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Dutch Premiere: Train with ATO Carries Passengers
A Stadler train in Groningen equipped with ATO has carried passengers for the first time. This is phase 2 or a 3-phase process.
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CERTIFER Group Enters German-Speaking Market
Frech certification and testing organisation for the rail and urban transportation sector, CERTIFER, as entered the German-speaking market.
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Alstom Delivers 130th Tram to Bordeaux
Alstom has delivered its 130th Citadis tram to Bordeaux. The city ordered these trams in four tranches starting in 2000.
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Rail Industry Response to HS2 Go-Ahead
The UK PM gave the go-ahead for HS2 in parliament today. This decision has been welcomed by industry in general, including the rail sector.
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UK Government to Give HS2 the Go-Ahead
The UK government will today give HS2 the go-ahead following a review into the high-speed rail project due to concerns about its cost.
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WiFi SPARK: New Year... Old Customers?
Providing transport for over 27 million passengers across Wales, Transport for Wales uses WiFi SPARK to offer free WiFi at over 50 stations.
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CAF Wins Contracts with VY and HKL in Norway and Finland
CAF has won contracts in Norway and with the Helsinki Metro operator. The former is a 9-year maintenance contract for the Bergen Line trains…
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Industry Insider Week 6 2020 · 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 6 2020: our quick read of all the important rail stories from the last week to keep you up to date.
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Danish State Railways Orders Talgo 230 Trainsets
Danish State Railways has ordered 8 Talgo 230 trainsets from the Spanish manufacturer. Talgo is manufacturing the same for DB, branded ECx.
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Network Rail Awards CP6 Signalling Contracts
Network Rail has awarded several CP6 signalling frameworks. They went to Alstom, Siemens, and a JV between Hitachi and Limbrooke Services.
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DB Agrees Strategic Collaboration with Ukrainian Railways
DB Engineering & Consulting and Ukrainian Railways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to modernise operations and rail services.
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Visit Unipart at Asia Pacific Rail 2020
Unipart Rail are exhibiting at one of the most important events in the ASEAN rail calendar, Asia Pacific Rail, 1st & 2nd of July, Bangkok.
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Shell Invests in Masabi
The investment from Shell will support the global expansion of Masabi’s Justride platform of cutting-edge mobile ticketing technology.
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Sarajevo Gets €20m Loan to Overhaul Tramline
The EBRD has agreed to two loans for public transport in Sarajevo. 20 million euros wil go towards new tram tracks in the city.
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Alstom Wins Contract for Coradia Continental BEMUs
Alstom has won a contract with transport authorites in Leipzig for the design, manufacture and maintenance of 11 Coradia Continental BEMUs.
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Stadler KISS Trains to Operate DB IC2 Services
DB will put the first Stadler KISS double-decker trains into service (IC2) on 8 March. It purchased them from Westbahn (Austria) last year.
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Handheld Launches New Ultra-Rugged Android Tablet for Tough Environments
Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the new Algiz RT8 — an ultra-rugged 8-inch Android tablet…
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UK's East West Rail Phase 2 Gets Green Light
Phase 2 of the East West Rail project in the UK has been given the green light. It is part of the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge.
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ADLINK to Present World’s First MXM GPU Module Based on NVIDIA Turing Architecture at Embedded World
ADLINK Technology, a global leader in edge computing, will showcase the world’s first MXM GPU modules powered by NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ embed.…
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New Direct Amsterdam-London Eurostar from April
Starting in April passengers will be able to enjoy direct Eurostar services between Amsterdam and London without passport checks in Brussels…
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Industry Insider Week 5 2020 · 6 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 5 2020: all the latest rail news of the week, condensed in a quick read so you can stay up to date.
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Deutsche Bahn Halts Acceptance of IC2 Trains
Deutsche Bahn is halting the acceptance of the remaining 25 IC2 trains from its order with Bombardier following grave operating problems.
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Hitachi Rail Commissions Phase 1 of Taipei Metro Circular Line
Hitachi Rail has commissioned phase 1 of Taipei Metro's new Circular Line in Taiwan. The current line also features Hitachi rolling stock.
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The 2020 Railway Forum: Future Transport in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Railway Company discussed Saudi Arabia’s competitiveness in logistic services, and important transportation and infrastructure project…
