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Britain, the EU and the Rail Industry
In the run up to the UK's referendum on its membership of the EU, we take a look at how a vote to leave would affect the UK rail industry: i…
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Locomore Milestone: Important Contracts Signed
Locomore, who hope to run a crowd-funded train between Stuttgart and Berlin, have signed two important contracts, enabling them to progress …
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PA Victoria Trial myki Contactless Payment
Public Transport Victoria have announced that they will roll out myki contactless payment devices across the Victoria transport network
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Riyadh Metro Line 5 Tunnel Excavation Complete
A milestone was reached on 8 June 2016 in the Riyadh Metro Project with the completion of tunnel excavations on the Green Line.
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Lantal Stands Firm Amid Adversities
Business in 2015 affected by volatile market and strong Swiss franc imposing significant challenges yet Lantal stands firm
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Alstom Opens Rio Tramway Ahead of Olympic Games
Alstom celebrated the start of operations of the Rio Tramway, its first tramway line in Rio de Janeiro, in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Abellio Order Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains
Abellio Rail Südwest GmbH has ordered 43 Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains from Bombardier Transportation in a €215 million contract for Baden-Würt…
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GoMedia and Virgin Trains Deploy BEAM On-board Entertainment
GoMedia have launched BEAM on-board entertainment on Virgin trains at an event at Euston Station this month, providing infotainment to passe…
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Alstom Win TransPennine Maintenance Contract
Alstom have won a TransPennine maintenance contract for works on the new fleet of TransPennine intercity trains. Alstom maintenance contract…
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ELL Orders 50 Siemens Vectron Locomotives
ELL have signed a framework agreement with Siemens for 50 Siemens Vectron locomotives, following on from a previous agreement in 2014.
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Railway-News Attends HackTrain Conference
The HackTrain Conference - bringing innovation and railtech to the rail industry and bringing innovators and players in the rail industry to…
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Bombardier to Supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC on KVMRT
Bombardier and Global Rail consortium to supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC systems on line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Three Killed in Hermalle-Sous-Huy Train Crash
Three killed and nine seriously injured in Hermalle-Sous-Huy Train Crash when a passenger train crashed into the rear of a freight train.
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The Portable Train Weigher Rolls On into Another Country
Weighwell Engineering Ltd have added to their extensive portfolio and recently installed the patent approved Portable Train Weigher at Inchi…
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Railway-News Speaks to TfL’s Osvaldo da Silva
Railway-News speaks to Osvaldo da Silva from Transport for London about mobile payments on TfL's network and his speech at PayExpo.
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Gotthard Base Tunnel Opening Ceremony
The Gotthard Base Tunnel opened with a spectacular ceremony, attended by Chancellor Merkel and President Francois Hollande.
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Gotthard Base Tunnel – A Ground Breaking Project
A look at the construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel running beneath the alps.
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Contractors Appointed
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel contractors have been announced by Femern A/S. The contractors will undertake works on 4 major construction contracts.
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Iberian Rail Development Conference Comes to Madrid
Iberian Rail Development Conference Comes to Madrid on 7 June 2016 to discuss the most pressing issues facing the rail industry in the regio…
