Latest Region News
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Australian Rail Track Corporation Solicits Suppliers for First Section of Inland Rail
The Australian Rail Track Corporation is soliciting suppliers for construction on the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail project…
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Canadian National Commends Customers and Suppliers for Sustainability
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has commended 40 of its customers and suppliers for their work to improve sustainability in their ind…
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US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PTC Funding
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded grant funding to 28 projects to assist with the instalment of positive train control (PTC). …
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Bombardier "Banking" on New High-Tech Laboratory
Bombardier Transportation has opened a new high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, Germany. The laboratory will develop and test electronic train …
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ScotRail: First of 26 Upgraded InterCity Trains Arrives in Edinburgh
ScotRail has confirmed that the first vehicle in its fleet of 26 upgraded high-speed InterCity trains has arrived in Scotland. The upgraded …
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UK: Applications Open for Network Rail Apprenticeships in Wales and Borders
UK-Network Rail is recruiting its largest ever group of apprentices in Wales and Borders. There are 14 placements across Wales and the Borde…
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Publishes 2018 Sustainability Report
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its annual sustainability report which highlights the progress in all aspects of…
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Bombardier to Provide up to 50 Multi-System Locomotives to CD Cargo
Bombardier Transportation and CD Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Czech Railways, have signed a purchase agreement for up to 50 of the newes…
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Bombardier Appoints Paul Brown as Managing Director for Australia
Bombardier Transportation has appointed Paul Brown as its new managing director for operations in Australia. His principle objective will be…
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Lucy Prior to Leave the Rail Alliance for RTS Solutions
Lucy Prior MBE, International Trade & Membership Development Director at the Rail Alliance, has announced her departure from the organisatio…
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UK: Register for Rolling Stock Procurement Forum
Registration is open for the Rolling Stock Procurement Forum organised by the Waterfront Conference Company on 27 November at Dentons, Londo…
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Australia: Organisations and Regulators Meet Ministers for Rail Safety Week 2018
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA), the TrackSAFE Foundation and federal ministers have met with the National Rail Safety Regulator …
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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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Shift2Rail Publishes Preliminary Programme for InnoTrans 2018
Shift2Rail has published its preliminary programme for InnoTrans 2018. The European Union agency is showcasing an extensive range of solutio…
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UK: Network Rail Invests £725,000 as Part of the Great North Rail Project
Network Rail is investing £725,000 to improve the reliability of the rail service between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester under the u…
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EU Publishes Contingency Management Handbook for Rail
The European Commission has developed a Handbook for International Contingency Management. It features standards that will ensure rail traff…
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Sydney: New Metro Passes 100km/h Speed Test
The new train for the Sydney Metro, which is due to enter operation in 2019, successfully passed 100km/h during its high-speed testing. The …
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Stadler to Supply 71 Trains to the Wales & Borders Franchise
KeolisAmey, which was awarded the Wales & Borders franchise and the South Wales Metro service by the Welsh government, has ordered 71 trains…
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United Wagon Company Awarded Q2 Quality Status by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn has approved United Wagon Company (UWC) to supply freight cars to the operator and assigned it Q2 quality status. The Tikhvin …
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Le Shuttle Freight: High Trade Volumes in July 2018
Le Shuttle Freight has published a report on its trade volumes for July 2018. The company recorded its best freight figures for that month o…
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UK: Hitachi Building Azuma Trains for London North Eastern Railway
Hitachi has started constructing a fleet of Azuma trains for London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to operate on the East Coast Main Line in E…
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German Government Releases Funds to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rail
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany has launched a new programme to support energy efficiency in …
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Amtrak Unveils Interiors of its New Acela Express Trains
On 8 August Amtrak unveiled the interiors of its new Acela Express trains set to run on the company’s Northeast Corridor (NEC). Alstom is ma…
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UK: ‘Plus 1’ Reception for Young Professionals in the Rail Industry
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) and Young Rail Professionals (YRP) have announced a…