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Greater Anglia's Bombardier Fleet Begins Testing
The first Bombardier Aventra train for Greater Anglia has started testing, for performance and safety, and will enter service later this yea…
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Munich Orders 73 Additional Avenio Trams from Siemens
Munich has ordered 73 Siemens Avenio trams as part of a framework agreement option dating back to 2015. Delivery will commence in 2021.
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Axminster Carpets Supply Sustainable Flooring for 825 SWR Vehicles
Keen supporters of The Campaign for Wool, Axminster Carpets are proud to offer sustainable flooring solutions across the transport sector.
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Schaltbau Solves Customer Problems by Designing and Making Accessories
The company solves customer problems by designing and making accessories. For example, this portable 96V DC train battery booster pack for..…
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OEBB Increases Rockfall and Avalanche Protections
OEBB to increase its rockfall and avalanche protection measures. Helicopters will drop materials to the worksite 250m above the railway line…
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Switzerland Invests 1 Billion in Its Railway Infrastructure
Switzerland has passed one billion CHF in funding for railway infrastructure improvements. The funds come under the ZEB programme umbrella.
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SKF Condition Monitoring Solution Helps Barcelona Metro Take a Smarter Approach to Service Quality
IMx-Rail condition monitoring technology from SKF helps Barcelona Metro take a smarter approach to service quality.
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest Design Contract Awarded
An Arcadis-Mott MacDonald joint venture has been awarded a design contract for a section of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
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Hamburg Buys Additional 32 DT5 Metro Trains
Hamburg has ordered an additional 32 DT5 metro trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. They will enter service from January 2021.
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Unipart Rail Leader Wins Everywoman Transport & Logistics Award
Unipart Rail Head of Business Development Kelly Pepper was one of 14 winners at the annual everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards on...
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Vivarail Battery Train Wins Environment Award
Vivarail's Class 320 battery train and fast charging system have won the 2019 Rail Industry Innovation Award in the Environment category.
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BART Begins Traction Power Substation Upgrade Works
BART has begun its upgrade works to the traction power substations on its network. San Leandro is the first station to get a new substation.
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Stadler to Supply 55 FLIRT Akku Trains to NAH.SH
Stadler has won a green technology bid in Germany and will now supply 55 FLIRT Akku trains to NAH.SH with an option for 50 more.
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Astronics Announces Acquisition of Freedom Communication Technologies
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for mission critical industries, announced today that it has acquired FCT…
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Dallas Light Rail Gets 60 Million Grant from FTA for Platform Extensions
DART – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is to get a 60 million USD grant so it can perform platform extension works on its Red and Blue Lines.
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Industry Insider Week 26 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 26: A look at UNIFE's most recent Vision Paper, Bombardier NINA trains undergo modernisation and more
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Unipart Rail Successfully Delivers First TRT’s for McCulloch Rail
Unipart Rail have successfully delivered the first four TRT (Trac Rail Transposer) machines to McCulloch Rail. The development and...
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Business as Usual as British Steel Undertakes Planned Annual Maintenance Programme
British Steel will shortly start its annual programme of safety and maintenance work at its sites in the UK and Europe...
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ROMITAMP – New Robel Tamping Machines for the UK
Network Rail recently decided to invest in two new Robel ROMITAMP tamping machines which are scheduled for delivery in autumn this year.
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China: Testing Successful for CRRC Carbon-Fibre Metro
China: CRRC has announced it has successfully completed testing for its carbon-fibre metro that it says will set the trend for future metros…
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Critical Communications World 2019 Continues Tradition of Success
The worldwide mission critical communications community came together in Kuala Lumpur last week, for Critical Communications World 2019.
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BLS Modernises Its Fleet of Bombardier NINA Trains
Swiss operator BLS has completed the modernisation of its entire fleet of 36 Bombardier RABe 525 NINA electric multiple units.
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Etihad Rail Awards Civil and Track Works Contracts
Etihad Rail Stage 2 Packages B & C have been awarded to China Railway Construction Corporation and Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting.
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Bombardier to Operate and Maintain San Francisco APM
Bombardier has won a contract to operate and maintain the San Francisco APM, which serves the city's airport, for a period of ten years.
