-tion. As an example the notification of delivery can be displayed directly at the transponder that may be located at the warehouse container.

Intelligent labels are fed with data

eLogistics would not be able to work without physical logistical sys-tems, i.e. the “hardware” consisting of shelves, containers, transponders, intelligent labels, data transmission units etc. that are controlled and fed with data by eLogistics.

eLogistics working together with logistical systems. Graphic: Keller & Kalmbach

How to organise the C-parts management in the future.

in the use of compressed air in the railway sector with its new patented AMT technology. This has already

been demonstrated in the applica-tion at the subway of NYC Transit in New York City (USA). Maintenance engineers of the New York City Tran-sit Authority have discovered that humidity in the compressed air of subway cars has led to mechanical problems. As an example, the trigger-ing valve of the brake did not return to its original position any more. The engineers found out that the original adsorption dryers removed damaging humidity immediately after they were installed but they quickly lost perfor-mance in the hot and humid sum-mers of New York. The IMI Norgren adsorbent-media-tube dryer (AMT) uses a patented technology which clearly distinguishes itself from con-ventional compressed air dryers. As

The powerful and reliable com-pressed air dryer from IMI Precision Engineering marks a leap forward

Powerful compressed air dryer from IMI Precision Engineering.

Dry air for New York City Transit

New York City Transit Authority is replacing the traditional dryers of a train by AMT test units. Photo: shutterstock

Flexible – contrary to dryers with adsorption balls the AMT dryer can be integrated in horizontal as well as in vertical position

and therefore allows for more flexibility and an optimisation of the use of space.Photo: IMI Precision Engineering

soon as the traditionally used adsorp-tion balls with clay bonding agent are saturated with water the dryer will fail and cannot be regenerated any more. The AMT-dryer consists of polymer hollow fibres which re-ject humidity. This design ensures a higher removal of humidity and a faster regeneration without hampering the dryer medium thus improving the performance as well as the longevity.

Test phase successfully concluded

A multistage filter system which was installed in a test unit removed dirt particles, water and oil from the air as well as water by means of the AMT dryer. The New York City Tran-sit Authority replaced the traditional dryer of a train (three compressor racks) with these AMT test units and ran it under normal operational con-ditions. After twelve months of op-eration including the usual hot and humid months of New York summers the test results showed that the air

provided by the dryer was still exact-ly as dry as on the day of implemen-tation. There was no worsening or deterioration of the drying capacity at all. The New York subway now has a dryer with outstanding properties at its disposal:

Durable – the AMT dryer lasts for up to seven years or 21,000 operating hours – substantially longer than the prescribed maintenance interval of two years. Furthermore, the AMT dryer is certified according to the demanding railway standards regarding extreme temperatures, voltage tolerances and vibrations.

Effective – the hollow fibre struc-ture of the AMT dryer medium en-sures that water is adsorbed faster and more reliably from the air stream and that it can be more effectively freed in the regeneration process. The AMT dryer maintains its performance, in stark contrast to conventional dryers, the performance of which decreases over time due to the fact that the drying agent is saturated with liquid and has settled due to vibrations.

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Ticket purchase by smartphone. Graphic: HanseCom

In 2015 Deutsche Bahn AG started working on a widespread digitalisation offensive in order to continuously improve their processes and offers. Work is underway on about 150 new applications and business models across the corporation. In a partner-ship with Deutsche Bahn AG Cisco provides the necessary networking

technology. Cisco supplies the new innovative multioperator WLAN sys-tem that is being used in the new ICE 4 of Deutsche Bahn AG as well as the WLAN access points. The first two ICE 4 trains are currently being tested in trial operations. The fleet will then gradually be completed up to 119 ICE 4 trains. The WLAN will be used to

connect the ICE portal as well as the internal railway services to the net-work.

On the basis of the experiences in long-distance traffic, regional trains are now also being connected to the network. This is applied in a first pilot project with the use of the platform solution Colibri (“Coach Link for

Broadband Information Exchange”) that has been developed by DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung (DB mainte-nance services) and uses Cisco net-work infrastructure. Passengers may now experience and evaluate the com-ponents of the new IT system in two trains of the regional express lines RE3 (Stralsund – Berlin – Elsterwer-da) and RE5 (Rostock / Stralsund – Berlin – Wünsdorf/Waldstadt).

