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Caledonian Rolling Stock Cables

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductors:
Tinned fine copper strands according to VDE 0295 / IEC 60228 class 5 are generally used for railway cables. For nominal cross section of over 50mmsq, 0.41mm strand wire may be used instead of 0.51mm as stipulated in IEC 60228. The IEC 60228 class 5 enhances flexibility and the ease of handling, thus lengthening the product life of the cable. These class 5
conductors are extremely flexible, and easy-to-install in the compact rolling stock environment.
Insulation and Outer Sheath:
Crosslinked polyolefine copolymer or EPR will generally be used for insulation whereas electron-beam cross-linked elastomer is employed for sheathing. Cross-linked elastomer compounds offer very good durability that can resist heat, oil, vibration, chemical aggression, etc.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

As an OEM, Caledonian rolling stock cables provide our railway customers with future headroom by meeting the following European Norms (EN) and international standards :

EN 50264

EN 50306

EN 50382

NF F 63808

NF F 63826

NF F 63827

BS 6853

DIN 5510-2

NF F 16 101

UIC 895

Cairo - Alexandria train supply and maintenance contract planned

EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways is planning to call tenders for a contract to supply and maintain six 10-car locomotive-hauled trainsets for the Cairo - Alexandria route.

The aim is to reduce overcrowding and improve service quality, safety and energy efficiency on the 208 km route, which has 32 daily through trains each way with a journey time of around 3½ h, and carries 30% of ENR's total ridership.

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is considering providing Egypt with a sovereign loan of up to €126m to support the €171m project. On March 7 EBRD said that 'given the complex operating environment in Egypt', it is co-ordinating its efforts with the World Bank and managers from Italian national railway group FS who have been seconded to ENR to support its long-term institutional reform programme.

The use of an availability-based contract for the new trains is intended to increase the role of the private sector in ENR's activities and help develop a whole-life approach to costs as a pilot for future fleet management.

EBRD also envisages the provision of technical assistance to improve security, in particular 'to better address the needs of women travellers in the design, delivery and management of train operations through a gender-informed safety and security assessment', and provide 'customised operational recommendations to improve railway transport safety for families'.