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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11
All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…
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Deutsche Bahn Unveils Its New ECx Long-Distance Train
Deutsche Bahn and Talgo have unveiled the new ECx, a locomotive-hauled passenger train that will enter service in Germany in 2023.
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RegioJet Signs Contract for 7 PESA Elf Electric Multiple Units
RegioJet has placed an order with Polish rolling stock company PESA for seven PESA Elf electric multiple units for operations in the Czech R…
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Siemens to Supply Additional 24 Desiro ML Regional Trains to OEBB
Austrian Federal Railways has ordered an additional 24 Desiro ML regional trains from Siemens, bringing the total number of trains ordered t…
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CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 Locomotives Dispatched to Serbia
Following the success of the EffiShunter 300 locomotive in the domestic Czech market, CZ Loko has now received an order for this shunter fro…
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CRRC Wins Contract for 50 Flat Cars in Switzerland
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has won a contract for 50 flat cars with Swiss logistics firm Hupac. CRRC is also responsible for TS…
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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Penultimate Transperth B-series Train Travels from Queensland to Perth
Penultimate Transperth B-series train embarks on 4,000km journey from Queensland to Western Australia, ready to enter service in Perth.
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Russia: Transmashholding Tests New Sleeper Cars
Tver new model trains to include single-storey sleeper cars that will feature improved climate control as well as reduced noise levels.
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12th CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 Delivered to Czech Railways
12th CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 locomotive delivered to Czech Railways, completing a contract dating back to 2017. The Warsaw Metro has bought …
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 9
Our Railway-News Industry Insider for 25 Feb–1 Mar 2019 featuring all the important news of the week in the rail sector from rolling stock t…
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Bombardier Sells UK Rolling Stock Electrical Component and Systems Business to Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd
Bombardier sells UK rolling stock electrical component and systems business to Motherson Rolling Stock Systems GB Ltd for 10.87 million GBP.
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Polish Rail Company Lotos Kolej Buys 5 Newag Electric Locomotives
Polish rail company Lotos Kolej has bought 5 Newag electric locomotives. Two of them are Griffin locomotives, while three are Dragon 2 locom…
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UK: Stadler Wins Contract for 71 Trains for Wales & Borders Franchise
Stadler has won a contract for 71 CITYLINK tram-trains and FLIRT multiple units for the Wales & Borders franchise in the United Kingdom.
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CRRC and Downer to Supply Additional Double-Decker Trains to Sydney
CRRC and Downer have received a further order for 17 double-decker Waratah trains for Sydney. The contract also includes maintenance service…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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Swiss Federal Railways to Sell Four Re 446 Locomotives
Swiss Federal Railways is selling its four Re 446 locomotives. They currently operate on the Voralpen-Express route. The Stadler Traverso wi…
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Alstom Pledges Universal Accessibility in Transport
Alstom and Fundación ONCE have pledged to improve universal accessibility in transport, signing an agreement to improve design, R&D, and tra…
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Bombardier and Akiem Unveil TRAXX DC3 Locomotive for Poland
Bombardier and Akiem have unveiled their TRAXX DC3 locomotive for the Polish market. Akiem placed its order with Bombardier in November 2018…
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TVZ to Ship 3,730 Passenger Coaches to Federal Passenger Company
TVZ and Federal Passenger Company have signed a contract for the delivery of 3,730 passenger coaches to be delivered between 2019 and 2025.
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New Hitachi Class 385 Electric Train Deployed on Additional Routes
The new Hitachi Class 385 electric multiple unit has entered service on additional routes in Scotland, bringing the total in operation to 31…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 7
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 11–15 February 2019.
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Suppliers Needed for VIA Rail Fleet Replacement Programme
VIA Rail (Canada) has selected Siemens Canada to manufacture its new fleet for the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Siemens is now looking for …
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Risk of Death 56 Times Lower for Rail Passengers Than Car Passengers
Travelling by rail is much safer than travelling by car or by bus. In fact, the risk of death is 56 times lower when travelling by rail.