News and Exhibitions - Loans to fund Croatian upgrading

Financial close on £2·7bn East Coast IEP contract

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

Loans to fund Croatian upgrading

CROATIA: Infrastructure manager Hrvatske Željeznice Infrastruktura has applied for a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development to help finance a €120m rehabilitation programme for the Savski Marof – Zagreb section of Trans-European Corridor X.

The project covers 22 km of double-track on the western approach to the capital, together with various connecting lines. Both tracks are to be relaid with new rail and concrete sleepers, and the route will also be resignalled.

The EBRD funding is also expected to cover consultancy services for the development and monitoring of the infrastructure manager’s safety plan and for a strategic review into potential options for the commercialisation of railway property.

Tendering for the work is expected to start in the second quarter of 2014.

Meanwhile, the Croatian government is reviewing proposals for modernisation of the rail corridor from Rijeka to the Hungarian border via Zagreb, which is to be upgraded with European funding. An initial tranche of 1·25bn kuna will be allocated for reconstruction and double-tracking of the Dugo Selo – Krizevci section of the route.

Passenger operator HŽ Putnički Prijevoz has announced its intention to withdraw services from 22 little-used lines with effect from April 24, following a reduction in state support. Managing Director Dražen Ratković said the new timetable offering 343 trains/day in place of 724 would save 80m kuna a year.