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Switzerland Invests 1 Billion in Its Railway Infrastructure
Switzerland has passed one billion CHF in funding for railway infrastructure improvements. The funds come under the ZEB programme umbrella.
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SKF Condition Monitoring Solution Helps Barcelona Metro Take a Smarter Approach to Service Quality
IMx-Rail condition monitoring technology from SKF helps Barcelona Metro take a smarter approach to service quality.
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest Design Contract Awarded
An Arcadis-Mott MacDonald joint venture has been awarded a design contract for a section of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
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Hamburg Buys Additional 32 DT5 Metro Trains
Hamburg has ordered an additional 32 DT5 metro trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. They will enter service from January 2021.
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Vivarail Battery Train Wins Environment Award
Vivarail's Class 320 battery train and fast charging system have won the 2019 Rail Industry Innovation Award in the Environment category.
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BART Begins Traction Power Substation Upgrade Works
BART has begun its upgrade works to the traction power substations on its network. San Leandro is the first station to get a new substation.
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Stadler to Supply 55 FLIRT Akku Trains to NAH.SH
Stadler has won a green technology bid in Germany and will now supply 55 FLIRT Akku trains to NAH.SH with an option for 50 more.
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Astronics Announces Acquisition of Freedom Communication Technologies
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for mission critical industries, announced today that it has acquired FCT…
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Dallas Light Rail Gets 60 Million Grant from FTA for Platform Extensions
DART – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is to get a 60 million USD grant so it can perform platform extension works on its Red and Blue Lines.
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Industry Insider Week 26 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 26: A look at UNIFE's most recent Vision Paper, Bombardier NINA trains undergo modernisation and more
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ROMITAMP – New Robel Tamping Machines for the UK
Network Rail recently decided to invest in two new Robel ROMITAMP tamping machines which are scheduled for delivery in autumn this year.
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China: Testing Successful for CRRC Carbon-Fibre Metro
China: CRRC has announced it has successfully completed testing for its carbon-fibre metro that it says will set the trend for future metros…
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Critical Communications World 2019 Continues Tradition of Success
The worldwide mission critical communications community came together in Kuala Lumpur last week, for Critical Communications World 2019.
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Etihad Rail Awards Civil and Track Works Contracts
Etihad Rail Stage 2 Packages B & C have been awarded to China Railway Construction Corporation and Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting.
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France: Sqills and SNCF TER Transform Rail Travel for Passengers
Sqills has been chosen to be the new partner of SNCF TER to deliver the proven S3 Passenger solution for reservation and revenue management.
