Atomic Systems

With a change of gearbox, the fitting of a yaw damper, stiffening of the suspension and installation o air conditioning (all of which can be retro-fitted to a second hand unit or installed from new, it can become a 160 km / h (100 mph) cross country unit. Please understand I am not an engineer, but...

The use of steel bodies is also detrimental to the efficiency of any unit, aluminium would be preferential. These units have to be, if you will pardon the layman's term, "dirt cheap" to operate throughout their lifetime. Regards, Dan Dan, I have been involved with projects where both steel and alum...

Don't be misled. This is a conventional DMU That there is the rub. I am personally of the opinion that we cannot afford to rest on our laurels regarding the environmental impact of rail - particularly on marginal routes such as those operated by Northern Rail. The fact is, in environmental terms, t...

Why is this DIESEL marketed unit running along side an electrified line? Alistair, this is simply the way the visuals were prepared... actually, it doesn't look dissimilar to the view over Stockport viaduct... also wired and with a multitude of diesel (hydraulic) multiple units passing over it ever...

The modern railways article was written by an employee of CSR Ziyang, IIRC. Is is Chinese build quality that much worse than British/ European? In fact, there's very little european built stuff that fills me with with confidence regarding it's build quality. I'd never buy a French car, for example,...

CSRZiyang, what is the unit shown in your avatar? Is it a computer generated image of a train you're developing? A High Speed Train perhaps? I work for a large manufacturer of diesel engines who build engines worldwide, including China, and the engines built there always have considerably lower rel...

Without seeming too rude in any shape or form but I work for a large manufacturer of diesel engines who build engines worldwide, including China, and the engines built there always have considerably lower reliability than the ones built elsewhere. Will the TOC's just end up paying more through main...

You wouldn't by chance be the author of the article about these units that appeared in the recent edition of Modern Railways? Regards, Dan Dan, yes my name is David Shipley, and my company, CSRE Limited represents CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co. Ltd in Europe. I will try to respond to each of the comment...

I have registered to this forum to respond to some of the comments made regarding the proposed Pacer replacement product, offered by CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co, via its UK arm, CSRE Limited. The Chinese have not entered into this venture lightly, and over the past three years, have engaged some of the...