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San Francisco's Central Subway to Open 19 November
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has announced that the Central Subway will open in San Francisco on 19 November.
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Alstom and SMRT Sign MoU to Improve Rail Operations in Singapore
Alstom is collaborating with SMRT Trains to explore advanced technologies that can improve railway operations and maintenance in Singapore.
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Next Phase of Electrification Begins on Midland Main Line
Network Rail has commenced work on the next phase of electrification along the Midland Main Line between London and Wigston, Leicestershire.
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Sydney Metro's New Driverless Trains Start Passenger Services
Four of 23 new driverless trains for the City & Southwest Line have started passenger service on Sydney's Metro North West Line this week.
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Sqills Will Be at the World Passenger Festival as a Gold Sponsor
Sqills is very proud to be a Gold Sponsor at this year’s World Passenger Festival at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.
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Kansas City Southern Breaks Ground on International Bridge
Kansas City Southern has celebrated the ground breaking of its new International Railroad Bridge spanning the Rio Grande river.
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Island Hopping for Battery Trains: DB Begins Construction of OLE Islands
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will build electrified overhead contact line islands to intermittently charge battery-powered trains in Schleswig-Holstei…
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Totalkare Achieves ‘Very Good’ Status from Best Companies
Totalkare has been graded as ‘Very Good’ to work for by Best Companies, formerly known as the Sunday Times Top 100 Businesses.
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Škoda Group Opens New Subsidiary in Italy
Škoda Group has opened the office of its new subsidiary in Florence, Italy to strengthen its international presence.
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Chicago Transit Authority Advances Red Line Extension Project
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is seeking qualified companies to design and build its 5.6-mile Red Line extension project.
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New Connecticut River Bridge to Improve Amtrak's Northeast Corridor
Amtrak has announced that in early 2023, it will enter the procurement phase for the construction of a new Connecticut River Bridge.
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Rhaetian Railway Achieves World Record
On 29 October Rhaetian Railway was successful in its attempt to break the world record for longest passenger train at 1,906m.
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Zonegreen Aces Wimbledon Rail Depot Safety
Zonegreen has equipped one of the busiest maintenance depots in the country with state-of-the-art safety technology.
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Arriva Group Signs Rail Contract in Poland
Arriva Group has signed a new passenger rail contract in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, which will run from 2023 to 2030.
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HS2 Launches Second TBM to Tunnel Under London
A second 140 metre long, 2,050 tonnes tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun its journey across London for HS2.
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UK: Construction to Begin on Global Centre of Rail Excellence Next Year
The GCRE has officially acquired the former Nant Helen opencast site and Onllwyn Washery in South Wales, paving the way for construction.
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Tallymatics Participates in GNSS Augmentation Webinar
Tallymatics recently co-hosted a webinar focused on Global Navigation Satellite System Augmentation Technology, alongside GPS World.
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Poland: PKP Intercity Takes Over First 6 EffiShunter 300 Locomotives
Poland: PKP Intercity has taken over the first six of ten EffiShunter 300 shunting locomotives from Czech manufacturer CZ Loko.
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Consultation Launched over Revised West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy
The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has revised its strategy on how to grow and develop the region’s rail network over the next 30 years…
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HS2 Workforce Closes In on 30,000 Milestone
HS2’s workforce has almost hit the 30,000 mark. This is down to the recruitment of 2,300 new employees in the last three months.
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CHSRA to Restructure Track and Systems Procurement Due to Economic Challenges
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has said it would let the current track and systems procurement expire in order to restructure it.
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ACB-3000, 2 Milliseconds Switching When One Line Fails
The ACB-3000 from Premium PSU is an ultrafast two lines static transfer switch. It selects the appropriate line in case one of them fails.
