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Global Cyber Attack Hits Deutsche Bahn
After the NHS in the UK is targeted, the global cyber attack hits Deutsche Bahn computers, affecting digital passenger display boards in sta…
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Adaptable Carriage Unveiled for Mixed Passenger and Freight Rail
The adaptable carriage will for the first time enable train operating companies to carry either passengers or high-value freight. The techno…
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PROSE Sets New Standard With VisualCSV Rail Software Solution
The client-server application is a multilingual, Windows-based diagnostic and statistics tool, which ensures the smooth exchange of data bet…
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Thales Acquires Pioneers of Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Thales has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the US company Guavus, a pioneer in real-time Big Data analytics.
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Revolutionising the World of Transportation with Smarter Mobility
Smarter Mobility. Passengers want to be connected, for their travel time to be useful, and they require a seamless journey from door to door…
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Siemens to Acquire Leading Software Provider for Public Transportation
Siemens is planning to acquire HaCon, a leading software provider for public transportation, mobility and logistics. The two parties have...
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Alstom and Airbus Sign Cybersecurity Cooperation Agreement
The increase in cyberattacks and the expansion of the Internet of Things and Big Data require new measures to protect transport systems...
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Innovation for You
Seventeen machines, new service offers and smart assistance systems - at this year's iaf Plasser & Theurer is entirely dedicated to Innovati…
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Alstom and RATP Successfully Test Autonomous Tram Stabling
Alstom and the RATP (Paris Transport Authority), have successfully completed an initial experiment concerning the autonomous stabling of a t…
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Australia: Regional Rail Connectivity Project to Improve Mobile Coverage on Trains
The Andrews Labor Government will fix mobile blackspots along the state’s five busiest regional rail corridors by partnering with Australia'…
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To Wifi and Beyond - Getting Online is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Railway-News chatted with Wifi SPARK, to find out about their recent launch of the 'Continuously Connected Passenger Journey' across Chilter…
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Siemens Launch Digital Rail Services in the U.S.
Siemens is launching Digital Rail Services in the U.S., a new business that will use intelligent sensors and advanced software platforms to.…
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Autonomous Hydrogen Energy System to Power Japan's Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station
Toshiba Corporation has announced that H2One™, the company’s autonomous hydrogen energy system, is now in operation at Musashi-Mizonokuchi R…
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Sound Transit to Power Link Trains With Carbon-Neutral Energy
Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will power Link light rail trains with carbon-…
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Wire Free Operation for Newcastle Light Rail
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced the removal of overhead wires from the Newcastle light rail plan as par…
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Cyber Security – A Growing Challenge for the Rail Industry
Cyber security is an issue we have become more and more aware of in our increasingly digital world. It poses a challenge for the rail indust…
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A Happier Commute – How mobile ticketing can ease congestion on public transport
The average consumer uses a mobile device for even the most trivial of tasks, and the benefits of using mobile ticketing, be it for convenie…
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The Digital Transformation – Challenges and Opportunities
The digital transformation is a huge challenge and a great opportunity for all business sectors, including rail. We've interviewed key playe…
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Big Data and Smarter Technology Set to Make Britain's Railways Even Safer
The thinking is reflected in The Rail Industry’s Data and Risk Strategy, published by RSSB and steered by a cross-industry group. It sets ou…
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Signalling Interlocking Technology Implemented in Serbia
Alstom has delivered its latest signalling interlocking technology to the Serbian Railway Company, working in close cooperation with the Ser…
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DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe
DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…
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Onboard Train Control Technology to Increase Safety in Poland
Bombardier Transportation has announced a five-year framework agreement with Polish rail vehicle supplier PESA regarding onboard train contr…
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Lightweight Structures for the Railway Industry
For the lightweight front cabin in the AFS design the engineers had to develop a material concept that... Lightweight Structures for the Rai…
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Satellite Technology for Rail Traffic Management Completes Testing
The testing of the ERSAT EAV system, the satellite technology for monitoring and safely managing rail traffic on conventional secondary, loc…