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China: Arched Sound Barrier Protects "Birds' Paradise" from Railway Noise
Guangdong Province-China Railway Guangzhou Co. Ltd has successfully tested a fully-enclosed sound barrier on the Shenzhen-Maoming section of…
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Norfolk Southern Opts for Simulation-Based Training
Norfolk Southern is working with apps developer Heartwood 3D to develop and roll out simulation-based training apps to make its operations e…
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Italian State Railways to Create Zero-Impact Stations
Italian State Railways Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. has announced its objective to create zero-impact railway stations with its Gree…
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DB Cargo UK to Switch to 100% Renewable Electricity
DB Cargo UK has announced that 100% of the electricity which powers its offices and rail sites will become renewable after it signed a 3 yea…
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Germany: Coradia iLint Receives Federal Approval for Commercial Operation
Alstom has announced that the Coradia iLint, the first passenger train in the world powered by hydrogen cells has received approval from the…
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Australian Railway Association Working With Academics on 'Smart Rail Route Map'
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is co-producing a Smart Rail Route Map for the country's rail industry. The map will present a lo…
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Alstom Announces Rolling Stock and Digital Systems for InnoTrans 2018
Alstom Transport has announced the products and innovations which it will be showcasing at InnoTrans 2018. The focus of its display is on su…
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International Rail Conference and SITCE: 2 Weeks to Go!
This year’s International Rail Conference – combined with SITCE for the first time in Asia – will be held under the theme “People at the hea…
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Germany: DB Schenker Starts Using Intelligent Scanning Glove in Eching Warehouse
DB Schenker Logistics, a subsidiary of Deutsch Bahn AG, has announced the adoption of a new innovation at its warehouse in Eching, Germany: …
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A Step Forward for Amtrak and Positive Train Control
Amtrak has been working with BNSF Railway to get Positive Train Control (PTC) in place on a number of track sections (subdivisions) owned by…
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Channel Tunnel: New Cooling System Reduces Energy Consumption by 33%
Eurotunnel releases data which demonstrates that its new cooling system has reduced energy consumption in the Channel Tunnel by 33% in its f…
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California: Metrolink Lets App Users Buy Tickets with Apple Pay®
Metrolink in California has announced that users of its app can now purchase tickets via Apple Pay®. The adoption of the system follows seve…
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Association of American Railroads Releases Report on Technology in the US Freight Industry
The Association of American Railroads has released a report on the improvements in safety, reliability and efficiency on the US freight netw…
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Singapore: Bombardier to Install Real-Time Passenger Load Display on Downtown Line
Singapore Land Transport Authority Commissions Bombardier to install Passenger Load Display on the Downtown Line. The installation of this s…
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Alstom confirms plans to bring hydrogen trains to the UK
Alstom today confirms plans to bring its world leading hydrogen technology to trains in the UK. This is the first substantive industry respo…
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Shift2Rail Presents Ideas at the Transport Research Arena and Ten-T Days
In April representatives from Shift2Rail presented their projects at two major international conferences on the future of rail in Europe: th…
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Tech, Innovation and Safety: 5 Things You Didn’t Know about US Freight Rail
There is nothing old-fashioned about rail technology. From drones and big data to automation and mobile phone apps, U.S. freight railroads a…
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Victoria, Australia: Good Progress on Regional Rail Connectivity Project
The Government of Victoria, Australia has announced that it is making good progress on its Regional Rail Connectivity Project and has fitted…
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Continuous Software Delivery for a Fast-paced World
Software development is fast paced and ever changing. Where the industry used to go live with big bang releases without a full view of the i…
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Recycled Carbon Fibre Rail Bogie Wins Innovation Award in Paris
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) launched a vehicle dynamics competition, and the optimised lightweight carbon fibre rail bogie fr…
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Norway's Rail Network Goes Digital With Siemens ETCS Technology
Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signal…
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Alstom to Supply Futuristic Catenary-Free Power Supply System for Istanbul
Alstom will supply a full APS ground-level power-supply solution for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The solution will be installed …
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World-First for Automatic Train Operation on Mainline Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway, working with Network Rail and Siemens, have scored a world-first by running Automatic Train Operation (ATO) over E…
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The Rail Industry in the Age of Cyber Security
Cyber-security is an increasingly frequent topic in the discourse on the future of the rail industry around the world. Amir Levintal, CEO of…