The closure of a section or even a railway line can occur for plenty of unexpected reasons. First it makes us think of an equipment breakdown or any other external reason. Most of the time, nevertheless, a railway closure is planned. Such as for works, for example, a closure implies a flawless organization, especially in…

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Switches and crossings are among the basic building blocks of the railway infrastructure. The turnouts are controlled by the dispatchers in the signal boxes, which, thanks to these elements, can use the existing tracks as flexibly and efficiently as possible. With the help of switches, the train transitions from one to track to another can…

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The rail plays two important roles: direct support of rolling loads and steering of the rolling stock. The rail must also fulfill three conditions: resistance, ride comfort and noise level reduction. In order to ensure the latter , the rails are regularly examined from every angle.

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What is the rolling highway? The rolling highway is an innovative way of handling freight, in this case particularly truck trailers, efficiently and easily from the road to the rail network. Thanks to the innovative rotatable LOHR wagons, the trailers do not have to be vertically charged using gantry cranes, but can be driven directly…

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Over 1.000 passenger and freight trains run over the rails of the national railway network every day. In order to assure that the wheels of the locomotives and wagons can keep on spinning, the rails have to be regularly serviced or replaced. Beside the rails, numerous other elements contribute to the fact that the rolling…

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To ensure the well-being of over 20 million train passengers a year, the cleanliness of the rolling stock is essential. For this purpose, it is thoroughly cleaned on average every 3 weeks in the CFL floor washing system. The principle of cleaning is similar to that of a regular car wash – but with much…

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Every day, around 1,000 passenger and goods trains travel on the Luxembourg rail network. An increasing number of people are turning to public transport, and trains in particular, to escape the everyday stress of their daily commute. They are accompanied on their journeys by members of the CFL train crew. Brandon, 28 years old, is…

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