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Avanti West Coast First Body Shells Arrive in UK
The first nine body shells for the new fleet of Hitachi AT300 trains (Class 805 and Class 807) for Avanti West Coast have arrived in the UK.
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Hitachi Rail Finds Battery Train Partner for Britain
Hitachi Rail has partnered with Hyperdrive Innovation to drive forward battery technology for trains in Britain as an additional power optio…
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Hungarian Railways Orders 4 Additional Tram-Trains
Hungary: Mav-Start has exercised a contract option and ordered a further 4 tram-trains in addition to the original 8 from Stadler.
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HS2 Begins Overhead Catenary System Suppliers Search
HS2 Ltd has started its search for overhead catenary system suppliers in preparation of awarding the £300m contract in 2022.
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One for All: The Frauscher Wheel Sensor RSR110
Inductive wheel sensors are reliable, robust and flexible. This makes them the ideal basis for existing and new applications in the railway …
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CER: Apply User-Pays and Polluter-Pays Principles
The CER has published a position paper advocating for applying the user-pays and polluter-pays principles across the transport sector.
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UWC Delivers 36 Tank Cars to Khimprom
Russia: UWC has delivered 36 tank cars for the transportation of sodium hydroxide and other chemicals to Khimprom.
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DB Cargo to Maintain GB Railfreight Class 60 Locomotives
GB Railfreight has signed an agreement with DB Cargo UK to maintain ten of its Class 60 diesel-electric locomotives for 3 years.
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HS2 Launches Major Hiring Drive
HS2 Ltd has launched a new hiring drive in anticipation of the start of major construction works on Phase 1 of the high-speed rail project.
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Stadler Signs ETCS Retrofit Contract with Arriva
Stadler has signed a contract with Arriva for the retrofit of 36 FLIRT trains with the GUARDIA ETCS solution and their homologation.
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7 New 4-Car Impuls 2 Trains for Poland
Newag will manufacture seven new 4-car Impuls 2 electric multiple units for two operators in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
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DB Expands Its Programme to Paint Rails White
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its programme to paint rails white as a way of keeping them cool and protecting the steel from the heat.
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DB Cargo Belgium Runs Trains under Belgian Licence
DB Cargo Belgium has begun operating under an exclusively Belgian licence and ran its first train under that licence on 14 June.
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TMH Begins Delivery of 1300 Passenger Coaches to Egypt
Transmashholding has begun delivering on its 1300 passenger coaches for Egyptian National Railways, its largest-ever order.
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HS2 Euston Station Demolition Milestone Reached
HS2: The preparatory works at Euston station have reached a milestone with the demolition of the western ramp and canopy complete.
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Knorr-Bremse Partners with RZD on High-Speed Trains for Russia
Knorr-Bremse has signed a partnership agreement with RZD and ECRT for the development of Russia's next-generation very high-speed trains.
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Alstom Data Fusion ETCS Solution Receives Full Certification
Alstom has received full certification for its ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 solution featuring its data fusion algorithm for trains in Norway.
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Construction Shortlist for HS2 Curzon Street Revealed
HS2 Ltd has revealed the construction companies that are shortlisted to tender for the Birmingham Curzon Street station build.
