The contract was signed in early April 2010 with the Puzhen Rolling Stock Company  (PRSC - CSR) for services involving the use of the test rigs at the Railway Test Agency (AEF) in application of UIC Leaflet 615-4, European standard 13749 and the document ERRI B12/ RP 60 – tests were scheduled over a 5-month period.

The services proposed included:

• drafting test specifications
• studying and producing the tools necessary to adapt the bogies to the test rig
• fitting strain gauges on the bogie: 200 measuring channels
• static tests
• fatigue tests in accordance with the UIC programme
• traction motor inertia fatigue tests
• provision of test reports in English

This is the second contract to have been signed with this Chinese company in two years.

From 8 to 10 June 2010 we shall be at the EXPOFERROVIARIA exhibition in TURIN. This will be an opportunity to meet and discuss your plans, problems and forthcoming challenges with you. It will also be an opportunity to see how we can help you through our engineering and testing experience and in curbing the risks inherent in your projects.

On the strength of our recognised and accredited technical skills, we should now like to show you all the other services we can provide to partner you in your projects from beginning to end, from technical assistance to pre-submission advice, system assessment and certification.

Come and talk to us in Turin from 8 to 10 June, and see if we can share more than tests.
You will find us on stand 1216 C

Fuller details may also be found on the exhibition website at: http://www.expoferrovia.com

September 2010 in Berlin
From 21 to 24 September you will also be able to join us at the INNOTRANS trade fair – another chance to talk about our shared experience, past, present and future.

We look forward to seeing you there.

One of the major challenges facing the operators and maintainers of urban public transport networks is that of mastering the quality of the interface between the pantograph and the overhead contact line. It is a challenge that remains constant throughout the different phases of the network's life, for any technical incidents arising as a result of problems with the reliability at this interface can have dire consequences for the companies in charge (disruptions to passenger service, loss of customer satisfaction, higher maintenance costs, etc.).
 

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