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Historic Axminster Carpets Rescued
Axminster Carpets, holder of a Royal Warrant founded in 1755 by Thomas Whitty, the creator of the now famous Axminster Weave, has been saved…
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UK-Europe Rail Cuts 750,000t CO2 per Year
Passengers travelling by rail between London and mainland Europe create 60,000 flights worth of carbon emissions less than if they flew.
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Fokus Bahn NRW Programme One Year On
One year on from the launch of Fokus Bahn NRW the results are promising. The state's parties involved in passenger rail are working together…
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Alstom to Supply Rail Solutions on the Rhine-Danube Corridor
Alstom, in a consortium, has won a contract to supply rail solutions to modernise and rehabiliate a strech of the Rhine-Danube corridor.
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Greater Anglia Opens New Sidings
Greater Anglia has opened its new Norwich Village sidings with the first train arriving on 3 March. They are needed to park GA's new fleet.
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Subway Lifting After Incidents
Holmatro supplied Amsterdam-Amstelland with a lightweight subway lifting system that was connected to the existing equipment on a fire truck…
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Stadler's Annual Results: 444 Vehicles Delivered in 2019
Stadler has published its annual results for 2019 which demonstrate an 80 percent increase in the number of trains delivered.
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All DB Cargo Freight Cars to Have Quiet Brakes by the End of 2020
By the end of 2020 all DB Cargo freight cars will have composite brakes (quiet brakes) in line with new regulations governing rail noise.
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Mechan Opens Doors to Rail Industry
Mechan is inviting friends and colleagues to see for themselves how its lifting and handling products are transformed from concept to realit…
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Strasbourg Orders 17 Additional Alstom Citadis Trams
Strasbourg is to get an additional 17 Alstom Citadis trams, which will bring its fleet up to 80, with 63 units already in operation.
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Two of Britain's Most Iconic Railway Bridges Celebrate Their Birthdays
Both the Forth Bridge in Scotland and Britannia Bridge in Wales are celebrating a birthday this week. They are engineering marvels.
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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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This is How to Build a Rail Freight Hub
The making of a successful logistics hub is a central theme at the RailFreight Summit 2020, which takes place in Poznań on 11, 12 and 13 May…
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West Coast Main Line to Undergo £113m Upgrades
Network Rail is investing £113m on the West Coast Main Line as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. This includes track renewal.
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Better Rail Connection to Wilhelmshaven Deep Water Port
Deutsche Bahn, the EU and the German government are investing money to electrify the Oldenburg-Wilhelmshaven line and make it double-track.
