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Austrian Railways Order Locomotives from Siemens
ÖBB (Austrian Railways) has signed a framework contract with Siemens for the delivery of up to 200 Vectron locomotives. Under the contract, …
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Mexico: First Guadalajara Metro Line 3 Train Unveiled
Alstom, in partnership with CPVM, delivered on January 24th the first of the 18 Metropolis trains that will circulate on the new Line 3 of G…
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Sensor Specialist ASC Continues to Grow
Advanced Sensors & Calibration (ASC) GmbH, the leading manufacturer of accelerometers, angular rate sensors and IMUs, brought 2016 to a clos…
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GB Railfreight Wins New Contract with B-Logistics
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight companies, has won a contract with B Logistics, the Belgian rail freight company…
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intreXis Unveil Chargers with USB Connection for Railway Applications
The intreXis USB Charger is the perfect solution to charge Tablet Computers and Mobilephones in Railway Applications. The charger identifies…
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Siemens to Equip China's Nanjing Line with LTE Radio Technology
Siemens has received an order from the Nanjing Metro Corporation to equip a 52-kilometer line with the LTE Radio Technology for the Nanjing-…
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13th Annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock conference
The 13th annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock conference will be returning to Berlin in March 2017. Bringing together professionals in th…
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Hitachi and Trenitalia Unveil New Rock Trains
Production of the new Rock trains started 20 January, 2017. This is the brand name chosen for the new double deck regional train that Hitach…
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Alstom to Supply Citadis Trams for Kaohsiung Tramway Project
Alstom has been awarded a contract by China Steel Co. to supply 15 Citadis trams for Kaohsiung tramway project phase 2, which is expected to…
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Bombardier to Provide TRAXX MS Locomotives to Captrain Deutschland Group
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the Captrain Deutschland Group have signed a contract for six BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS locom…
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Rambus Ecebs Makes Travel Easier with Launch of HCE Ticketing Solution
Rambus Ecebs today announced a comprehensive mobile ticketing product suite leveraging Host Card Emulation (HCE) technology to securely load…
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World's First Crowdfunded Train Now Running
Just over a year ago we ran a feature about a start-up company, Locomore, who wanted to get a crowdfunded train up and running between Berli…
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Search Underway for Company to Build HS2 Trains
The hunt for a company to design, build and maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art high speed trains for Britain’s HS2 network was launched to…
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First Freight Train from China Arrives in London
The first freight train travelling between China and the UK arrives today (18 January 2017) at DB Cargo UK’s London Eurohub terminal in Bark…
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New Muni Metro Train Unveiled in San Francisco
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) unveiled the first of a new generation of Muni Metro trains. The Muni light rail v…
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Alstom Consortium Wins Metro System Contract in Vietnam
Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, today signed a contract with MRB to supply a metro system for Hanoi metro Line…
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Brightline Reveals First Completed Trainset
Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in the country, today showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue. Comprise…
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Planning Approval for Sydney Metro Under the Harbour
Stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown. The approva…
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Dutch Passenger Trains are Now Using 100% Wind Power
Dutch passengers will now travel on trains using 100% wind power. Dutch railway CEO Roger van Boxtel talks about NS's transition to clean en…
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Network Rail Awards £49m Shotts Line Electrification Contract
Network Rail announced yesterday that Carillion Powerlines Ltd has won the contract to deliver the electrification of the Shotts line betwee…
