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Bombardier Transportation Signs Agreement with QUEST Global
Bombardier Transportation has signed an agreement with QUEST Global extending their collaborative efforts that began in 2017.
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Extra Rail Freight Services to Anticipate Low Water Levels
Rail freight operator Lineas is putting on extra services to anticipate low water levels which previously have prevented barge transports.
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Autonomous Inspection and Data Management for Railway Maintenance
Autonomous inspection technology, artificial intelligence and big-data offer new paths for railway inspection without impact on revenue.
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DB Regio Supports Abellio in Operating New RRX Services
DB Regio will support Abellio in operating the RE 1 services in Germany, before Abellio will run full RRX trains in December 2020.
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Stäubli Electrical Connectors for Rail Applications
Michel Schmitt, BDM Railway at Stäubli Electrical Connectors, tells Railway-News why its products are perfectly suited for rail application…
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Keolis Fires Its Executive Chairman Patrick Jeantet
After only taking on the role of Keolis Executive Chairman in February 2020, the Supervisory Board has terminated Patrick Jeantet's contract…
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Spanish High-Speed Train Derails Due to Vehicle Collision
A Spanish high-speed train, type Alvia, has derailed near Zamora due to a collision with a vehicle that had fallen from an overpass.
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Germany Not Making the Right Noises on Rail Freight
In its May infringements package the European Commission has said it sent Germany a formal letter of notice about its quiet brakes regulatio…
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New Production and Warehouse Areas at SALTEK
The expansion of SALTEK facilities includes a three-floor building with production areas, sanitary installations and a warehouse.
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RS-Trans Orders 25 Tank Cars from UWC
RS-Trans has ordered 25 tank cars from UWC for the transportation of sulphuric acid. The model 15-9545 tank cars have 25t axle load bogies.
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Tiflex Brand Treadmaster Flooring Excels in Fire Safety
TM7 is Treadmaster's highest-grade rubber flooring and believed to be the safest rubber flooring on the market today in terms of fire safety…
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Realising the Intelligent Train – True Digital Enablement
True digital enablement involves the ability to predict failures, highlight hidden problems and issue real-time alerts when failures happen.
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TU Dresden, University of Birmingham and Rock Rail Launch Research Collaboration
TU Dresden, the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) and Rock Rail have launched joint project into battery power.
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Bulgarian State Railways Orders 10 Siemens Smartron Locomotives
Bulgarian State Railways has ordered ten 25kV AC Smartron locomotives from Siemens Mobility, for delivery between February and May 2021.
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Schlatter: A New Location Ready for the Future
Schlatter Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG will have moved completely to its new company address by June 30, 2020.
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3Squared Signs Five-Year Extension Agreement with East Midlands Railway
3Squared has signed an extension with East Midlands Railway (EMR) for the continued use of its Employee Development System.
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SSI Performance Improvement Webinars Now Open for Registration
As part of its new webinar program, Unipart Rail have four Park Signalling webinars now open for registration.
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Swiss Rail Operators to Resume Full Service Levels
Passenger services in Switzerland can resume fully in June following an easing of restrictions put in place because of coronavirus.
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EUROFIMA provides €200m Financing to FS Italiane
EUROFIMA, a rolling stock financing company with a non-profit mission, has agreed a 200m euro loan with FS Italiane for TRAXX locomotives.
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Times Microwave Systems Advances European Expansion
Times Microwave Systems advances Its European expansion by announcing a new manufacturing operation in Estonia.
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Germany: Private Railway Undertakings to Seek EU Help
Private railway undertakings in Germany want to seek assistance from the European Commission following a DB-only bailout package approval.
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Steel Girders for HS2 Bridges Begin Delivery
HS2 has received delivery of the first steel girders for the first bridges to be built on the project at the Birmingham Interchange site.
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IGW Further Invests in Customer Comfort
Having been active for many years in the railway market, we recently decided that further investments in customer comfort are necessary.
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Zonegreen Points Isle of Wight Depot in Safe Direction
Zonegreen is using its latest technology to protect depot staff on the Isle of Wight from the risks associated with manual hand points.
