Latest News
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Rolling Stock Networking Delivers New Industry Connections
Totalkare attended the Rolling Stock Networking event in Derby recently and made a host of new business connections in the rail industry.
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Alstom Invests in Poland with Recruitment of 150 New IT Professionals
Alstom's recruiting 150 new software developers and testers for its Digital Products Engineering Centre of Competence in Katowice, Poland.
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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Rolls Out 11,000th Intelligent Freight Wagon
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group – the freight transport division of Austrian Federal Railways – has put its 11,000th smart freight cae on the rails.
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SBB Cargo Leases 35 New Vectron Locomotives
SBB Cargo has chosen to lease 35 Vectron AC locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The vehicles will be delivered in 2024.
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Network Rail’s Restrictive and Inflexible Working Practices Must Change
The UK rail industry lags behind that of aviation, roads and energy when it comes to maintenance of infrastructure and key assets.
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Knorr-Bremse Developing Solutions to Improve Freight Rail Efficiency
Knorr-Bremse is looking to increase freight rail efficiency and flexibility by trialling an automated break testing system.
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vROK 3030 Open Frame Panel PC for Railway Passenger Information Systems
The vROK 3030 allows railway operators to replace the traditional bulky setup of passenger information systems with a sleek open frame panel…
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Public Dissatisfied with RMT Union Approach Says Network Rail
In a recent poll more than 2,000 respondents were asked their views on the recent rail strikes, pay and modernisation reforms.
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Course Change: Deutsche Bahn to Stop Selling Station Buildings
Deutsche Bahn has announced a change of course, saying it will stop selling station buildings and focus on developing them instead.
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ORR Publishes Annual Health and Safety Report
The ORR, the safety regulator of Britain's railways, has published its annual health and safety report covering April 2021 to March 2022.
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Rail Freight Group Conference: Growth Opportunities to Dominate
Rail freight industry leaders will convene in London on Wednesday 5th October 2022 for the 30th Rail Freight Group Conference.
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Italy: New High Speed Rail Services Improve Integration Between Rail and Air Travel
Three new Trenitalia Frecciarossa services have begun this week providing direct connections between Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and Naples.
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Alstom Awarded Rio de Janeiro Tramway Expansion Contract
Alstom has won the contract to expand Rio de Janeiro’s VLT system. This will offer an integrated terminal connection to a new BRT system.
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ÖBB and DB Present New Nightjet Couchette Car
ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a modernised couchette car for ÖBB's Nightjet service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
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Hitachi Rail to Provide ERTMS RBC Technology for SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau has selected Hitachi Rail to develop and deploy wayside ERTMS Radio Block Centers (RBC) for the French railway network.
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UK: Yorkshire Gets First New Electric Railway in 25 Years
New electric overhead wires have been installed on a Yorkshire mainline for the first time in 25 years thanks to upgrade project.
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China: Alstom Joint Venture to Supply Further Traction Systems to Nanjing Metro
Alstom’s Chinese joint venture has been awarded a contract to provide the train traction and auxiliary system for 258 Nanjing Metro cars.
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Lockhart Joins PowerRail Mobile Maintenance
John Lockhart will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating commercial sales of PowerRail Mobile Maintenance services.
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Some Potential Winners of 'Reversing Beeching'
Jonn Elledge considers some of the railway lines that were cut due to the Beeching Report that might reopen under Restoring Your Railway.
