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Italian Freight Operator Mercitalia Rail Orders Bombardier Traxx Locomotives
Bombardier Transportation and Mercitalia Rail, a major freight rail operator in Italy, have signed a contract for 40 innovative Bombardier T…
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New December 2018 Tube Map Featuring the Elizabeth Line Unveiled
The start of Elizabeth line services, which will transform transport in London with quicker, easier and more accessible journeys, is now jus…
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Bombardier to Supply 27 Additional VLocity Trains for Victoria
Bombardier Transportation will build and deliver an additional 27 VLocity trains for Transport for Victoria (TfV) and the Victorian State Go…
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Freight Trains in Britain to be Upgraded With New Digital Technology
A major multi-million pound contract that will ultimately see freight trains in Great Britain upgraded with technology to make them safer...
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Interview: The Office of Rail and Road's Periodic Review 18
We're at the halfway point of the Periodic Review 2018 (PR18) where the ORR consults the government and other stakeholders, including Networ…
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New Futuristic Trains for TransPennine Express Take Shape
TransPennine Express customers are a step closer to experiencing brand new, high quality trains as Hitachi begins work on intercity fleet to…
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Coradia Trains for Algeria Begin Dynamic Testing
Alstom began its first dynamic tests at the Velim railway test centre in the Czech Republic for the first of the 17 Coradia trains for Alger…
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Additional Speakers Confirmed for the 14th Annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock Conference
Building on the success of 2017, the Fire Protection of Rolling Stock conference will be returning to Berlin for its 14th edition. Heighteni…
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Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public
The Toronto subway extension’s opening was preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 15, with Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Chair…
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Bombardier-CRRC Secure First Monorail Contract in China
The order is to provide the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300 platform, along with a total of 240 cars to Wuhu City in Anhui Province. The tot…
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Melbourne's Metro Tunnel Project "On-Budget and On-Time"
The $11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project is on-budget, on-time and will create nearly 7,000 jobs – including 500 apprentices, trainees…
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Nice Orders 6 Additional Catenary-Free Citadis Trams
Alstom is to supply 6 additional Citadis X05 trams and 22 ground-based static charging zones (SRS) to the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropole for a..…
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Siemens to Deliver Fully Automated People Movers for Bangkok
Siemens is set to deliver 6 fully Automated People Movers for Interlink Communication Public Company Limited, to connect the current and new…
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UK's c2c Rail Franchise Orders Modern Aventra Trains
Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Porterbrook and c2c, to supply 60 new Bombardier Aventra trains for use on the United K…
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Transport for the North to Unveil 30-year Strategic Transport Plan
Civic and business leaders from across the North of England have agreed a draft Strategic Transport Plan, to be published for public consult…
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Germany: Duisburg Orders Bidirectional Flexity Trams
Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a contract by Duisburg's public transport operator, DVG, to supply 47 new Bombardier Flexity Tram…
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Amtrak Launches FindYourWay App for New York's Penn Station
Amtrak has launched FindYourWay, a real-time customer information beacon technology-enabled app, for exclusive use inside New York Penn Stat…
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Birmingham International Station Takes Next Step Towards Major Transformation
Plans to transform Birmingham International Station into a major transport hub have taken a significant step forward after Solihull Metropol…
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Deutsche Bahn's ICE 4 Begins Regular Service
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) is introducing the ICE 4 into regular service, thus reaching a further project milestone right on schedule. Initially,…
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5 Things You Didn't Know About the Tehran Metro
Metro systems around the world all have a large number of features in common but what are the features that make the Tehran Metro stand out?
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Bombardier Secures Rolling Stock and Maintenance Contracts in the UK
Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Corelink Rail Infrastructure and West Midlands Trains, to supply 333 new Bombardier Ave…
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UK's Vivarail to Open Production Site in County Durham
Vivarail has been attracted by the region’s highly-skilled labour pool and is investing up to £100,000 in its new plant on the Spectrum Busi…