Focus on customerinformation

This application also focuses on

the improvement of the customer information during the trip. As an example passengers may find infor-mation on where seats or storage spaces are available in the train via the app “Digital im Regio” or by the trainbound monitors. Furthermore, a free WiFi as well as entertainment of-fers of the broadcasting station rbb and games shall turn the travelling time into a recreational experience in future. But Deutsche Bahn AG also benefit themselves from the Cisco net-work: Colibri is poised to transmit preliminary information on defects and damages of approaching trains to the maintenance plant in charge. This will allow the plant to prepare the nec-essary maintenance work and to avoid

Connected while travelling cancellations or long downtimes. Colibri is a modular portfolio developed by Deutsche Bahn AG in cooperation with Cisco that digitises a range of IT products and services along the whole travel chain and thus simplifies process flows. The portfolio is structured into three modules: Colibri-N (network) offers several applications to document the travel process. Colibri-D (diagnosis) is an analysis tool for Deutsche Bahn AG to evaluate vehicle data. Colibri-W (WLAN) offers WiFi to customers and employees of Deutsche Bahn AG. All products and services of the modules can be individually combined and are closely linked to each other.

Cisco as a technology and digitalization partner of Deutsche Bahn.

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The public transport enterprise of Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (DSW21, Dortmund municipal utility) has been using the nationwide mobility platform HandyTicket Deutschland that is operated by HanseCom, an enterprise of the INIT group. In this way DSW21 pushes the digitalisation of public transport in Dortmund.More than 16,000 customers of DSW21 regularly use this mobility platform. By now DSW21 sells a monthly average of 12,500 digital tickets via HandyTicket Deutschland. “There are more and more passengers who buy their tickets over this platform with full flexibility in terms of time and place and with the method of payment of their choice”, explains Andrea Engelke, head of sales at DSW21. “After five years of success-ful cooperation we can now say that we have made a big step ahead in the digi-talisation of public transport with the use of this innovative platform.” HandyTicket Deutschland bundles schedules and tariffs of different regions in one single app.Passengers are able to purchase the tickets comfortably, easily and across regions over one single app. To enhance the offer HanseCom continuously works at the integration of further public transport enterprises and transport associations as well as at the inclusion of further offers such as parking or car sharing. Public transport enterprises now receive a further digital sales channel when using HandyTicket Deutschland without having to bear any investment for their participation. There are no costs for development or operation as participating enterprises only pay a small fee per sold ticket. The start in a new region is possible within four weeks.HandyTicket Deutschland started in 2007 as an initiative of several public transport enterprises and transport associations under the coordination of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and is now the leading supra-regional mobility platform in German public transport. Since January 2016 HandyTicket Deutschland is developed and operated by HanseCom, an enterprise of the INIT group.

Dortmunder Stadtwerke in its fifth successful year with HandyTicket Deutschland

The words indicate a carriage of Deutsche Bahn where the platformsolution Colibri is being tested. Source: VBB Berlin-Brandenburg

Colibri allows to digitalise IT products and services along the whole travel chain and thus helps simplify processes.

High-end components for buses and railways

With its over 30 years of experi-ence with safety systems, Mayser has a leading role in the protection from safety hazards in the field of public transport. The non-touch detection system for railway doors which was presented last year has been further developed by Mayser and is now also presented for buses.

Mobility impaired persons de-pend particularly on public means of transport. The fast intervals between buses convert the boarding and alighting area into one of the most dangerous places. Articulated buses furthermore do not always permit visual supervision by the driver. Tac-tile door protection systems which are triggered when colliding with persons or objects may well pre-vent persons from being trapped or dragged along but they do not offer a full protection against being hit or against the danger of falling on the bus stop floor.

