Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Deutsche Bahn Orders 100 Vectron Locomotives from Siemens
The Vectron locomotives will serve on the Rhine-Alpine-Corridor (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands). Delivery of the …
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Major Improvement Works Get Under Way at London Waterloo
One of the most significant and complex engineering projects at London Waterloo Station in the last century is under way, as 10 of the stati…
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Locomore Discontinues Train Services Until Further Notice
On August 01 2017, German crowdfunded open access operator Locomore opened insolvency proceedings and cancelled all of its services between.…
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China to Raise Maximum Speed for High-Speed Bullet Trains
China Railway (CR) started tests to restore the maximum speed of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed bullet trains to 350 km/h, six years after …
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Switzerland: Tracklaying Under Way in Ceneri Base Tunnel
At Vigana, by the north portal of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in the east tube, installation of the railway infrastructure systems has begun with…
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World’s First Citadis X05 Light Rail Vehicle Delivered to Sydney
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, a…
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UK: Train Passenger Satisfaction Highest in Over Four Years
Overall train passenger satisfaction has risen to the highest level in over four years, increasing by three percentage points to 83% in the.…
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Lower Saxony Receives First Modernised Coradia Lint Train
Alstom has handed over the first of 26 modernised Coradia Lint 41 regional trains, on schedule, to the Lower Saxony Transport Authority, LNV…
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Five New Railway Stations to be Built Across England and Wales
Rail passengers are set for better journeys with 5 new railway stations to be built across England and Wales, the UK Government announced to…
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Hitachi-Ansaldo Partnership to Carry Out Baltimore Metro Improvements
The Baltimore Metro project features 78 state-of-the-art Hitachi railcars and the replacement of the existing signalling system with an adva…
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Union Pacific Celebrates New Intermodal Partnership
Union Pacific and SM Line Corporation, an international ocean carrier based in South Korea, have teamed up to move products from...
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CRRC Rolls Out Prototype Suspended Monorail Train
CRRC Qingdao Sifang, a subsidiary of CRRC, recently rolled out its prototype suspended monorail train. The Chinese rolling stock...
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Algeria's New Citadis Trams Enter Commercial Service
Alstom’s Citadis trams in Sidi Bel Abbes, north-west Algeria, was inaugurated yesterday by the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Abdel…
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Siemens to Equip DB Locomotives with Predictive Maintenance
DB Cargo AG has commissioned Siemens to equip its locomotive fleet for condition-based, predictive maintenance. The contract has...
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Chinese Electric Locomotive Obtains EEU Certification
CRRC's new electric train, the China-Belarus No. 2 electric locomotive, has obtained the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) vehicle safety standa…
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San Francisco BART Fleet Advances to Next Testing Phase
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders on platforms and stations may get a glimpse of train cars from the new Fleet of the Futur…
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Alstom Begins Overhaul of PKP Intercity's Pendolino Trains
The overhaul of each train is going to take a month and the completion of works on all Pendolino trains is planned in 20 months. This schedu…
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Commuting in Kuala Lumpur Faster and Easier Thanks to Bombardier
With the entry into service of the BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 rail control solution on the new second phase of Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit’s…
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Stadler Unveils Plan for New Vehicle Maintenance Depot
Following a recent contract, Stadler announced it is investing in a new vehicle maintenance depot in Hengelo, a city in the eastern part of …
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Britain's Train Punctuality to be Measured to the Minute
Britain’s rail companies are working together to adopt the most transparent measure for train punctuality of any railway in Europe as part o…
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Bombardier Awarded Melbourne Metro High-Capacity Signalling Contract
The Andrews Labor Government’s $11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project will install 55 kilometres of next-generation, high-capacity signa…
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PowerRail, Inc. Unveils Sister Company PowerSeal Solutions
PowerRail, Inc., an AAR M-1003 Certified Quality Company, is pleased to announce the formation of a new sister company, PowerSeal Solutions™…
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RTA Inspects Progress of New Trains for Dubai Metro
A delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority has visited France to check the work progress in the manufacturing of 50 new trains for …