Train Components Categories
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On-Board Traction, Power & Safety Equipment
This section covers the systems that deliver traction, manage on-board power and ensure safety on rail vehicles. These include HVAC units, current collectors and pantographs, batteries, fire detection and suppression systems, and related equipment used across passenger and freight rolling stock.
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- Alternative Traction Technologies
- Auxiliary Power
- Diesel Engines, Alternators & Generators
- Electronic Train Components
- EMC Shielding
- Fire Detection · Suppression
- Fuel Cells & Components
- Fuel Handling · Lubricants
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Lighting · Safety Lighting
- On-Board Transformers, Inverters & Rectifiers
- Pantographs & Current Collectors
- Traction Cooling Equipment
- Traction Motors
- Train Batteries
- Train Converters
- Train Power Converters
- Train Speedometers · Safety
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Running Gear
Running gear includes all mechanical components that enable a train to run on the track, such as bogies, wheelsets, axles, bearings and suspension systems. These components support the vehicle’s weight, guide it safely along the rails and absorb forces during operation to ensure ride quality, stability and safety.
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Train Body Components
Train body components include structural elements such as doors, windows, panelling and roof sections, as well as smaller fittings and fixtures. This category also covers materials used in the construction and maintenance of train bodies, including adhesives, sealants, coatings and corrosion protection solutions.
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- Accessibility Equipment
- Buffers · Couplers · Drawgear
- Freight Train Loading · Discharge Components
- Freight Train Underframes
- Freight Wagon Bodies
- Gangways
- General Wagon Components
- Latching Systems · Handles · Hinges
- Minor Components
- Rolling Stock Materials
- Train Body Shells · Structural Parts
- Train Doors
- Train Part Forgings · Castings
- Train Windows
Train Components News
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Pfaff Verkehrstechnik Enjoys Further International Success
Pfaff Verkehrstechnik's international business is growing exceptionally well, as shown by their many successfully completed major projects.
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Wikov Has Joined Forces with Hexagon to Minimise Tram Noise Emission
Wikov has joined forces with Hexagon, in this case study, to develop a tram gearbox that minimises noise emission.
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US: $1.75bn in Funding to Improve Accessibility at Rail Stations
FTA has announced 1.75 billion USD in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve accessibility at rail and subway stations…
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TfL Tests New Cooling System on London's Tube Network
Transport for London (TfL) is trialling a cooling panel solution to reduce platform and tunnel temperatures at deep Tube stations.
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New Roxtec Seal Covers All Needs within Rolling Stock
The Roxtec CRF transit is a flexible all-in-one sealing solution made of intumescent material that protects your cables from fire.
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Skeleton Expands Its Supercapacitor Factory in Partnership with Siemens
Skeleton invests 220 M EUR in Leipzig area to build the world’s largest supercapacitor factory in partnership with Siemens.
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Roxtec Presents New Sealing Modules for Rolling Stock
Roxtec has developed new sealing modules that ensure fire protection for flexible plastic conduit penetrations in the rolling stock industry…
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Knorr-Bremse Developing Solutions to Improve Freight Rail Efficiency
Knorr-Bremse is looking to increase freight rail efficiency and flexibility by trialling an automated break testing system.
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Connectivity to Sustainability, the Future of the Rail Industry Looks Different
The current decade will be a transformative for rail; Cummins outlines three ways in which the rail industry’s near future will be different…
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Skeleton Appoints Kristel Volver from MM Grupp to Its Supervisory Board
Skeleton Technologies announced the appointment of Kristel Volver as MM Grupp representative on its Supervisory Board.
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China: Alstom Joint Venture to Supply Further Traction Systems to Nanjing Metro
Alstom’s Chinese joint venture has been awarded a contract to provide the train traction and auxiliary system for 258 Nanjing Metro cars.
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Lockhart Joins PowerRail Mobile Maintenance
John Lockhart will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating commercial sales of PowerRail Mobile Maintenance services.
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Alstom's Trápaga Site to Supply Propulsion for Zefiro Express
Alstom's industrial centre in Trápaga, Spain will manufacture the propulsion system for the new Zefiro Express high-speed trains in Sweden.
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Visit Emeg at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin
Emeg Group is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin on 20th – 23rd September 2022 at the ExpoCenter.
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On the Road to InnoTrans 2022
Texelis will be exhibiting their high performance solutions for axles and driveline systems at InnoTrans 2022 from 20th to 23rd September.
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How Skeleton & ZRT Power Locomotives Under All Weather Conditions
Leveraging the benefits of Skeleton’s supercapacitor technology, ZTR’s KickStart™ supplements locomotive batteries during engine start.
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Structural Metro Floor - XBODY® Metro
XBODY® Metro is a structural sandwich flooring solution for metro vehicles, replacing conventional welded extruded aluminum profile floors.
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Stadler Developing Modular, Scalable Battery System for Passenger Trains
Stadler is developing a modular, scalable battery system with the German Aerospace Centre and DLR Institutes for Vehicle Concepts & Networks
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Tallysman Adds Housed TW3885T Dual-Band (L1/L5) Timing Antenna
Tallysman® Wireless adds the housed TW3885T dual-band (L1/L5) timing antenna to its industry-leading line of GNSS products.
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Germany: CAF to Supply Additional Battery-Powered Trains for NWL
NWL has extended its contract with CAF for an additional 10 battery-powered trains for the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Germany.
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Knorr-Bremse to Equip ICE Trains with Braking and Entrance Systems
Knorr-Bremse has been contracted to supply the braking and entrance systems for 43 Deutsche Bahn ICE 3neo trainsets from Siemens Mobility.
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Sustainability and the Fastener Industry
Despite their reduced size, the importance for the environmental impact, strength, and durability of a fastener is critical.
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Come See INPS Group at InnoTrans Hall 8.2 Booth 480
INPS Group will be exhibiting their offerings of unique solutions to the rail industry at Hall 8.2 Booth 480 InnoTrans 2022.
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Premium PSU's Clean Room Ensures Their Products' Quality
In order to meet some of their most demanding customers’ needs, Premium Power Supplies incorporated a clean room to their facility in 2020.