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The Future of Island Line – Options Report”
A Technical Response to the Report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report” By Mark Brinton MIET March 2016 Page 1 1. Executive Summary This Report should be read in conjunction with Chris Garnett’s Report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report”. I have set out to discuss the issues raised in the Garnett Report mainly from an engineering and technical point of view. My reports contains a detailed analysis of the various technical claims made the supporters of conversion of Island Line to a tramway and casts significant doubts as to the cost benefits claimed for the conversion of the existing railway into a tramway and the use of tram vehicles. I have also questioned the safety and legal aspects of the proposed method of operation of this tramway. I have also sought to address a number of myths and rumours surrounding some of the technical issues relating to Island Line. Unfortunately some of these have found their way into Christopher Garnett’s report and could be considered to be affecting its conclusions. The last part of my report describes a possible alternative to a tramway which should cost less to implement and reduce day-to-day operational costs whilst securing the operation of Island Line within the National Rail Network. 2. Introduction This document has been produced as a considered technical response to the statements and proposals put forward in the report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report” prepared by Christopher Garnett for the Isle of Wight Council in January 2016 [the Garnett Report]. As the author of this Report, I am a practicing railway engineer, with over forty years of experience mainly in traction and rolling stock engineering. -
Railroad (UP) BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) BNSF Railway (BNSF) September 3, 2014 Sacramento, California 1 Help inform planning for near, mid, and long-term planning horizons. ◦ Sustainable Freight Plan ◦ State Implementation Plan ◦ Scoping Plan, etc Identify current state of advanced technologies that provide opportunities for emission reductions. 2 3 Background on North American Freight Rail Operations Historical Evolution of Technology and Operations Framework for Technology Assessment Assessment of Technologies to Reduce Locomotive Emissions 4 5 Seven Class I (Major) Freight Railroads in US Operating on 160k miles of track with Chicago as a major hub. UP and BNSF National Fleet of ~15,000 locomotives. ◦ 10,000 interstate line-haul and 5,000 regional and switch locomotives 6 Courtesy of GE ~4,400 hp Diesel engine powers electric alternator which provides electricity to the locomotive traction motors/wheels. Two Domestic Manufacturers: General Electric (GE) and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 7 Interstate Line Haul (4,400 hp) ◦ Pull long trains across the country (e.g., Chicago to Los Angeles) ◦ Consume ~330,000 gallons of diesel annually. ◦ Operate 5-10% of time within California Medium Horsepower (MHP) (2,301-4,000 hp) ◦ Regional, helper, and short haul service. ◦ Consume ~50,000-100,000 gallons of diesel annually. ◦ Most operations in California or western region. Switch (Yard) (1,006-2,300 hp) ◦ Local and rail yard service. ◦ Consume ~25,000-50,000 gallons of diesel annually. ◦ Most operations in and around railyards. 8 Cajon Junction Colton • UP Cajon / Palmdale (8 trains per day) BNSF Transcon (66 trains per day) UP Cajon / Cima (9 trains per day) UP Coastal (1 train per day) Northern UP, Metrolink Valley Sub (9 trains per day) Alameda Corridor (UP and BNSF: UP Sunset (40 trains per day) 45 trains per day) 10 50% improvement in efficiency since 1980 (~1.8%/year) ◦ Due to operational and technology improvements ◦ FRA and rail roads project continued fuel efficiencies of about 1% per year. -
January 2021
LIVING WITH LIMITS Friar Bob Hutmacher, ofm August 1963. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad was a mainstay of transportation for people who lived in the upper half of western Illinois; it was part of a rail network that was hooked up with lines all the A couple of my friends from grade school were way to Texas and west to Wyoming. The also going to St. Joseph Seminary. But this was Quincy station in 1963 was across the not for a couple of weeks at summer camp! We Mississippi River in West Quincy, Missouri. would not see our families until Christmas That August was and still is very significant in vacation in December! I honestly do not recall my life. A beginning! saying goodbye or hugging my parents, three th When I was in 6 grade I knew I wanted brothers and little sister. I felt adventurous and to be a Franciscan Friar. Our parish in Quincy very frightened at the same time. and Quincy College (now University) were both The train cars in 1963 were an ugly dark staffed by many friars so I “grew up with green that added a sinister layer of mystery to brown.” The friars all appeared to be happy and the event. We said some kind of goodbyes and I wanted to share their happiness; plus, I’d boarded. One student two years older than my become enamored with Francis of Assisi. It was classmates and I and took us under his wing. truly that simple. I received permission from my The train pulled out and we watched that large parents to go to the minor seminary in group of people disappear in the distance. -
