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ABB's Sic-Based Battery Charger for Trains Shrinks Size Tenfold and Cuts Weight by 80%

Sep 21, 2016

At the InnoTrans trade show in Berlin, Germany (20-23 September), ABB of Zurich, Switzerland is launching a next-generation battery charger based on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for use in all rail applications. Train ...

Tags: ABB, InnoTrans trade show in Berlin, Sic-based battery charger

ARA Has Welcomed The Release IA Audit Report

May 29, 2015

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the release Infrastructure Australia (IA) Audit Report, describing it as a timely and directional insight into Australia’s infrastructure requirements. The inquiry by the ...

Tags: Rail Funding, Australia's infrastructure requirements

Ara Has Expressed Disappointment in The Federal Government's 2015-16 Budget

May 19, 2015

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...

Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure

Power Electronic Converters Are Becoming Even More Efficient

Jun 5, 2014

Due to new components, power electronic converters for power engineering applications are becoming even more efficient. In particular, silicon carbide (SiC) devices enable the construction of extremely efficient and compact power electronic ...

Tags: SiC Devices, DC-DC Converter

Canada's Total Crude Oil Output Is Expected to Reach 3.9 Million B/D in 2015

Apr 16, 2014

Canada's total crude oil output is expected to reach 3.9 million b/d in 2015, some 500,000 b/d more than the current output, driven primarily by small in-situ oil sands developments, each typically 35,000-40,000 b/d, an industry official ...

Tags: Oil Output, oil sands

ARA Has Welcomed The Announcement of a Melbourne Airport Rail Link

Apr 15, 2014

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the announcement of a Melbourne Airport Rail Link by the Victorian Government, believing the new line would ease the city's rising congestion issues and drastically improve the traffic ...

Tags: Airport, Construction

US Railroads Are Rerouting Ethanol Shipments to Avoid Bottlenecks in Chicago

Mar 10, 2014

US railroads are rerouting ethanol shipments to avoid bottlenecks in Chicago, particularly for delivery to the East Coast, where supplies are running low, rail company officials said Thursday. David Garin, BNSF's vice president of ...

Tags: Ethanol, ethanol plants

Intermodal Rail Volume for February Rose 1.1% Compared with The Same Time Last Year

Mar 7, 2014

Intermodal rail volume for February rose 1.1% compared with the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Intermodal volume rose to 993,807 units in February, the 51st consecutive year-over-year monthly ...

Tags: Transportation, rail industry

John Anderson AO Launched The ACRI with Invited Guests From Industry and Government

Nov 27, 2013

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson AO has launched the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) with invited guests from industry and government. The launch coincided with the first day of the 10th World Congress on Railway ...

Tags: John Anderson, launch, rail, research, ACRI

ARA Is Asking The Government to Consider Modal Equality Under The Proposed ERF Scheme

Nov 25, 2013

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is asking the government to consider modal equality under the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) scheme. CEO of the ARA Bryan Nye said there were considerable synergies between the intent of ...

Tags: Rail, equitable, treatment, ERF

Governments Must Decide Whether or Not They Want More Trucks Forced Onto Rural Highways

Oct 25, 2013

The rail industry urges governments to look at the bigger picture when considering the ongoing operation of rural rail lines. Chief executive officer of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Bryan Nye expressed his concerns on the ...

Tags: Service, logistics

Rail in Australia Is Growing at a Substantial Rate

Oct 3, 2013

Rail in Australia is growing at a substantial rate, with passenger journeys increasing by 84 million over the past four years. The 'Australian Rail Industry Report', commissioned by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and with ...

Tags: Service, logistics

The UK's Rail Industry Is to Roll out High-Speed Mobile Broadband Across The Rail Network

Oct 1, 2013

The UK's rail industry is to roll out high-speed mobile broadband across the rail network. The plans, which will be funded by the rail industry, were announced by the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, who said that people would ...

Tags: Computer Products

The Inland Freight Rail Track Has Finally Made It Onto The Political Front Page

Aug 30, 2013

After languishing in the political wilderness of disinterest for many years, the long-wished-for inland freight rail track from Melbourne to Brisbane has finally made it onto the political front page. The rail industry has welcomed ...

Tags: Transport, logistics

The Victorian Freight Plan Promotes The Way as The Solution to The State's Freight

Aug 16, 2013

Despite widespread objections to the multi-billion dollar East-West Link and calls for the money to be spent on public transport instead, the Victorian freight and logistics plan called 'Victoria – The Freight State' promotes it as ...

Tags: Service, transport, road

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