ROMANIA | Railways

[Gadiri]

Originally Posted by nenea_hartia

Thank you for the map.



According to the official quoted by Le Clerk:

But no, not HST project here, not even 200-220 km/h. The railway is already double & electrified. The purpose of the current rehabilitation is to increase the speed from 120 km/h today to 160 km/h (although the tracks will allow 200 km/h on some sections) and of course, to increase the safety. The railway is designed for both passengers & freight transport.

Thanks.

Romania speed record, 200 km/h

00:35min

[Gadiri]

Semi-fast romanian train

A semifast romanian train with its averege speed of 80-100km/h and a doble speed demonstration like in Czech Republic, Slovakia or Poland

[Gadiri]

Train Passing Border Bulgaria to Romania 2009

Passing Border Bulgaria to Romania Train Istanbul to Bucharest Turkey to Romania

[nenea_hartia]

^ Great videos, thanks.

[Ayceman]

Originally Posted by Gadiri

Thanks.

Romania speed record, 200 km/h

00:35min

203 km/h reached by a class 42 loco in the 70s and last year, and the same speed by a Softronic Phoenix this year. THey were all done on the Făurei test track.




(the squeaking is due to leaky window insulation)

[Ayceman]

Softronic Transmontana Locomotive ( courtesy of www.ro-trans.org )

[Le Clerk]

Very awesome thing! Love it!

Well done Softronic!

[Le Clerk]

And the Astra made train cars for the Arena Italian company, leaving Bucharest train station for Italy:

Originally Posted by peter_gabriel

Aici gasiti cateva poze cu vagoanele de calatori construite de astra vagoane arad pentru compania italiana ArenaWays,prima companie nationala privata de transport calatori din italia,uitati si site-ul ei aici http://www.arenaways.com/

Originally Posted by peter_gabriel

I NUOVI TRENI ARENAWAYS SONO AD ARQUATA

Per l’annuncio ufficiale della partenza del servizio
è solo questione di giorni

Alessandria, 24/09/10 – L’avvio del servizio Arenaways è ormai imminente. I nuovi
treni sono regolarmente arrivati a destinazione e attualmente sono nei depositi di
Arquata (AL) per le ultime messe a punto.

A partire dalla prossima settimana dunque, si potranno finalmente vedere i tanto attesi
treni Arenaways percorrere la tratta Torino-Milano. Saranno viaggi cosiddetti “di prova”,
ovvero senza passeggeri, che la compagnia effettuerà per verificare e sistemare quelle
piccole imperfezioni che potrebbero presentarsi in un’operazione così complessa come il
lancio di un nuovo servizio ferroviario.

Con il gestore della rete ferroviaria, RFI, si è ormai giunti alla definizione delle tracce
orarie, ragion per cui anche l’annuncio ufficiale di quando e come si potrà salire sui
treni Arenaways è ormai prossimo.

L’Amministratore Delegato Giuseppe Arena ha dichiarato «La grandissima attesa
esistente e le numerosissime richieste di aggiornamenti che ci sono pervenute in queste
settimane sono state un ulteriore stimolo per accelerare ogni operazione. Abbiamo fatto e
continuiamo a fare quasi l’impossibile per trasformare in realtà il nostro sogno, quello di un
servizio di trasporto pubblico su rotaia che non abbia eguali né in Italia né in Europa. Si è
trattato di un percorso lungo, tortuoso, complicato, con insidie dietro ogni angolo: essere
finalmente arrivati a un passo dall’inaugurazione è un’emozione che difficilmente riesco a
trattenere».

A tal proposito si ricorda che la particolarità della compagnia alessandrina va al di là
dell’essere il primo concorrente di Trenitalia ad entrare sul mercato. I treni
Arenaways, infatti, non sono ascrivibili a nessuna delle categorie usuali poiché sono stati
progettati secondo criteri assolutamente innovativi, al punto da risultare unici in Europa.
Per l’assemblaggio delle componenti dei vagoni, realizzate per lo più da aziende italiane,
Arenaways si è rivolta ad una società che ha sede in Romania, l’unica che è stata in grado
di rispondere pienamente all’elevato livello di personalizzazione richiesta.

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[Le Clerk]

Originally Posted by Ayceman

Softronic Transmontana Locomotive ( courtesy of www.ro-trans.org )

Phoenix running at 200km/h at the Faurei rail test ground:

[Le Clerk]

Bucharest – Brasov Rehabilitation Program – CNCF CFR - SA Campina Station Commissioning
15.10.10

The new Computerized Control Post system (CCP) designed for Campina Station Interlocking has been commissioned and put into operational service by Ansaldo STS SpA – a Finmeccanica Company, a press release sent by Ansaldo STS SpA to Nine O’Clock.

The innovative system - CCP integrates the traditional relay based interlocking with state of the art electronic technologies to realize the automatic control and supervision of the conditions inside the station for an increased safety of the traffic, feasibility and reliability. Ansaldo STS SpA is the leader of the Consortium “Ansaldo STS SpA – ISAF SA”, which is the contractor of “Lot 4 -Signalling, automatic block and telecommunication works of the Section Campina-Predeal”, within the Bucharest – Brasov Railway Line Rehabilitation Program, financed by European Union through ISPA program and Romanian Government. The project foresees that 6 stations Campina, Comarnic, Valea Larga, Sinaia, Busteni, Azuga and the block sections will be equipped with the CCP system and ETCS (European Train Control System) level 1.The contract was signed in 2007 between the National Railway Company “CNCF CFR – SA” and the Consortium “Ansaldo STS Spa – ISAF SA”.

Ansaldo STS – a Finmeccanica Company is a leading technology company listed on the Milan stock exchange and operating in the global Railway & Mass Transit Transportation Systems business with the provision of traffic management, planning, train control and signalling systems and services. It acts as lead contractor and turnkey provider on major projects worldwide.

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[Le Clerk]

Comarnic-Busteni section of Corridor IV currently almost completed:

[Le Clerk]

Same section, part II:




















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[Le Clerk]

Private real estate developer to build railway terminal in Ploiesti with EUR 7 mln
Business News | romania-insider.com | October 20, 2010 at 1:38 pm



Real estate developer Alinso Group will build an inter-modal railway terminal in Ploiesti, connecting the Eastern and Western areas of Romania, a private investment of EUR 7 million. The terminal, called Euro Gate Terminal Ploiesti, will be ready in 2011. It will be built on 10 hectares of land and it will include three railway lines with a total length of 2,200 meters.

“Euro Gate Terminal will stimulate the economic development of the Prahova region as well as the increase in the national economic competitiveness, which currently deals with the lack of adequate infrastructure,” said Ivan Lokere, CEO Alinso Group (in picture).

Alinso Group is the developer of Ploiesti West Park warehouse project, with a total value of buildings and infrastructure in the project reaching EUR 750 million.

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Originally Posted by stavix

The railway platform.

[Gadiri]

Which system is used for coaches (like corails) access ? Is it like in France :



It's a lift like in this bus Irisbus Crossway :

[Ayceman]

Irisbus-like

[Gadiri]

Originally Posted by Ayceman

Irisbus-like

Have you a picture or a video of it ?

In Morocco we have similar refurbished corail coaches but we don't see a such lift.

Thank you

[Le Clerk]

Bucharest railring at Pipera:

South:





North:

[Le Clerk]

Bucharest railring near Baneasa airport:

Looking south:

[nenea_hartia]

Wow, great pics! Thank you, Le Clerk!

[clubbman]

even is in romanian this site deservs to be seen the pictures are outstanding and relevant about railways in romania http://trenuletz.myfreeforum.ro/forum.htm