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DB to Feed Solar Power Directly into Its Traction Network
Deutsche Bahn will feed solar power directly into its traction power network with a new solar park measuring 70 football pitches in size.
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Industry Insider Week 3 2020 · 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 3 of 2020: all the important news in brief from electrification to HS2 and Vivarail battery tests…
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Construction Starts on TfW Metro Control Centre and Depot
Construction has started on the metro control centre and depot at Taff's Well for Transport for Wales. The depot will service new tram-train…
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Vivarail Class 230 Successfully Completes 40-Mile Battery Tests
Vivarail has put its Class 230 through battery tests during which the train reliably and successfully travelled 40 miles many times.
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First Fully Modernised OEBB Double-Decker in Cityjet Design
The first fully modernised OEBB double-decker is now running on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn in Austria in its new Cityjet look.
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Rail Associations Sign Digital Automatic Coupling Charter
Six rail associations have signed a charter on digital automatic coupling for freight wagons across Europe to push forward the shift to rail…
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HS2 is bad for the environment?! A Rant.
HS2 has been heavily criticised by environmental organisations. Railway-News believes this is short-sighted and needs addressing.
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ERTMS: 200km/h Tests on Warsaw-Gdansk Line
PKP has conducted 200km/h tests on the Warsaw-Gdansk line using a Pendolino equipped with ERTMS / ETCS Level 2 on 11-12 January.
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Riyadh Prepares for the Highly Anticipated Railway Forum
The 2020 Railway Forum is the first of its kind for the Kingdom’s flourishing railway sector and will be held in Riyadh on January 28 and 29…
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Management Change at Robel Business Unit Service & Support
Management Change at Robel Business Unit Service & Support. Karl Oberreiter follows Richard Strauss as Director of Business Unit.
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Deutsche Bahn and UK to Be Official Partners of Greentech Festival 2020
Deutsche Bahn and the United Kingdom are both to be official partners to the Greentech Festival, which will be held in Berlin 19–21 June.
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Electrification Between Bristol and Cardiff Complete
Balfour Beatty has completed the electrification of 77km of track between Bristol and Cardiff. The first electrified service ran on 6 Jan.
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Industry Insider Week 2 2020 · 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 2 2020: Alstom-Avanti West Coast Pendolino contract & Stadler's first maintenance contract in US.
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How Pierce Transit Used Swiftly to Improve Prediction Accuracy by up to 50%
Since Pierce Transit started using Swiftly, they’ve seen a 30–50% increase in prediction accuracy, enabling better service for the community…
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Siemens Unveils Plans for Rail Innovation Centre
Siemens has unveiled plans for a new innovation centre at the Goole 36 enterprise zone. The planning application has been submitted.
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South Wales Metro Infrastructure Hub Opens
The South Wales Metro project has received a boost today with the new infrastructure hub in Treforest opening.
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Avanti West Coast Pendolinos to Undergo 642m GBP Refurbishment
The 56 Alstom Pendolino trains operating on the West Coast Mainline are to be fully refurbished. Alstom will also maintain them until 2026.
