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UK: New Maintenance Trains for London’s Elizabeth Line

UK: New Maintenance Trains for London’s Elizabeth Line

A rail milling train and two multi-purpose engineering trains are currently undergoing testing in Europe. They will be delivered to London later in 2018 prior t...

Alstom’s Citadis X05 Tram Begins Operations in Nice

Alstom’s Citadis X05 Tram Begins Operations in Nice

On 30 June Alstom put its latest version of its Citadis X05 tram, which features its SRS ground-based static charging system for trams with on-board energy stor...

UK: Railway Industry Association Announces 2018 Conference

UK: Railway Industry Association Announces 2018 Conference

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the themes and keynote speakers for its 2018 Conference in London, 22 October. The 2018 event will focus on...

Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order

Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways ...

Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its joint venture with Tra...

PowerRail Electronics and Technology is Relocating

PowerRail Electronics and Technology is Relocating

PowerRail Electronics and Technology (PETX) has begun the 725-mile trek to their new home. After 8 years, PETX is leaving Rincon, GA and relocating to Connersvi...

Canadian Pacific Orders 30 Upgraded EMD SD70ACU Locomotives from Progress Rail

Canadian Pacific Orders 30 Upgraded EMD SD70ACU Locomotives from ...

Progress Rail, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., has announced that Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) has ordered 30 upgraded EMD SD70ACU locomotives from i...

EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail

EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastruc...

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The ECA belief that the EU...

Battling the Buckle in Soaring Temperatures

Battling the Buckle in Soaring Temperatures

When Britain enjoys a summer heatwave, rails in direct sunshine can be as much as 20°C hotter than air temperature. Because rails are made from steel, they expa...

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