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Slovenia: EU Funding for Upgrade of Divača-Koper Railway Line
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), has signed an agreement within the Connecting European Facility (CEF) Transport framewo…
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What’s in Store at RAIL LIVE 2018
RAIL LIVE 2018 will once again take place at the Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, on Wednesday/Thursd…
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Railway Association of Canada Welcomes Review of Railway Safety Act
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the publication of the statutory review of the Railway Safety Act (RSA). The RAC submit…
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Channel Tunnel: New Cooling System Reduces Energy Consumption by 33%
Eurotunnel releases data which demonstrates that its new cooling system has reduced energy consumption in the Channel Tunnel by 33% in its f…
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Beyond HS2: Greengauge 21 Publishes Report on Transforming the UK's Rail Network
Greengauge 21 has published a report, Beyond HS2, which advocates a specific strategy to shape the railways of Great Britain in the next few…
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Italy: Bombardier Rolls Out New TRAXX DC3 Locomotive to Industry
Bombardier has presented its new TRAXX DC3 locomotive to transport operators at its Vado Ligure site in Italy. The locomotive, which feature…
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United Wagon Company to Supply 50 Tank Cars to Russian Copper Company
Karabashmed, a copper smelting company in the Russian Federation, has commissioned the United Wagon Company to produce 50 model 15-9545 tank…
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4 Months On for Brightline – A Progress Report from the Florida Operator
In January 2018 Brightline started private passenger rail services on the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between West Palm Beach and Fort …
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Amtrak Installs Mamava Lactation Suites in Five Major Stations in 2018
Amtrak has announced that it will install five Mamava Lactation Suites in Five of its Major Train Stations: Washington, DC, Baltimore, Phila…
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Railway Industry Association: The government must keep an open mind about rail electrification
In this article Darren Caplan, Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Industry Association, explains why his organisation is campaigning to …
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Traction Inverters to be made in Russia say Hitachi and Transmashholding
Hitachi and JSC Transmashholding have signed an agreement to produce high performance traction inverters within the Russian Federation.The j…
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Big Change is Coming Down the Line – the General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represents a seismic shift in the way businesses will be allowed to process data. Any railway …
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Railway Association of Canada Requests Federal and Provincial Support for Short Lines
The Railway Association of Canada has expressed its disappointment neither federal nor provincial governments provide support for short-line…
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California: Metrolink Lets App Users Buy Tickets with Apple Pay®
Metrolink in California has announced that users of its app can now purchase tickets via Apple Pay®. The adoption of the system follows seve…
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Škoda Becomes Sole Shareholder of Finnish Rolling Stock Manufacturer Transtech
Škoda Transportation Group has signed an agreement with Sinituote Oy to buy the company's 25% shares in Transtech, the Finnish rolling stock…
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UK: Andrew Haines Appointed CEO of Network Rail
Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, has, on behalf of the board, appointed Andrew Haines to replace Mark Carne as its CEO. Haines wil…
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UK – Stadler to Fit Teleste System on new Metro Trains in Liverpool
Stadler has selected the end-to-end on-board system designed by Teleste for installation on 52 new trains which it is building for Merseyrai…
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Bombardier Unveils New FLEXITY Tram Design for Zurich
Bombardier and VBZ unveil their 1:1 FLEXITY tram model, made exclusively for the city of Zurich, to journalists and special guests. The FLEX…
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Association of American Railroads Releases Report on Technology in the US Freight Industry
The Association of American Railroads has released a report on the improvements in safety, reliability and efficiency on the US freight netw…
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Bombardier TRAXX Locomotives Enter RegioJet Service in the Czech Republic
The first TRAXX locomotive purchased by RegioJet has entered service in the Czech Republic on the line between Prague, Ostrava and Návsí. A …
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Singapore: Bombardier to Install Real-Time Passenger Load Display on Downtown Line
Singapore Land Transport Authority Commissions Bombardier to install Passenger Load Display on the Downtown Line. The installation of this s…