Fast Forward

Railway Industry Special Issue

In this latest special rail issue of FastForward we focus on a wide spectrum of recent projects and new products that will be of particular interest for rail operators, contractors, partners and OEMs.

ABB has a wealth of experience in the rail industry as a leading independent supplier of cutting-edge technology for infrastructure and rolling stock projects. We aim to keep the world moving by developing new approaches that help our customers to use energy effectively and efficiently, while also increasing industrial productivity in a sustainable way.


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  • Industry viewpoint

    Industry viewpoint

    Jeremy Candfield, Director General of the Railway Industry Association (RIA), explains why he believes that innovation in technology, health and safety and resource development is vital to the success of the UK’s rail industry

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  • Total Protection and Control

    Total Protection and Control

    ABB offers a complete range of products for protecting, controlling and monitoring the entire railway power system including: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Protection and control relays, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), Power quality equipment, Low-voltage components and systems

  • Creating the world’s largest tunnel ventilation system

    Creating the world’s largest tunnel ventilation system

    ABB has won a major order from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG) to provide a ventilation system for the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, which will carry trains beneath the Alps.

  • DynaPeaQ® – adding energy storage to SVC Light

    DynaPeaQ® – adding energy storage to SVC Light

    The latest development in SVC Light technology is the DynaPeaQ® system that now adds dynamic energy storage in the form of high-technology lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

  • SVC Light® – balancing rail traction loads

    The advent of controllable semiconductor devices capable of high power handling means that voltage source converters (VSCs) with ratings beyond 100 MVA are now feasible.

  • Robots lend a hand

    Robots lend a hand

    ABB robot technology can transform manufacturing activities in the rail industry with new levels of efficiency, reliability and productivity through safe, flexible and speedy robot automation.

  • Intelligent building control with ABB i-bus® KNX

    Intelligent building control with ABB i-bus® KNX

    KNX components are now monitoring essential building services and provide lighting control at many mainline railway stations and airport terminals worldwide.

  • BORDLINE® Compact Converters

    ABB specializes in high-performance products for use in demanding onboard railway applications.

  • Traction transformers power high-speed trains in Italy

    Traction transformers power high-speed trains in Italy

    ABB is supplying traction transformers to the train manufacturers Bombardier and AnsaldoBreda for their high-speed V300ZEFIRO trains, to be operated by TrenItalia, the primary train operator in Italy.

  • Major traction equipment orders for Stadler Rail

    Major traction equipment orders for Stadler Rail

    ABB has won major orders from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail for equipment that will help to maximize the reliability and energy-efficiency of rolling stock for two Swiss rail operators.

  • ABB traction transformers power Bombardier’s dual-powered locomotive

    ABB traction transformers power Bombardier’s dual-powered locomotive

    To provide North American railroad companies with the flexibility to benefit from increased electrification, Bombardier recently developed the ALP45DP dual-powered locomotive, which is able to operate both as an electric locomotive drawing power from the overhead catenary and as a diesel locomotive on non-electrified routes.

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