June 2019 Project Management Oversight Report
REPORT ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT – JUNE 2019 Executive Summary This semi‐annual Report on Project Management Oversight details Service Board efforts in implementing their capital programs. Included are details on all state‐funded projects, regardless of budget, and all systemwide projects with budgets of $10 million or more, regardless of funding source. Information in this report was collected by direct interviews, project meetings, and documented submissions from Service Board project management teams. The RTA’s 2018‐2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan, “Invest in Transit,” highlights $30 billion of projects that are needed to maintain and modernize the region’s transit network. To maintain and preserve the current system in a State of Good Repair (SGR), as well as address the backlog of deferred SGR projects, requires a capital investment of $2 to $3 billion per year. After nearly a decade without a State of Illinois capital program, transit in the RTA region will get a much‐needed infusion from the Rebuild Illinois bill passed on June 1, 2019 by the General Assembly. The RTA is looking forward to the implementation of this new state capital plan however there is a concern that the proposed funding for transit does not meet the current needs as identified in “Invest in Transit.” The 55 projects detailed in this report together represent $5,712,260,030 worth of construction, maintenance, and procurement. Many of these projects address outstanding capital needs, while others are directed toward compliance with federal requirements or enhancing customer experience, safety, and security. All of the state funded projects are within budget. -
Case of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
MANAGING PROJECTS WITH STRONG TECHNOLOGICAL RUPTURE Case of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems THESIS N° 2568 (2002) PRESENTED AT THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - LAUSANNE BY GUILLAUME DE TILIÈRE Civil Engineer, EPFL French nationality Approved by the proposition of the jury: Prof. F.L. Perret, thesis director Prof. M. Hirt, jury director Prof. D. Foray Prof. J.Ph. Deschamps Prof. M. Finger Prof. M. Bassand Lausanne, EPFL 2002 MANAGING PROJECTS WITH STRONG TECHNOLOGICAL RUPTURE Case of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems THÈSE N° 2568 (2002) PRÉSENTÉE AU DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉNIE CIVIL ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE PAR GUILLAUME DE TILIÈRE Ingénieur Génie-Civil diplômé EPFL de nationalité française acceptée sur proposition du jury : Prof. F.L. Perret, directeur de thèse Prof. M. Hirt, rapporteur Prof. D. Foray, corapporteur Prof. J.Ph. Deschamps, corapporteur Prof. M. Finger, corapporteur Prof. M. Bassand, corapporteur Document approuvé lors de l’examen oral le 19.04.2002 Abstract 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to extend my deep gratitude to Prof. Francis-Luc Perret, my Supervisory Committee Chairman, as well as to Prof. Dominique Foray for their enthusiasm, encouragements and guidance. I also express my gratitude to the members of my Committee, Prof. Jean-Philippe Deschamps, Prof. Mathias Finger, Prof. Michel Bassand and Prof. Manfred Hirt for their comments and remarks. They have contributed to making this multidisciplinary approach more pertinent. I would also like to extend my gratitude to our Research Institute, the LEM, the support of which has been very helpful. Concerning the exchange program at ITS -Berkeley (2000-2001), I would like to acknowledge the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. -
Competitive Tendering of Rail Services EUROPEAN CONFERENCE of MINISTERS of TRANSPORT (ECMT)
Competitive EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT Tendering of Rail Competitive tendering Services provides a way to introduce Competitive competition to railways whilst preserving an integrated network of services. It has been used for freight Tendering railways in some countries but is particularly attractive for passenger networks when subsidised services make competition of Rail between trains serving the same routes difficult or impossible to organise. Services Governments promote competition in railways to Competitive Tendering reduce costs, not least to the tax payer, and to improve levels of service to customers. Concessions are also designed to bring much needed private capital into the rail industry. The success of competitive tendering in achieving these outcomes depends critically on the way risks are assigned between the government and private train operators. It also depends on the transparency and durability of the regulatory framework established to protect both the public interest and the interests of concession holders, and on the incentives created by franchise agreements. This report examines experience to date from around the world in competitively tendering rail services. It seeks to draw lessons for effective design of concessions and regulation from both of the successful and less successful cases examined. The work RailServices is based on detailed examinations by leading experts of the experience of passenger rail concessions in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. It also -
