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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

European Locomotive Leasing signs framework for 50 locomotives

EUROPE: New entrant to the leasing market European Locomotive Leasing has signed a framework contract to acquire up to 50 Siemens Vectron AC and multi-system locomotives. The agreement announced on March 31 includes a firm order for an undisclosed number of locomotives to be delivered immediately, with the rest to be called off in 2014-16 as required.

ELL is backed by the global infrastructure fund of investment firm KKR, which said the European locomotive leasing sector benefits from 'highly attractive market dynamics that ELL is well placed to capitalise on'. These include the growing prominence of private operators which are likely to favour leasing rather than ownership, as well as an improving macroeconomic outlook.

'We view the full-service locomotive leasing market as attractive to a new entrant with the right long-term capital structure, management team and fleet of high-performance and environmentally-friendly locomotives', said Johannes Huth, Head of KKR Europe. 'We look forward to partnering with the ELL management team to support the development of an infrastructure area that is critical for the growth of the continental European economy.'

The Vectron locomotives will have a maximum rating of 6·4 MW, and a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The AC locomotives will be equipped for cross-border operation in Austria, Germany and Hungary, while the multi-system locos will also be equipped for Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to national train control systems, the locomotive will be equipped with ETCS.