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Railway News
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This is a collection of the latest railway press releases and news articles which have been published. Click on the title to read more. |
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Covering the distance with SKF Axletronic odometers
2009-09-24, 09:00 |
| Evolution article - Harmonization of rail network control systems offers international interoperability as well as major savings on investment and maintenance costs and easier operation. |
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Sensorized traction motor bearing units
2009-06-24, 10:00 |
| Evolution article - Reliability combined with long maintenance intervals are essential for modern traction motors. To meet the needs of transport operators, SKF has developed specific bearing unit solutions. |
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SKF Tver ground breaking event
2008-09-02, 00:00 |
| The ground breaking ceremony for the new SKF factory in Tver, Russia, took place Sept 2. The facility will produce the new generation of SKF's sealed and pre-lubricated tapered bearing unit, CTBU, for wheel sets |
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High speed in railways
2008-06-24, 11:00 |
| Evolution article - Speed has been the essence of railways since the first steam locomotive made its appearance in 1804. |
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SKF sold RBI to Greenbrier
2008-04-07, 09:00 |
| SKF sold April 4, 2008 the operating assets of Roller Bearing Industries, Inc. (RBI) to Greenbrier Rail Services, Inc. RBI has been a reliable leading supplier of reconditioned wheelset roller bearings to the railway industry for almost 30 years. |
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SKF receives from Siemens Large Drives the Best Quality Award
2008-02-14, 10:00 |
| SKF has gained from Siemens Large Drives the prestigious "Best Quality Award" for the fiscal year 2007 for proven quality performance. Siemens Large Drives (SLD) belongs to the Automation and Drives Division which currently has more than 2000 suppliers. |
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SKF to build factory in Russia for railway bearings
2007-12-20, 13:30 |
| SKF has decided to build a factory in Russia for taper bearing units to supply to the fast growing Russian railway market. This new investment will further strengthen SKF's position as world leader in the railway industry. |
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SKF received order for the Barcelona metro
2005-06-20, 09:44 |
| Railway press release
SKF has been awarded a contract from Alstom, comprising 2000 axleboxes equipped with tapered roller bearing units and 500 slewing bearings equipped with Vogel lubrication systems. |
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SKF gains axlebox order for the new generation of Italian Pendolino
SKF Group Press Release, 2006-03-01
SKF has received an order from Alstom for approximately 1500 axleboxes equipped with compact tapered roller bearing units. These bearing units incorporate SKF sensors to monitor the bearing temperature as well as speed and train positioning. These signals are used for the European ETCS train control system. SKF delivers axleboxes for 1000 freight locomotives
SKF Group Press Release, 2005-08-22
SKF has gained a large contract for European locomotive axleboxes from Alstom. Some 1000 diesel and electrical PRIMA locomotives for the French SNCF and Belgian SNCB railways will be equipped with SKF axleboxes. SKF supplies Siemens with sensorised railway bearing units
SKF Group Press Release, 2005-03-08
SKF has been chosen by Siemens Transportation Systems to deliver sensorised compact bearing units, CTBU, for Siemens SF 400 bogies for a new generation of passenger coaches that will be manufactured by Corifer in Italy. The passenger coaches will be delivered to the Italian train operator Trenitalia. SKF gained new railway contract for slewing bearings in Mexico
SKF Group Press Release, 2003-08-19
SKF's slewing bearings have been chosen by the leading railway system supplier Bombardier Transportation, for the new generation of metro cars for Mexico City. SKF will deliver axlebox bearings for Taiwan Shinkansen high speed train
SKF Group Press Release, 2003-08-14
SKF has gained an order for the first Japanese export business of the Shinkansen high speed train. |
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