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OEBB Member Rail Cargo Group Increases its Intermodal Freight Network in Europe
Austrian Federal Railways (OEBB) has announced that three new non-stop TransFER connections will be put in place by its freight and logistic…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 14 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 22–26 October 2018: covering all the industry's news from around the world, from Europe to As…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 13 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 12–19 October 2018: all the rail news from around the world, from big industry players such a…
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Almost 1 Million Passenger Journeys on Hong Kong High-Speed Rail to Date
MTR Corporation announced on 7 October that since services began on the Hong Hong High-Speed Rail line (Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong) on 23 …
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 1–5 October 2018: all this week's news from around the world, featuring comment pieces by the…
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CRRC Announces Global Release of CETROVO Carbon-fibre Metro Vehicles
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has announced the global release of its new generation of carbon fibre metro vehicles, called CETROV…
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Services Start on Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail
Passenger services have started on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line in China. The first MTR Vibrant Express departed fr…
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India: New Section of Hyderabad Metro Line 1 Opens
The Hyderabad metro extension that was celebrated on 24 September 2018 brings the total length of the metro network to 46km, up from 30km wh…
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Weekly Railway News Bulletin: 17–21 Sep 2018
The weekly railway news roundup for the week 17–21 September 2018: all the news from the rail industry with a focus on InnoTrans 2018, as we…
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Walk Cycle Ride: Singapore Launches Public Consultation on Land Transport Master Plan 2040
Singapore: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the government have launched a major public consultation on its Land Transport Master Plan…
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Alstom Wins Contract to Upgrade 324 Shanghai Metro Cars
Alstom Transport has won a second contract on line 15 of the driverless Shanghai Metro. In partnership with two of its joint-ventures, Alsto…
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Alstom Wins Contract for 248 Cars for Mumbai Metro
Alstom Transport has won the contract to supply 248 metro-cars for the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL). This order, which is worth…
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InnoTrans 2018: Mitsubishi Electric Announces Solutions Showcase
Mitsubishi Electric has announced the solutions that it will be demonstrating at InnoTrans 2018. The company is showcasing a ‘one-stop shop’…
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Countdown to Brisca Consulting's 3rd Annual Saudi Freight & Logistics Conference
To understand the challenges and prospects in the freight-logistics-transportation sector of the region, Bricsa Consulting is hosting its 3r…
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MTR Will Operate Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line
MTR has confirmed that it will operate the new Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail (HSR) link for 10 years after it opens on 23 Sep…
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China: Keolis Wins Contract for Operation of Tram Network in Shanghai
Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture between Shanghai Shentong Metro Group and Keolis, has agreed a five-year contract to operate and maintain t…
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High-Speed Rail Service Between China and Hong Kong Reaches Milestone
Hong Kong – On 16 August 2018 the Secretary for Transport and Housing announced that the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail service be…
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China Railway Express Makes First Journey to Belarus
The first container freight train between Shijiazhuang and Minsk went into operation on 2 June. Departing Shijiazhuang, the capital and larg…
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China: Arched Sound Barrier Protects "Birds' Paradise" from Railway Noise
Guangdong Province-China Railway Guangzhou Co. Ltd has successfully tested a fully-enclosed sound barrier on the Shenzhen-Maoming section of…
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Bombardier to Supply 396 MOVIA Metro Carriages to Singapore
ombardier Transportation has signed a contract with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore for the supply of 396 BOMBARDIER MOVIA m…
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MTR Announces Details of New Hong Kong Station and Staff Uniforms
MTR has released more information on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail link which will start service…