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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.
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Stadler Wins First Maintenance Contract in the US
Stadler has won its first US maintenance contract: Stadler will maintain 8 FLIRT trains and the Silver Line depot for DART for 15 years.
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OEBB Cityjet Eco to Be Deployed in Greater Vienna
From Monday, OEBB will run its Cityjet Eco battery-electric prototype train in the Greater Vienna area for 2 months to gain further insights…
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Stadler to Deliver Further 21 KISS Trains to Hungary
Hungary: MAV-START has placed an order for 21 KISS double-decker EMUs to be delivered by 2022. This completes a framework agreement from 201…
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Alstom Wins Components Contracts in China
Alstom has won two components contracts in China, supply traction systems to Xian and traction systems and bogies to Dujiangyan.
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Stadler to Deliver 14 Trams to Darmstadt
Stadler has won a contract with HEAG mobilo GmbH for the supply of 14 ST15 trams. The contract, also inclues an option for up to 30 more.
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Industry Insider Week 1 2020 · 4 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 1 2020: getting back into the new year and new decade with 4 rail news stories from the past week.
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Blast Cleaning Machine for Wheelsets Delivered to UK
Finnblast Oy has delivered a blast cleaning machine for wheelsets to the UK. This particular machine is a drive through construction.
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High Speed Blast Cleaning Machine for Wheelsets Delivered to France
Finnblast Oy has delivered to France a high speed blast cleaning machine for wheelsets. It is a drive-through model.
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Deutsche Bahn Steps Up Bridge Renewal Works for the 2020s
Deutsche Bahn renewed 900 railway bridges between 2015 and 2019 and says it will add another 2000 to its renewal programme by the end of 202…
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IT-TRANS 2020: The Next Milestone in Your Digital Transformation
Digitalisation has changed the way we think and move – and public transport must harness its potential to better serve the needs of customer…
