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NSW Announces 'More Trains, More Services' Investment Programme
More Trains, More Services is a $1.5 billion capital investment programme that will boost capacity through hundreds of extra services, bette…
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Chicago: Freight Rail Industry Improves Train Management
Freight rail roads operating in Chicago are better prepared to manage rail traffic going to, from and through the Chicago region, thanks to …
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UK Train Fares to Increase by 2.3% in 2017
Train fares will go up on average by 2.3 per cent next year, rail industry leaders have confirmed. People can find the new fares and buy tic…
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Alstom Obtains Certification for its Concrete Slab Track Solution
Alstom has received recognition from the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA), the German Railway Federal Authority, for NBT, its concrete slab track s…
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Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase III Approved
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-III. The estimate…
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Hitachi Rail Italy Awarded €108m Maintenance Contracts
Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded three Service contracts for a total amount of 108 million Euros. They are for the provision of maintenan…
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French Government and Alstom Present the Progress of Belfort Site
The Government and CEO of Alstom, presented the progress of the commitments made by the Government and Alstom for the activities at the Belf…
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Progress Continues on Union Pacific's Positive Train Control Implementation
Union Pacific continues its Positive Train Control implementation progress, having equipped more than 3,200 locomotives, installed 4,600...
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Renfe Selects Talgo for High-Speed Trains Contract
Spanish railways operator Renfe has awarded Talgo a contract for the supply of 15 very high-speed trains with a maximum commercial speed of …
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Metro de Santiago Awards €46million Station Construction Contract
Strukton International has been awarded a contract by Metro de Santiago S.A. to construct five underground stations at Line 3, one of...
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Platform 'Gap Fillers' Trial Reduces Incidents at Platform/Train Interface
A trial by Heathrow Express to use platform gap fillers has significantly reduced the number of incidents at the platform / train interface.…
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German Railway Industry Demands Policies for More Rail Transport
The eight associations of the German railway industry recently presented three common political demands for the Bundestag election and for t…
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Increase Railway Depot Safety With the Zonegreen Points Converter
Designed to increase railway depot and workshop safety, the Zonegreen Points Converter allows the automation and remote operation of manual …
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US FRA Propose Safety Standard Updates for High-Speed Trains
The FRA have proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed trai…
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Tram-Train Link Between Glasgow Airport and City Centre Proposed
The £144m Glasgow Airport Access Project, which is the flagship project for the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City deal...designed tram-…
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SNCF Orders 40 Premium Double Deck EMUs for Normandy Region
Bombardier Transportation today announced it has received an option order for 40 OMNEO Premium double deck EMUs from SNCF on behalf of the N…
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Clayton Equipment Demonstrates New Tunnelling Locomotive
Clayton Equipment successfully demonstrated the new LoCo™, a low cost, high performance tunnelling locomotive, at the unique Statfold Barn R…
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Autumn Statement: 'Significant Additional Funding' for UK Transport
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced yesterday in his Autumn Statement to Parliament, 'significant additional funding' for…
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Melbourne High Capacity Metro Trains Contract Signed
Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan recently announced that a consortium led by Downer Rail will build the 65 High Capacity Metro Tr…
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Bombardier Wins Montréal Fleet Operations and Maintenance Contract
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced that it has been awarded an eight-year contract by Montreal’s Agence Métropolitai…
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Australia Shows Faith in Zonegreen Safety System
Technology developed by Sheffield-based Zonegreen will be protecting the 500-strong workforce at one of Australia’s most advanced rail depot…
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China's High-Speed Maglev Test Line to Complete in 2021
A high-speed maglev test line in Qingdao, with a length of no less than 5 kilometres, is expected to be completed by 2021. Shandong province…
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Alstom Awarded Shanghai Traction and Monitoring Contract
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth 31 million euros to supply traction systems and train control monitoring systems (TCMS) for 156 met…
