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To Wifi and Beyond - Getting Online is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Railway-News chatted with Wifi SPARK, to find out about their recent launch of the 'Continuously Connected Passenger Journey' across Chilter…
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Access to Public Transport – It’s Not Just About Wheelchairs
Improving access to public transport focuses on individuals with mobility issues. But what about individuals with cognitive challenges?
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Siemens Launch Digital Rail Services in the U.S.
Siemens is launching Digital Rail Services in the U.S., a new business that will use intelligent sensors and advanced software platforms to.…
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Alstom to Renew Buenos Aires Metro Power Supply
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €17 million, to renew power supply for Line B of Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE). The p…
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Autonomous Hydrogen Energy System to Power Japan's Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station
Toshiba Corporation has announced that H2One™, the company’s autonomous hydrogen energy system, is now in operation at Musashi-Mizonokuchi R…
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Californian Charger Clean Diesel-Electric Locomotives Set for Operation
The Charger Clean Diesel-Electric Locomotives are the first high-speed passenger locomotives to receive Tier IV emissions certification from…
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Sound Transit to Power Link Trains With Carbon-Neutral Energy
Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will power Link light rail trains with carbon-…
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Wire Free Operation for Newcastle Light Rail
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced the removal of overhead wires from the Newcastle light rail plan as par…
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UK’s First Tram Train Network Reaches Major Milestone
The project which will allow passengers in South Yorkshire to be the first to ride on a Tram Train in the UK achieved a major milestone this…
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Union Pacific to Invest $79 Million in its Louisiana Rail Infrastructure
Union Pacific is boosting safety and efficiency with an approximately $79 million infrastructure investment in Louisiana this year.
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Los Teques Metro Receives Final Metropolis Trains
Alstom has delivered the last of 22 metropolis trainsets to join Los Teques metro system inVenezuela. The trains began...
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MTR Express to Speed Up Stockholm - Gothenburg Services
The Swedish Transport Agency, Sweden’s rail regulator, has given open access operator MTR Express, permission to increase the speed of its i…
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New Owners Raise Railtex Interest in Mechan
Rail depot equipment manufacturer, Mechan, is returning to this year’s Railtex exhibition in May to introduce industry colleagues to its new…
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ENSCO, Inc. Awarded 5-Year ATIP Contract from the FRA
ENSCO, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been named an awardee by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the Automated Track Inspect…
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Stadler to Supply First Double-Deck Trains for Hungary
Hungarian passenger operator MÁV-START Zrt. and Stadler have signed a frame agreement for the delivery of up to 40 double-deck trains.
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Number of People Risking Their Lives on the Railway Hits 10-Year-High
Alarming new figures reveal that more people than ever are risking their lives on the rail network by trespassing on the tracks.
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The New Silk Road
The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…
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ScotRail Alliance Achieves Sixth Consecutive Period of Year on Year Performance Improvement
The ScotRail Alliance has confirmed that it achieved a sixth consecutive period of year on year train service performance improvement.
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UK: Hundreds of New Jobs Created to Maintain Pioneering Intercity Trains
Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining new intercity trains, is on schedule to employ 250 people at the newly built Donca…
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Revenues Grow at Transmashholding
Transmashholding (TMH), the largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment in Russia, reports it increased revenues by 22% in 2016 t…
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Final Bids in for Melbourne Metro Tunnel
The bids for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel and five new stations are in, as work ramps up on the biggest public transport project in Victoria’s…
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Cyber Security – A Growing Challenge for the Rail Industry
Cyber security is an issue we have become more and more aware of in our increasingly digital world. It poses a challenge for the rail indust…
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First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs
The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...
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A Happier Commute – How mobile ticketing can ease congestion on public transport
The average consumer uses a mobile device for even the most trivial of tasks, and the benefits of using mobile ticketing, be it for convenie…