Trains Galore
Neil Thomas Forrester Hugo Marsh Shuttleworth (Director) (Director) (Director) Trains Galore 15th & 16th December at 10:00 Special Auction Services Plenty Close Off Hambridge Road NEWBURY RG14 5RL Telephone: 01635 580595 Email: [email protected] Bob Leggett Graham Bilbe Dominic Foster www.specialauctionservices.com Toys, Trains & Trains Toys & Trains Figures Due to the nature of the items in this auction, buyers must satisfy themselves concerning their authenticity prior to bidding and returns will not be accepted, subject to our Terms and Conditions. Additional images are available on request. If you are happy with our service, please write a Google review Buyers Premium with SAS & SAS LIVE: 20% plus Value Added Tax making a total of 24% of the Hammer Price the-saleroom.com Premium: 25% plus Value Added Tax making a total of 30% of the Hammer Price 7. Graham Farish and Peco N Gauge 13. Fleischmann N Gauge Prussian Train N Gauge Goods Wagons and Coaches, three cased Sets, two boxed sets 7881 comprising 7377 T16 Graham Farish coaches in Southern Railway steam locomotive with five small coaches and Livery 0633/0623 (2) and a Graham Farish SR 7883 comprising G4 steam locomotive with brake van, together with Peco goods wagons tender and five freight wagons, both of the private owner wagons and SR all cased (24), KPEV, G-E, boxes G (2) Day 1 Tuesday 15th December at 10:00 G-E, Cases F (28) £60-80 Day 1 Tuesday 15th December at 10:00 £60-80 14. Fleischmann N Gauge Prussian Train Sets, two boxed sets 7882 comprising T9 8177 steam locomotive and five coaches and 7884 comprising G8 5353 steam locomotive with tender and six goods wagons, G-E, Boxes F (2) £60-80 1. -
RAIB Summary of Recommendation Status 2019
RAIB summary of recommendation status 2019 Report Event Rec RAIB Investigation title Status of recommendation End implementer number date number concern Network Rail 1 ORR/OPB response awaited RSSB 2 ORR/OPB response awaited Hitachi STS Loss of safety critical signalling data on Network Rail 17/2019 20/10/17 3 ORR/OPB response awaited the Cambrian Coast line RSB Network Rail 4 ORR/OPB response awaited Hitachi STS 5 ORR/OPB response awaited 1 ORR/OPB response awaited Passenger injury at Ashton-under-Lyne 2 ORR/OPB response awaited 15/2019 12/03/19 Keolis Amey Metrolink (KAM) tram stop 3 ORR/OPB response awaited 4 ORR/OPB response awaited 1 ORR/OPB response awaited All TOCs Fatal accident involving a train 2 ORR/OPB response awaited All Heritage TOCs 14/2019 01/12/18 passenger at Twerton 3 ORR/OPB response awaited Great Western Railway 4 ORR/OPB response awaited RSSB Fatal accident at Tibberton No.8 footpath 13/2019 06/02/19 1 ORR/OPB response awaited Network Rail crossing Near miss with a track worker near 1 ORR/OPB response awaited Network Rail 12/2019 02/12/18 Gatwick Airport station 2 ORR/OPB response awaited BAM Nuttall Serious operational irregularity at Bagillt user worked crossing, Flintshire, 11/2019 17/09/19 1 ORR/OPB response awaited Network Rail involving an abnormally heavy road vehicle Key: Recommendations made prior to 2019 that remain open Recommendations made during 2019 Recommendations implemented during 2019 Recommendations where status changed during 2019 RAIB summary of recommendation status 2019 1 May 2020 Report Event -
High-Speed Ground Transportation Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment
High-Speed Ground Transportation U.S. Department of Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Office of Railroad Policy and Development Washington, DC 20590 Final Report DOT/FRA/ORD-12/15 September 2012 NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the United States Government, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the United States Government. The United States Government assumes no liability for the content or use of the material contained in this document. NOTICE The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report. REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. -
Great Britain
