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Major Rolling Stock OEMs and subsystem manufacturers expect
- a comprehensive range of high quality cable from one supplier
- innovative materials and production procedures, including preassembly
- customized solutions
- high interoperability to meet the challenge of European Rail Traffic Management (ERTMS) and the European Train Control System (ETCS)
- increased energy-efficiency, compactness, lightness and resistance
- durability, easy retrofitting and low maintenance
Rolling stock moves ahead
Railways are currently experiencing a renaissance in Europe and around the world. Trains provide fast, comfortable, and safe travel for large numbers of people and the swift delivery of freight, while ensuring environmental friendliness, land-use efficiency, and energy conservation.
Public enthusiasm has meant bulging orders for original equipment manufacturers, and a new generation of onboard equipment and cables for everything from interoperable signaling and energy systems to information and entertainment for passengers.
High-speed trains, especially cross-border links, are now under construction in Belgium, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Nordic countries. Current estimates say that high-speed rail will probably generate a 25% increase in passenger traffic by 2010, with 350 complete high-speed trains to be built and delivered worldwide by 2020!
Meanwhile, freight traffic is booming in Europe, the US and the Far East; and conventional subways, fully automated metros, and light-rail suburban vehicles are providing a solution to population density and transportation gridlock in overcrowded cities and suburbs.
Today's buzzword is sustainable mobility, which means the ability to move the largest number of people, in the shortest time and in the safest, most comfortable way.
Experts believe that in the next two decades, twice the number of passengers and triple the volume of freight will be carried by the world's railways.
However, a number of challenges must be met
- streamlined costs
- necessary upgrades
- system integration
- better customer service
- innovation to make rail more competitive against road and air travel.
As a global expert in cables and cabling systems, Nexans can help you attain these important goals.
In answer to this challenge, Nexans produces a full range of data and energy cables and components found in modern rolling stock.
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