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HackTrain 3.0 – How to Hack the Rail Industry!
HackTrain 3.0 - this year's rail hackathon features two trains, one in the UK and one to the EU, with much hacking over the weekend. What te…
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DfT: New West Coast Franchise Will Partner with HS2
The government today announced a new rail franchise which will combine the current InterCity West Coast services with the development of HS2…
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Study Shows Tramways Have a Smaller Carbon Footprint than Buses
Alstom and Carbone 4 presented today the results of a study demonstrating that tramways have a smaller footprint than Bus Rapid Transit (BRT…
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Siemens to Manufacture 45 Light Rail Vehicles for San Diego
Siemens has received an order for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The new vehicl…
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MTR to Enhance Ma On Shan Line with 8-Car Trains
Passengers will soon find more convenient and comfortable journeys on the MTR Ma On Shan Line (MOL) starting from early 2017 when two...
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Hull Trains Invest £60 million in High-Tech Hitachi Trains
Hull Trains has announced a massive £60million investment in a brand new fleet of high-tech Hitachi trains that will deliver 50% extra seati…
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Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes... impossible? Not with Hyperloop One!
The journey which is 99 miles long and normally takes about two hours by car, could be done in a mere 12 minutes in the hyperloop; a new tra…
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Australia: Replacement of 35 Year Old Rail Fleet Accelerated
Replacement of the 35 year old regional rail fleet, starting with new XPTs, will be accelerated with an extra $50 million funding.
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New Moscow - Berlin Strizh Train to Make First Run
On 17 December 2016, the new international Strizh train, number 13/14 Moscow - Berlin will depart on its first run from Moscow’s Kursk Stati…
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Amtrak Becomes First Railroad to Earn EMAP Accreditation
Amtrak is the first railroad ever to earn the five-year accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for...
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'Digital Railway Could Bring Substantial Benefits to Rail Network'
The intelligent use of signalling and traffic management technology through the Digital Railway, could bring substantial benefit to the UK's…
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USA: Siemens S70 Light Rail Vehicles Selected for Southwest LRT
The contract expands Siemens relationship with the Twin Cities, adding to the existing fleet of 59 Siemens S70 light rail vehicles successfu…
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Video: Severn Tunnel Electrification Upgrade Work
Stunning new timelapse captures the extent of the upgrade work completed by Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ to prepare the Severn Tunnel for el…
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Alstom to Supply New Generation of Metros to Lyon
Alstom is to design and supply the new generation of metros for Lyon Metro. The binding part of the order includes the delivery of 30 metros…
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Mexico: Alstom Ships First Metro for Guadalajara Line
Alstom shipped the first Metropolis Metro Train for Guadalajara metro Line 3 from its factory of Santa Perpetua in Barcelona, Spain.
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Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Launch Predictive Maintenance Pilot Project
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens are launching a pilot application for the predictive servicing and maintenance of the high-speed Velaro D tra…
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Hong Kong Metro Kwun Tong Line Extension Opens
The Hong Kong metro Kwun Tong Line extension entered into revenue service on Sunday 23 October. Alstom supplied the signalling...
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Bombardier Joint Venture Starts Work on Rail Control Project in Serbia
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has started work on its first rail control project in Serbia, phase one of the upgrade to t…
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Frauscher Sensor Technology Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group
Frauscher Sensor Technology, a leading supplier of train tracking solutions, has selected Greenbriar Equity Group LLC as its new equity part…
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Bombardier Turnaround Plan: 7,500 Positions Impacted
Bombardier announced today a series of actions as it continues to execute its five-year turnaround plan launched last year...
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Siemens to Electrify Metro Line in Ecuador
Siemens has been commissioned by the Acciona-Odebrecht construction consortium to electrify the entire Metro Line in Ecuador's capital of Qu…
