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Industry Insider Week 9 2020 · 14 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 9 of 2020: the top rail news stories of the week in brief to keep you informed of the key points.
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First Hydrogen Train Arrives in the Netherlands
The first Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen train has arrived in the Netherlands and will undergo night-time testing over the next 2 weeks.
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UWC Sggrs80 Standard Gauge Flat Cars Pass Testing
The Sggrs80 articulated flat cars UWC is manufacturing for Deutsche Bahn have successfully passed their standard gauge track testing.
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UK Government to Invest £2.5m in CrossCountry
The Department for Transport will invest 2.5 million GBP in CrossCountry Trains in a measure designed to alleviate overcrowding.
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SBB ICN Intercity Tilting Trains to Undergo Full Refurbishment
SBB's fleet of ICN Intercity Tilting Trains are to undergo a full refurbishment now that they have reached the middle of their life-cycle.
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DB Regio Mitte Modernises Double-Decker Trains
DB Regio Mitte is modernising 54 Bombardier Twindexx double-decker trains as part of its contract to operate the Frankfurt-Limburg route.
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Alstom to Equip 19 ICE 1 Trains with ETCS
Alstom has won a contract with Deutsche Bahn to equip 19 ICE 1 trains with its ETCS solution. It will complete the works by September 2021.
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Industry Insider Week 7 2020 · 6 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 7 2020: our weekly quick read of all the important rail news so you can stay up to date on the go…
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Siemens Mobility to Deliver 18 Mireo Trains to DB Regio
The VBB has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility for 18 three-car Mireo electric multiple units, which will enter service in 2022.
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Dutch Premiere: Train with ATO Carries Passengers
A Stadler train in Groningen equipped with ATO has carried passengers for the first time. This is phase 2 or a 3-phase process.
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Alstom Delivers 130th Tram to Bordeaux
Alstom has delivered its 130th Citadis tram to Bordeaux. The city ordered these trams in four tranches starting in 2000.
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CAF Wins Contracts with VY and HKL in Norway and Finland
CAF has won contracts in Norway and with the Helsinki Metro operator. The former is a 9-year maintenance contract for the Bergen Line trains…
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Danish State Railways Orders Talgo 230 Trainsets
Danish State Railways has ordered 8 Talgo 230 trainsets from the Spanish manufacturer. Talgo is manufacturing the same for DB, branded ECx.
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Alstom Wins Contract for Coradia Continental BEMUs
Alstom has won a contract with transport authorites in Leipzig for the design, manufacture and maintenance of 11 Coradia Continental BEMUs.
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Stadler KISS Trains to Operate DB IC2 Services
DB will put the first Stadler KISS double-decker trains into service (IC2) on 8 March. It purchased them from Westbahn (Austria) last year.
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Industry Insider Week 5 2020 · 6 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 5 2020: all the latest rail news of the week, condensed in a quick read so you can stay up to date.
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Deutsche Bahn Halts Acceptance of IC2 Trains
Deutsche Bahn is halting the acceptance of the remaining 25 IC2 trains from its order with Bombardier following grave operating problems.
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Skoda Signs Warsaw Metro Train Contract
Skoda has signed a contract to deliver up to 45 metro trains for the Warsaw Metro, after it won the bid in October 2019.
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New York Subway Cars Returned to Service
Bombardier's subway cars in New York City have been returned to passenger service following two isolated incidents with the door mechanisms.
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Final New Generation Rollingstock Train Enters Service
The final New Generation Rollingstock train manufactured by Bombardier has entered service in Queensland 2 years after the first.
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Industry Insider Week 4 2020 · 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 4 2020: all the big rail news for 20–24 January. DB buys hybrid locomotives from Toshiba and more.
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Capacity Doubles on Toulouse Metro Line A
Siemens Mobility and Tisséo have doubled capacity on Line A of Toulouse metro by lengthening the rolling stock from 2 to 4 cars per train.
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DB Cargo Purchases 50 Toshiba Hybrid Locomotives
DB Cargo is purchasing 50 Toshiba hybrid locomotives to reduce its carbon footprint. They will save 1 million litres of diesel per year.
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New Australind Railcar Design Unveiled
Premier Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti unveiled the design of the new Australind railcar at Bunbury station.