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CRRC to Build New L.A. Metro Rail Cars
...Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has contracted with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation to build 64 new L.A.…
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U.S. Rail Industry Sets New Safety Record
U.S. rail transport had the lowest train accident rate on record in 2016, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). …
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Transport for West Midlands to Take Over Midland Metro Services
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is to take over the day-to-day running of its Midland Metro trams from October 2018 when the current conc…
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The Digital Transformation – Challenges and Opportunities
The digital transformation is a huge challenge and a great opportunity for all business sectors, including rail. We've interviewed key playe…
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Richard Lutz to be New CEO of Deutsche Bahn
The new CEO of Deutsche Bahn has been announced as Richard Lutz when the Supervisory Board met on 22 March, following Rüdiger Grube's resign…
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Denmark Show Interest in Alstom's Zero-Emission Train
...the delegation was presented with the latest development of the factory: Coradia iLint – a fuel-cell regional zero-emission train powered…
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Big Data and Smarter Technology Set to Make Britain's Railways Even Safer
The thinking is reflected in The Rail Industry’s Data and Risk Strategy, published by RSSB and steered by a cross-industry group. It sets ou…
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COMLAB to Equip the Bielefeld City Train Tunnel with BOS Tunnel Radio System
COMLAB, a specialist in high-frequency technology for the railway sector, is set to equip the Bielefeld city train tunnel with a BOS tunnel …
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Signalling Interlocking Technology Implemented in Serbia
Alstom has delivered its latest signalling interlocking technology to the Serbian Railway Company, working in close cooperation with the Ser…
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Siemens to Modernise VTA Light Rail System
Siemens has been chosen by VTA) to provide innovative electrification technology to power the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. VTA’s infr…
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Britain’s Train Fleet is Forecast to Grow by up to 89%
Orders for new rail rolling stock are at "an historically high level" and Britain’s train fleet is increasing faster than at any time in rec…
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DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe
DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…
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Hector Rail Orders 15 Siemens Locomotives
All of the Siemens locomotives will have a maximum output of 6,400 KW and a top speed of 200 km/h. All Vectron AC locomotives are equipped w…
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HVLE Orders Electric-Diesel Locomotives from Stadler
Stadler and German rail freight operator Havellian Railway, have announced a purchase agreement for the supply of six-axle Electric-Diesel l…
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Successful First Run for Alstom’s Coradia iLint Hydrogen Train
Alstom successfully performed the first test run at 80 km/h of the world’s only fuel cell passenger train Coradia iLint hydrogen train on it…
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Countdown to Florida's Brightline Service
Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in America, is within months of its much anticipated service launch...
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Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska Sign Rail Freight Agreement
Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska (DB Cargo company in Poland), have signed an international rail freight agreement through the..…
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Thales to Equip Dubai Metro Red Line Extension
Thales has been selected to deliver the systems’ extension and upgrade of the Dubai Metro Red Line. The Red Line is one of the longest drive…
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Government Minister Carmen Walker Späh Visits Amberg Technologies AG
On 10 March 2017, Marcel Kalbermatter, CEO of Amberg Technologies AG, welcomed Mrs Regierungsrat Carmen Walker Späh and delegation at the...
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China Set to Build More Maglev Rail Lines
Central China's Hunan province is preparing to build more middle-to-low speed maglev rail lines after the successful launch of the first dom…
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Trimble Partners with Railhead Corporation to Bring Real-Time Remote Diagnostics System to North American Rail Markets
As part of the collaboration, Railhead will also offer the Trimble ® R2M real-time remote diagnostic system as part of its portfolio in the …
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Additional Euroduplex Océane Trains for Paris-Bordeaux Line
Alstom will supply 15 Euroduplex Océane trains to SNCF Mobilités, for a total of more than €400 million. This is in addition to the previous…
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The Future of Rail Automation
TÜV SÜD explores the future of rail and the ways in which rail automation will increase safety, reliability, and flexibility for passengers.
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New Generation Ammonia Tank Cars for Russia
...the Russian chemical industry, signed an agreement for the supply of 100 ammonia tank cars, set on bogie with increased axle load.