The non-touch detection sys-tem from Mayser works contactless. Capacitive sensors are integrated into

the finger protection profiles with their soft closing edges. If a person approaches the active zone of the

sensors the electric field changes. A signal to the door control system recognises the person before there is physical contact and the movement of the door is stopped. The system only detects conductive objects in the direct danger area, it can not be manipulated, is electro-magnetically compatible and not interference-prone in terms of environmental influences such as snow, rain or fly-ing leaves. It is suitable for different kinds of doors from inward swinging doors to sliding plug doors. Some reference vehicles have already been successfully retrofitted with the sys-tem that can be easily installed.

Fire resistant andstandardised sensors for more safety

The issue of fire safety for more passenger safety is more and more in the focus of the public. RoadFR and RailFR, the fire resistant sensors and cables from Mayser comply with ECE 118 and EN 45545 standards.

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New developments and optimisations for safe boarding and alighting.

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Digitalisation is a fact that cannot be ignored any more in our modern and net-worked business life. The automatic retrieval and processing of real-time data with the help of the GOLDSCHMIDT DIGITAL APP will in the future enable the documenta-tion of highly complex processes at track construction sites. Measurement data of relevant process parameters can comfortably and safely be retrieved and checked, recorded, compared and archived directly from a smartphone or tablet. This process is supported by appropriate devices, such as for example, the preheating unit SMARTWELD JET – that are equipped with control units and can communicate with the app via a Bluetooth interface. The automatic propane/air preheating unit SMARTWELD JET works without compressed oxygen. The torch automates thepreheating process of the THERMIT® welding and thus supports an error-free and safe welding process. The device is self-monitoring and can be used as a stand-alone with the GOLDSCHMIDT DIGITAL APP. The complete welding process is stored in the app. The welder is automatically guided through the process, starting with the scanning of the THERMIT® portion whereby the app recognises the kind of weld-ing procedure and the rail profile type to be used with the right kind of rail quality. All relevant work instructions for a correct welding procedure are programmed and will be processed step-by-step, ensuring an increased safety of the welding process. At the same time the data of the welding will be automatically and thus efficiently recorded and made available for the user in PDF or CSV format.

SMARTWELD JET – automatic propane/air preheating unit“New Generation 2.0”in the Netherlands

In 2014 the decision was made by the Dutch State Railway, ProRail, to attribute the frame contract for a new turnout generation 2.0 to voestalpine WBN, whereupon a completely new turnout system for 1:18 and 1:29 turnouts of the 7,000 kilometres long rail network was developed.For this application they chose the setting system UNISTAR HR from voestalpine SIGNALING Sainerholz

that has already been installed more than 2,000 times and in over 30 coun-tries.UNISTAR HR is a hydraulic and SIL4 certified point machine with an integrated prism lock that ensures reliability, safety and economy. It is above all the compact design of the IP67 certified drive that provides the possibility to fasten the setting and locking unit directly on the concrete

sleeper in the middle of the track. The ability for continuous mechanic tamping of the whole turnout area and the uniform weight distribution guarantee a significantly increased quality of the track bed. Weak points due to uneven tamping are avoided.voestalpine SIGNALING Sainerholz has supplied the UNISTAR HR with three and for the first time even with four setting points - driven by just one single hydraulic unit! The point setting systems are equipped with either two or three end position de-tectors UNISTAR ELP between the individual setting points. The SIL4 certified UNISTAR ELP offers two in-dependent detector rods monitoring the open and the closed switch point and thus ensures additional safety. In line with the UNISTAR system phi-losophy the housing is IP67 certified. This ensures reliable operations even under difficult environmental condi-tions.

Point machine with four setting points UNISTAR HR and three end position sensors UNISTAR ELP.

voestalpine WBN and voestalpine SIGNALING Sainerholz supply new turnout system to ProRail.

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line? The 61.67 kilometres long line with its 144 bridges and 42 tunnels and galleries is part of the line net-work of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). Its railway tunnels have gotten on in years and will be renovated in several stages over the next decade.

As one of the first tunnels on this line the Glatscheras tunnel has been com-pletely renovated. It is the first one in the world which has been built with the “standard tunnel construction method”. This construction method that has been developed by RhB aims

The enterprise equips the tunnels of the Albula railway line, one of the world’s most spectacular narrow gauge railway lines that was included in the list of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 2008. Who does not know the picturesque Albula

With its LED handrail system GIFAS has scored points in a demanding project with international aura.

