Latest Region News
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Abellio Named Preferred Bidder for East Anglia Franchise
Abellio East Anglia Franchise decision announced by the UK’s Department for Transport, who have named Abellio to operate the East Anglia fra…
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TALGO AVRIL Receives Final Certification
Spanish high speed train specialists TALGO, have received the final certificate of conformity for its very high speed train, the TALGO AVRIL…
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Eurotunnel Freight Transport Millionth Truck of 2016
Eurotunnel has announced that its Eurotunnel freight transport ed its millionth truck of 2016 setting a new record on previous years.
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Indian Railways to Utilise PPP Finance to Modernise Stations
Indian Railways has announced a programme to utilise PPP finance to modernise stations fitting into the A-1 and A categories on an “as is wh…
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RENFE High Speed Train Bidders Announced
Spanish rail operator RENFE have announced the shortlist for the provision of a nw RENFE high-speed train and maintenance for a period of 30…
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Network Rail Reopen Chiltern Main Line
UK Infrastructure operators Network Rail reopen Chiltern Main Line between connecting Banbury, Bicester and Leamington Spa following a £76m …
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Long-Distance Rail Journeys up by 8% in Russia
Latest data indicates that long-distance rail journeys and passenger numbers increased by 8% in July 2016 on the Russian Railways network.
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Amtrak Inspects BNSF Upgrade Progress
Amtrak President and CEO, travelled on the Southwest Chief through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico to see the progress of ongoing BNSF upgra…
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United Wagon Co. to Mass Produce Ammonia Tank Cars
Russia’s United Wagon Company has announced the launch of mass production of ammonia tank cars with a projected annual production of up to 1…
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Trenitalia Order 150 Alstom Coradia Meridian Trains
Italian national operator, Trenitalia, have placed an order for 150 Alstom Coradia Meridian Trains in a frame contract worth approximately €…
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Diamond Drilling Specialists Shine in Glasgow Queen Street Upgrade Work
Essential infrastructural work on Glasgow's Queen Street Station tunnel upgrade has been achieved by Diamond Drilling specialists, Corecut. …
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America and Australia sign Memorandum of Cooperation
America Australia Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by United States Transportation and Australian Minister of Transport and Infrastructu…
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Warsaw Metro Line 2 Contracts Awarded
Construction contracts for the Warsaw Metro Line 2 works have been awarded to the Polish subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy, Soletanche Polska.
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GWR Orders Seven Hitachi Intercity Express Trains
Great Western Railway has announced the order of an extra seven bi-mode Hitachi Intercity Express Trains from Hitachi Rail Europe and Eversh…
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Toronto Orders 125 Bombardier BiLevel Commuter Rail Cars
Bombardier Transportation have announced that Metrolinx will purchase an additional 125 Bombardier BiLevel Commuter Rail cars.
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Chinese High Speed Train CRH 0503 Hits 420 km/h in Tests
China’s standardised high speed train CRH 0503 reached record speeds of 420km/h on a test run on 15 July 2016 with the two trains safely pas…
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FRA Issues New Rule to Achieve Next Level Passenger Rail Safety
A new rule has been issued by the U.S. DoT's Federal Railroad Administration, to establish a Proactive Approach to Passenger Rail Safety
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Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Thai Chapter Launched
Bombardier Transportation have marked the launch of the newly established Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Thai Chapter.
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Chengdu Metro Line 3 Enters Service.
The first phase of Chengdu Metro Line 3 entered service on 31 July 2016, which is in excess of 20km long and features 17 stations.
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United Transport & Logistics Celebrates Milestone
United Transport & Logistics Company has celebrated a milestone with China this week by seeing the dispatch of its 500th container train of …
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Hyperloop Metalworks Facility Opens In Nevada
Hyperloop One Metalworks facility has opened in Nevada, dedicated to the in-house production of components of the Hyperloop One prototype.
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LORAM Acquires UK Rolling Stock Specialists RVEL
LORAM Maintenance of the Way Inc has completed the purchase of rolling stock engineering and operating experts RVEL; a major player in the U…
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Infotec Achieves Latest ISO Quality Assurance
Infotec ISO Quality Assurance: Passenger information systems supplier Infotec has achieved the latest ISO quality assurance certification to…
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Union Pacific Employee Safety Record Broken
Union Pacific, which was the safest railroad in the United States in 2015, has hit a new high according to Union Pacific employee safety sta…