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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Passenger Car Window Anti-Graffiti Film
Passenger Car window Anti-Graffiti Film allows a damaged film layer to be quickly and easily removed, exposing a fresh protective sheet.
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Premiere for Digital Automatic Coupling
DB has premiered the first trial of digital automatic coupling technology for its freight wagons in a project that will run until 2022.
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PowerRail Designs New LED Headlight for Transit and LRV
PowerRail has designed and engineered, in partnership with Smart Light Source, an LED headlight solution for Transit and Light Rail Vehicles…
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Layer Optimisation of a Polymer Composite Instrument Panel
eCon Engineering performed the strength analysis with layer optimisation of a polymer composite railway instrument panel.
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The 'Banana' Locomotive Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
Our proprietary Banana Locomotive Auxiliary Power Unit is designed to reduce excess idling, save fuel, reduce engine wear and more.
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Etihad Rail Triples Its Fleet in Readiness of Stage Two
Etihad Rail has awarded a contract for 843 wagons to CRRC, which will triple its fleet in anticipation of the opening of Stage Two.
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InnoTrans Confirms Strong Exhibitor Interest for 2021
InnoTrans says that despite having to move the event to 2021 as a result of coronavirus, exhibitor bookings are at 2018 levels.
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Knorr-Bremse Wins London Underground Contract
Siemens Mobility has contracted Knorr-Bremse to supply the door systems for the Inspiro trains for London Underground's Piccadilly line.
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PALFINGER Results Strong Despite Crisis-Hit Half Year
The COVID-19 pandemic directly impacted the 2020 half-year revenue of PALFINGER AG. A recovery was seen from June onwards.
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Germany to Get World's First Hydrogen Filling Station for Passenger Trains
A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place for the new hydrogen refuelling station that is to be built in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Pilot Project on Digital Automatic Coupling Launches
The German Ministry of Transport has launched a project to test and certify digital automatic coupling. A DB-led consortium will run it.
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Products to Provide Passenger Separation and Promote Physical Distancing
Cost effective alternatives to increase passengers in confined spaces. INPS products provide separation & promote physical distancing.
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First 3D Printed Parts on UK Passenger Trains
Angel Trains and DB ESG Deploy the First 3D Printed Parts on UK Passenger Trains Using the Stratasys Rail Industry Solution.
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ZELC Award: Four in a Row for IGW in Suzhou
Our colleagues of IGW in Suzhou have won the 2019 Outstanding Supplier award from CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. (‘ZELC’, in short).
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DB Orders 30 New ICE Trains from Siemens for €1 Billion
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered 30 new ICE trains from Siemens Mobility. The first are to enter service in 2022, all by 2026.
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A New Wheel Press: An Important Baptism by Fire for IGW in Brno
Apart from producing high-quality gearboxes, we also strive to be a dependable full-service provider within the rail market.
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24 VDC Power Supply for Locomotive Applications
The Dina Consulting & Design LCD-1202027 24 VDC Power Supply is designed for use in Locomotive and Marine applications.
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Exciting News from Attwater & Sons Board of Directors
We want to welcome our newest Director, Matt D’Arcy, who joins the Board as Technical Director with effect from 1st July 2020.
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Avanti West Coast First Body Shells Arrive in UK
The first nine body shells for the new fleet of Hitachi AT300 trains (Class 805 and Class 807) for Avanti West Coast have arrived in the UK.
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HAKEL Presents Insulation Monitoring Device HIG99 for Railway Applications
Insulation Monitoring Device HIG99 is designed for use on rail vehicles & systems containing rectifiers, inverters & frequency converters.
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One for All: The Frauscher Wheel Sensor RSR110
Inductive wheel sensors are reliable, robust and flexible. This makes them the ideal basis for existing and new applications in the railway …
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A New General Manager for HÜBNER
HÜBNER has a new general manager: Gerald Steinhoff will take charge of financial and administrative areas.
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Knorr-Bremse Partners with RZD on High-Speed Trains for Russia
Knorr-Bremse has signed a partnership agreement with RZD and ECRT for the development of Russia's next-generation very high-speed trains.
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Frauscher: At Home on Track
Frauscher has been constantly improving its wheel sensors. Even the most basic model in the range can withstand the most adverse conditions.…