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Hitachi Launches Joint Bid for Tyne and Wear Metro Trains
Hitachi has joined forces with Spencer Group to bid for a 500 million pound contract to build new Tyne and Wear metro trains along with a ma…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 49
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 49: all the important railway news from the week 3–7 December 2018, covering rolling stock, infrastru…
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GE Transportation Celebrates 20 Years of Locomotive Monitoring
GE Transportation set up its locomotive monitoring facility, the Global Performance Optimization Center, 20 years ago. There are now four ce…
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Alstom Delivers Last of the 22 Sydney Metro Trains
Alstom has delivered the last of its 22 Metropolis trains for the Sydney Metro. Alstom employees in India started manufacturing the Sydney m…
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Keolis Preferred Operator for Danish Light Rail Contract
Keolis named the preferred operator for the Danish light rail contract in Odense: Odense Letbane has selected French-Canadian public transpo…
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United Wagon Company Receives Flat Car Order from Kastamonu
Kastamonu, a major European wood-processing company, has placed a flat car order with United Wagon Company. This order is for 75 high-capaci…
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Newag Impuls 45WE for Polish Province of Pomerania Ready
The technical approval of the 5-car Newag Impuls 45WE has been completed. The marshal for the province of Pomerania, Ryszard Świlski, and th…
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Stadler to Supply Cross-Border Ticino Lombardy Trains to FNM
New Ticino Lombardy trains: Stadler and FNM have signed a framework agreement for new electric cross-border trains that will enter service i…
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12 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 48
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 48 (26–30 November): read all the important news from Stadler, Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens Mobility, …
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New Alstom Coradia Stream Production Line Inaugurated in Poland
Alstom and Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen have opened a new Coradia Stream production line in Katowice, Poland. The productio…
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Siemens Mobility Receives Order for 6 Additional G1 Metro Trains for Nuremberg
Siemens Mobility has received an order for 6 additional G1 metro trains for Nuremberg. VAG, Nuremberg's public transport operator, placed th…
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Deutsche Bahn Awards Flat Car Tender to United Wagon Company
Deutsche Bahn AG has awarded its international flat car tender to United Wagon Company. As a result of winning its winning bid, UWC will del…
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The Future of Rail: A Panel Discussion with the Heads of Siemens Mobility, Alstom and Bombardier
A panel discussion with the heads of Siemens Mobility, Michael Peter, Alstom, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, and Bombardier, Laurent Troger. They di…
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Stadler GUARDIA Train Control System to be Installed on Swiss FLIRT Trains
Stadler and its joint venture ANGELSTAR together developed the GUARDIA train control system. Today, Stadler has announced that FLIRT trains …
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 47
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 47 (19–23 November): rolling stock, infrastructure and policy news from the rail sector. In addition,…
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GE Transportation at InnoTrans 2018: President and CEO Rafael Santana
GE Transportation at InnoTrans: At InnoTrans right now we’re unveiling what are called the next generation of engines. A new high- speed, hi…
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Stadler to Supply New Regional Diesel-Electric Trains to FNM
Stadler has signed a framework agreement with FNM for the supply of regional diesel-electric trains. This agreement follows the call for ten…
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Siemens Mobility to Design and Manufacture Next-Generation Trains for London Underground
Siemens Mobility has signed a contract with London Underground Ltd to design and manufacture 94 new trains for the city's subway system. Thi…
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Morocco High-Speed Rail Line Between Tangiers and Kenitra Opens
The inauguration of the high-speed rail line between Casablanca and Tangiers took place on 15 November 2018. The inauguration was attended b…
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GE Transportation Secures Locomotive Order in Moldova
GE Transportation in Moldova: GE Transportation has won an order from Moldovan Railways (CFM) for the supply of 12 Evolution Series locomoti…