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California: Metrolink Lets App Users Buy Tickets with Apple Pay®
Metrolink in California has announced that users of its app can now purchase tickets via Apple Pay®. The adoption of the system follows seve…
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Škoda Becomes Sole Shareholder of Finnish Rolling Stock Manufacturer Transtech
Škoda Transportation Group has signed an agreement with Sinituote Oy to buy the company's 25% shares in Transtech, the Finnish rolling stock…
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UK: Andrew Haines Appointed CEO of Network Rail
Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, has, on behalf of the board, appointed Andrew Haines to replace Mark Carne as its CEO. Haines wil…
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UK – Stadler to Fit Teleste System on new Metro Trains in Liverpool
Stadler has selected the end-to-end on-board system designed by Teleste for installation on 52 new trains which it is building for Merseyrai…
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Bombardier Unveils New FLEXITY Tram Design for Zurich
Bombardier and VBZ unveil their 1:1 FLEXITY tram model, made exclusively for the city of Zurich, to journalists and special guests. The FLEX…
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Association of American Railroads Releases Report on Technology in the US Freight Industry
The Association of American Railroads has released a report on the improvements in safety, reliability and efficiency on the US freight netw…
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Bombardier TRAXX Locomotives Enter RegioJet Service in the Czech Republic
The first TRAXX locomotive purchased by RegioJet has entered service in the Czech Republic on the line between Prague, Ostrava and Návsí. A …
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Amtrak Announces Refurbishment of Acela Express Trains on NEC
Amtrak has announced that it will refurbish the carpets and seating on all of its Acela Express trains on the NEC by 2019; before the introd…
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Singapore: Bombardier to Install Real-Time Passenger Load Display on Downtown Line
Singapore Land Transport Authority Commissions Bombardier to install Passenger Load Display on the Downtown Line. The installation of this s…
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Alstom confirms plans to bring hydrogen trains to the UK
Alstom today confirms plans to bring its world leading hydrogen technology to trains in the UK. This is the first substantive industry respo…
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Department for Transport and Network Rail Announce Digital Railway Strategy
Department for Transport (UK) and Network Rail have announced plans to digitalise all new trains by 2019. The Digital Railway Strategy shoul…
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Mechan Stalwart Steps Down on Silver Anniversary
Works supervisor, Pete Bates, from Birdwell in Barnsley, will be completing his final day at the Sheffield-based manufacturer on May 18, aft…
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Siemens to Install ETCS on Railway Line in Hungary
The National Infrastructure Developing Private Company Ltd has commissioned Siemens to upgrade the line between Százhalombatta and Pusztasza…
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Fenix Signalling Launches Office in Southeast Asia after Acquiring MGB Systems Ltd
Fenix Signalling has acquired a majority shareholding in MGBS Systems Ltd and will use it to launch its own services in Southeast Asia. MGBS…
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Shift2Rail Presents Ideas at the Transport Research Arena and Ten-T Days
In April representatives from Shift2Rail presented their projects at two major international conferences on the future of rail in Europe: th…
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MTR Appoints John Robinson as Head of Property for European Business
MTR has appointed John Robinson as Head of Property for European Business. The appointment is a strategic decision to expand its rail+proper…
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PERES: Promoting European Rail Excellence outSide EU
In this article Lucy Prior, Membership Development and International Trade Director of the Rail Alliance, the largest specialist business-to…
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Australian Government Announces $7.9 Billion for Rail in 2018-19 Budget
The government of Australia announced $7.9 billion for rail in the 2018-19 federal budget handed down by Treasurer Scott Morrison on 8th of …
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Norfolk Southern Responds to FRA Request for Comments on Automation in the Rail Industry
Norfolk Southern has submitted an open letter to the Federal Railroad Administration in response to a request for comments on automation in …
