News 2006  Conductor rail for Curve of 20 m Radius only 5.11.2006 Conductor rail for Curve of 20 m Radius only The feasability of bending the conductor rail to a radius of only 20 m has been shown in a test.  Conductor rail swings away for construction work at tunnel vault 12.10.2006 Conductor rail swings away for construction work at tunnel vault The conductor rail above the closed track is swung away and covered with plastic to protect it from pollution. Once construction works are finished, the conductor rail is swung back in place and the track is re-opened for electric traction.  Glattalbahn, phase 1 30.9.2006 The installation of the overhead contact line is completed. The installation of the overhead contact line is completed.  Innotrans 200619.9.2006 Innotrans 2006 At our booth we were exhibiting the conductor rail, components of our new overhead contact lines for urban railways, the ELFF-CAP Phase Planning Tool, as well as Video-recordings of contact lines in service.  7.9.2006 A different rail-fair Furrer+Frey presented its new overhead contact line system « Stadtbahn »   Seminary on Control systems for maintenance shops and engine sheds 21.6.2006 Seminary on Control systems for maintenance shops and engine sheds Topics: control systems and interlockings, overhead contact lines inside the shed, cranes, falling safety equipment, magnetically locked switch keys, earthing rods and earthing switches, concepts for earthing and grounding, maintenance and repair work. The Seminary was a big success. It was attended by representatives of numerous Private Railways, SBB and the Federal Office of Transportation. It offered an excellent platform for the discussion of topics concerning control systems, interlockings and moveable conductor rails. The mixture between technical presentations and visiting the engine shed's infrastructure was much appreciated by the participants. At lunch, railway technology and other vital aspects of daily life were being discussed animatedly.. |  |
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