GIFAS ensures orientation in UNESCO World Cultural Heritage

A good emergency escape route lighting ensures safety in tunnels.

at refurbishing tolerance not only for the next 30 years but to make it fit for its whole useful life of 100 years. In this process the old walls that were

built more than hundred years ago are completely removed and replaced by pre-fabricated concrete elements that can be put into one another.

Optimum lighting in case of evacuation

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been paramount long before the new Gotthard base tunnel opened. With the progress of technology, standards and regulations are constantly devel-oped. According to the international TSI guidelines (Technical Specifica-

tions for Interoperability that aim at uniform provisions for safe rail-way traffic within the EU) as well as also national specifications, railway tunnels must be equipped with an emergency exit lighting for orienta-tion purposes. In an emergency case when persons must be evacuated (for example in case of fire in a tunnel) an optimum lighting must be provided to ensure that passengers can leave the tunnel safely and as quickly as possible.

In terms of safety no chances should be taken. On the basis of its long-standing experience in the area of railway tunnels GIFAS was contracted after a public tendering process to equip the first two tun-nels with its tested and proven LED handrail systems for the escape exit lighting.

The first tunnel to be equipped with the new lighting was the Glat-scheras tunnel to be followed by the Sasslatsch tunnel. The refurbishments will make the tunnels generally 180 centimetres wider and 40 centimetres higher so that there is more space for the self-rescue of passengers. RhB intends to repair 115 further tunnels in the same style. This will allow for synergies for the subsequent renova-tions – the wheel will not have to be reinvented again.

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Live demonstration of professional graffiti removal from a train. The railcar in question is the Berlin-Wrocław Culture Train. Photo: Messe Berlin

Debut of the Mobility Cleaning Circle

Speaking at the first Mobility Clean-ing Circle at CMS Berlin in September 2017, Dieter Kienle from Stuttgarter Strassenbahn AG could not have summed it up any better: ”Railways and cleaning belong together.“ That was why it was an excellent idea to bring these two branches from different industries together, he added. Around 80 representatives of the rail industry and the cleaning sector ac-cepted Messe Berlin’s invitation to the

event, including interested parties from Germany, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Hungary and Russia.

Merging of industry expertise from two sectors

The Mobility Cleaning Circle is co-organised by InnoTrans and the cleaning trade fair CMS Berlin, which take place bi-annually in alternate years in Berlin. InnoTrans had invited rail in-

dustry professionals from around the world to gain a comprehensive market overview of the wide range of cleaning machines and cleaning agents which the cleaning sector has to offer for specific railway applications. The clean-ing sector at InnoTrans, the world’s leading transport technology trade fair, focuses on vehicle cleaning, while CMS Berlin provides a comprehensive mar-ket overview of the cleaning sector. The participants were eager to raise

numerous issues, among them the difficulty of streamlining the on- board cleaning of trains. ”Using ma-chines, we can clean the outside of all kinds of vehicles, but interiors remain a problem“, said Murray Gate, fleet per-formance manager of the New Zealand subsidiary of the Transdev Group.

Tour of the trade fair featuring graffiti removal from a DB train

The highlight of the meeting was a tour of the trade fair which included a professional demonstration by Deutsche Bahn Services GmbH of how to remove graffiti. The mobility group states that it has to remove around 350,000 square metres or the equivalent of about 50 football pitches of graffiti from trains of Deutsche Bahn AG and its subsidiaries every year.

Nanotechnology helps in preparing surfaces

Joost van der Bijl from NedTrain, the subsidiary of the Dutch national railway operator in charge of mainte-nance and repair of rolling stock, dared to look into the future: “Using nano-technology it should be possible to prime surfaces so that sprayed paint does not stick and immediately runs off ”, he said.

According to Stanislav Zotin from Russian State Railways, the event had been ‘expertly organised’. It had given him and his colleagues an opportunity to find out about companies, machines and cleaning agents that meet the needs of his field of work. The next Mobility Cleaning Circle will take place during CMS 2019 (24 to 27 September 2019).

The new event format provided a meeting place in Berlin for the international rail industry and the cleaning sector.