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InnoTrans 2018: Mitsubishi Electric Announces Solutions Showcase

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’ for railway technol...

New York State: Expansion and Modernisation of Long Island Rail Road

New York State: Expansion and Modernisation of Long Island Rail R...

Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State, has announced $2.6 billion of investment to expand the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), including the construction of ...

International Union of Railways: Gianluigi Castelli Appointed Chairman

International Union of Railways: Gianluigi Castelli Appointed Cha...

The International Union of Railways (UIC) has appointed Gianluigi Castelli, Chairman of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), as Chair. Castelli, who has worked for FS sin...

Inland Rail: Approval Granted for Construction of First Section

Inland Rail: Approval Granted for Construction of First Section

Inland Rail has received planning approval for construction of the Parkes to Narromine section of the line. Approval for the section was granted after two years...

Brazil: Alstom Opens New Production Line at Taubaté Factory

Brazil: Alstom Opens New Production Line at Taubaté Factory

Alstom has opened a new production line at its factory in Taubaté, Brazil. The line will principally manufacture stainless steel car-shells for the trains that ...

UK: Railway Industry Association Reduces Membership Fee for Low-Turnover Companies

UK: Railway Industry Association Reduces Membership Fee for Low-T...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced a discounted membership fee for companies with low turnover. The new rate is only £875 and applicable to co...

EU: Shift2Rail Announces Affiliated Events at InnoTrans 2018

EU: Shift2Rail Announces Affiliated Events at InnoTrans 2018

Shift2Rail (S2R) which is part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, has announced its participation in several events at the trade fair. The events i...

Mechan Jacks Lift Expectations for Crossrail Trains

Mechan Jacks Lift Expectations for Crossrail Trains

Trains running on London’s eagerly anticipated Elizabeth Line will spend more time in service and less in the depot, thanks to rail maintenance equipment specia...

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