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Network Rail and Arup Publish Tomorrow's Living Station Report
Network Rail and Arup have published a report entitled Tomorrow's Living Station to investigate how Britain's stations might evolve.
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Avignon Tram Line Opens with Alstom Citadis X05 Trams
Avignon's first tram line opened to the public on 19 October with Alstom Citadis X05 trams. A second line is scheduled to open in 2023.
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Industry Insider Week 42 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 42 for 14–18 October 2019.
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Stadler Signs Contract for 22 Locomotives for ADIF
Stadler has signed the contract with ADIF for 22 rescue locomotives following the company's announcement on 31 July that it won the tender.
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Alstom Ubunye Inaugurates Rail Factory in South Africa
Alstom Ubunye has opened its rail factory in Ekurhuleni. It will supply components to Gibela Rail where the PRASA trains are being built.
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Vienna-Bratislava Upgrade Works: 1st Overpass Complete
The Vienna-Bratislava line is seeing upgrade works to make it a faster, electrified railway. 1 of 14 level crossings has now been eliminated…
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Germany to Cut VAT on Long-Distance Rail Journeys
Germany will cut VAT on long-distance rail journeys to 7%, down from the current 19%. It will also increase taxes on air passengers.
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HÜBNER Is Working on Trackless Trams
HÜBNER will be present at Busworld 2019 in Hall 3 at Booth 317 as well as in Hall 5 at Booth 527, together with its subsidiary companies.
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Plymouth Laira Depot Case Study
The Plymouth Laira depot is operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). Emeg guided GWR through the first principles of train servicing design.
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Unipart Rail and McCulloch Rail Host Visit for DMIA
Unipart Rail hosted a visit to the UK by DMIA - Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) SDN Berhad - the biggest Rail contractor in South Asia.
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Looking Back and Moving Forward
JSG Industrial Systems, SKF’s distributor of lubrication systems in Australia, has a long and storied history in the industrial development …
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EU: 1.4 Billion Euros for Sustainable Transport Projects
The EU says that it is seeking applications for funding for transport projects worth up to 1.4 billion euros. 50 million are for ERTMS.
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Altro Unveils New High Performance EN45545-HL2 Product
Our new, high performance EN45545-HL2 compliant product, Altro Transflor Motus, is now available for preview and specification.
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Re-Engineered Door Latch Offers Vivarail Safe and Reliable Operation
Schaltbau are proud to be supporting Vivarail with their Class 230 trains by supplying a range of switches, contactors and train controls.
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Industry Insider Week 41 – 11 Must-Read Rail News Stories
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 41 for 7–11 October 2019.
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Intelligent Sensors for Rail Traffic from ASC
ASC German Sensor Engineering design the measurement technology of tomorrow with intelligent sensors for rail traffic.
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NAH.SH Signs Contract with Stadler for FLIRT Akku Trains
Stadler and NAH.SH have signed the contract for 55 FLIRT Akku trains that will enter service in Schleswig-Holstein in 2022 and beyond.
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Unipart Rail Unveil Revolutionary "Green Energy" Power Supply System
Unipart Rail has successfully completed the design, manufacture and testing of a revolutionary "green energy" power supply system.
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Stadler to Supply 34 Locomotives to Taiwan
Stadler has won its first major rolling stock contract in the Pacific region, with the Taiwan Railways Authority ordering 34 locomotives.
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ASC IMU 8 for High-Precision Position Determination
Whether for track monitoring, navigation or mobile mapping, the new IMU 8 from ASC has versatile deployment possibilities.
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Expo Ferroviaria 2019: Record Visitors and an Appointment to 2021
The ninth edition of EXPO Ferroviaria, Italy’s showcase for railway technologies, products and systems, closed at Rho Fiera Milano.
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Skoda Wins Subway Train Contract in Warsaw
Skoda Transportation has won a contract to supply trains for the Warsaw metro. The Czech company will deliver the first unit within 2 years.
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Corinna Salander Becomes Head of the DZSF
Corinna Salander has been appointed the head of the German Centre for Rail Transport Research – DZSF. She will start on 1 January 2020.
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Masats Involved in the European Project Shift2Rail
Masats is part of the project "Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors” led by EURECAT, Technology Centre of Catalonia, having secured funding.