Thurso Georgemas Junction Wick Helmsdale Great Britain Lairg Tain Invergordon Garve Arriva Trains Dingwall Wales c2c Nairn Forres Elgin Keith Caledonian Achnasheen Inverness Sleeper Strathcarron Huntly Chiltern Plockton Railways Stromeferry Kyle of Lochalsh Inverurie CrossCountry October 2016 Aviemore East Midlands Trains ScotRail Dyce Eurostar Kingussie Grand Central Spean Aberdeen Great Airport services: Heathrow Express, Stansted Express, Gatwick Express Glenfinnan Bridge Northern Mallaig CrossCountry Limited service* Fort Blair Atholl Virgin Trains Stonehaven Greater William East Coast Anglia ScotRail Great Not all lines shown in London area Rannoch Caledonian Montrose Western Sleeper denoted by area within grey line Pitlochry Railway Arbroath Hull Trains Tyndrum London Underground Circle Line Oban Perth Island Line Dalmally Crianlarich Glasgow Underground Gleneagles Dundee London Midland Dunblane Leuchars London Overground Airport interchange Arrochar & Tarbet Stirling Ferry Alloa Merseyrail Larbert Kirkcaldy Railair coach link with Heathrow Airport Dunfermline Northern Garelochhead ScotRail Inverkeithing Falkirk ScotRail Grahamston EDINBURGH Helensburgh Upper Balloch Waverley Polmont Southern Milngavie North Berwick Train Open Helensburgh Central Lenzie Operating Access Falkirk Bathgate Dunbar Southeastern Dumbarton Central High Companies Operators Maryhill Cumbernauld Haymarket Westerton Springburn Berwick-upon-Tweed South West Trains Train operating companies in roman Partick Queen Street Airdrie Galashiels TfL Rail Open access -
Deflection Estimation of Edge Supported Reinforced Concrete
STATUS OF RAILWAY TRACKS AND ROLLING STOCKS IN BANGLADESH Md. Tareq Yasin DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY May, 2010 STATUS OF RAILWAY TRACKS AND ROLLING STOCKS IN BANGLADESH by Md. Tareq Yasin MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (Transportation) Department of Civil Engineering BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA 2010 ii The thesis titled “STATUS OF RAILWAY TRACKS AND ROLLING STOCKS IN BANGLADESH”, Submitted by Md. Tareq Yasin, Roll No: 100504413F, Session: October-2005, has been accepted as satisfactory in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Transportation). BOARD OF EXAMINERS 1. __________________________ Dr. Hasib Mohammed Ahsan Chairman Professor (Supervisor) Department of Civil Engineering BUET, Dhaka-1000 2. __________________________ Dr. Md. Zoynul Abedin Member Professor & Head Department of Civil Engineering BUET, Dhaka-1000 3. __________________________ Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Member Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering BUET, Dhaka-1000 iii CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION It is hereby declared that this project or any part of it has not been submitted elsewhere for the award of any degree or diploma. ____________________ (Md. Tareq Yasin) iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, the author wishes to convey his profound gratitude to Almighty Allah for giving him this opportunity and for enabling him to complete the project successfully. This project paper is an accumulation of many people’s endeavor. For this, the author is acknowledged to a number of people who helped to prepare this and for their kind advices, suggestions, directions, and cooperation and proper guidelines for this. The author wishes to express his heartiest gratitude and profound indebtedness to his supervisor Dr. -
London & the South East RAIL SERVICES
BCDE F G H J FIND YOUR STATION VIRGIN TRAINS LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY VIRGIN TRAINS EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS LONDON EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS GREATER Nottingham, Sheffield, EAST MIDLANDS London & the South East CROSSCOUNTRY LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Kettering, Leicester, NORTH King’s Lynn GREATER ANGLIA Norwich ANGLIA Lowestoft Adderley Park . .B1 Cosham . .B7 Higham . .H4 Portslade . .E7 Shelford . .G1 Tackley . .C2 West Drayton . .E3 LNWR Walsall EASTERN Manchester and Liverpool TRAINS Stafford, Crewe and the north west Derby, Nottingham Norwich Addlestone . .D5 Coulsdon South . .E5 High Brooms . .G6 Portsmouth Shenfield . .G3 Taplow . .D4 Westenhanger . .H6 north west BIRMINGHAM Adderley Lea Marston Hampton- Tile and Sheffield RAILWAY Watlington RAIL SERVICES Adisham . .J5 Coventry . .C1 High Wycombe . .D3 & Southsea . .C7 Shepherd’s Bush . .E4 Templecombe . .A5 Westerfield . .H1 and Scotland NEW STREET Park Stechford Hall Green in-Arden Berkswell Hill Canley COVENTRY RUGBY Long Buckby Nottingham, Leicester CROSSCOUNTRY Aldermaston . .B4 Cowden . .F6 Highbury & Islington F3 Portsmouth Harbour C7 Shepherds Well . .J5 Westgate-on-Sea . .J4 Yorkshire, Teynham . .H4 NORTHAMPTON the north east, and Birmingham Downham Market Aldershot . .D5 Crawley . .E6 Hildenborough . .G5 Potters Bar . .F3 Shepperton . .D5 Thatcham . .B4 West Hampstead BEDFORD and Scotland Aldrington . .E7 Crayford . .F4 Hilsea . .C7 Preston Park . .E7 Shepreth . .G1 Theale . .C4 Thameslink . .F3 PETERBOROUGH Littleport BIRMINGHAM Alresford . .J2 Cressing . .H2 Hinchley Wood . .E5 Princes Risborough .D3 Sherborne . .A6 Theobalds Grove . .F3 West Horndon . .G4 Bedford St. Johns Whittlesea March Manea Bury Althorne . .H3 Crews Hill . .F3 Hinton Admiral . .A7 Prittlewell . .H4 Shiplake . .C3 Thornford . .A6 West Malling . .G5 CHILTERN Birmingham BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL Kennett St. Edmunds Thurston Elmswell RAILWAYS Snow Hill MOOR STREET Solihull Kempston Hardwick Alton .