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Railway-News Industry Insider: 11 Must-Read Rail Stories for Week 44
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 29 October – 2 November 2018: all the key news from the major industry players such as Alstom…
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Lantal: Comfortable All Across Switzerland
Contrary to the older models, the trainsets stand out with a new, spacious interior concept that includes catering zones as well as a specia…
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Alstom Joint Venture to Manufacture On-Board Transformers in Kazakhstan
Alstom has said that it is launching manufacturing of on-board transformers at Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (EKZ), a joint venture between Tr…
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Zonegreen Assures Worker Safety at Willesden Depot
The Sheffield-based engineers have installed an interlocking system that prevents personnel and equipment entering dangerous areas and comin…
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Italy Launches High-Speed Rail Service for Freight: Mercitalia Fast
The Italian Minister of Economic Development, Luigi Di Maio, attended the launch of FS Italiane's new high-speed rail service for freight, t…
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Stadler Presents New FLIRT Akku for the First Time
The media got to see the FLIRT Akku, the battery-powered version of Stadler's FLIRT series, for the first time last week. It is both energy-…
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Transmashholding Acquires Rolling Stock Facility in South Africa
A subsidiary of Transmashholding, the largest manufacturer of locomotives in Russia, TMH Africa announced on Monday, 29 October that it has …
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Berlin Tram Company Receives Two Skoda Transtech Artic Pre-Series Vehicles
Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer Strassenbahn GmbH (SRS) has purchased two Artic tram vehicles from Skoda Transtech. On 24 October the first of thes…
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European Coordinator Issues Statement on Rail Baltica Decision
Catherine Trautmann, the Co-ordinator for the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Corridor, issued a statement following the the Rail Baltica decision re…
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Tram Train Enters Service Between Sheffield and Rotherham in a UK First
The first tram train entered service in England on 25 October 2018. It will operate between Sheffield and Rotherham. This project has come a…
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Rolling Stock Manufacturer Newag to Supply 3 Dragon 2 Locomotives to PKP Cargo
Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag S.A. has announced it has signed a contract with PKP Cargo to supply three Dragon 2 locomotives to t…
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ProRail to Play Key Role in Implementing ERTMS in the Netherlands
ProRail, which is part of NS Railinfratrust (RIT), the Dutch rail infrastructure owner, will play a central role in implementing ERTMS in th…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 14 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 22–26 October 2018: covering all the industry's news from around the world, from Europe to As…
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Africa's Largest Train Manufacturing Plant Opens in Dunnottar
The largest and most cutting-edge train manufacturing facility in Africa was opened today by the Alstom-led Gibela joint venture in Dunnotta…
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Double-Security STATYS XS Switching Technology from Socomec – High Availability Guaranteed
It is now possible to design-in availability, in part as a result of developments in switching technology that now deliver solutions geared …
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Pepper the Robot Joins Eurostar Team in London St Pancras
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service that runs through the Channel Tunnel between England and France, has a new member of its St …
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Rail Baltica: Presentation of Technical Design Requirements for Two Sections
Rail Baltica is divided into eleven sections in total. On 18 October the Rail Baltica joint venture held a meeting to present the technical …
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Austrian Federal Railways Announces Improvements for 2019 Timetable
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have announced the additional connections and services they will be launching as part of the new European-wi…
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Stadler Tramlink Rolling Stock Chosen for Limmat Valley Line
Swiss transport operator Aargau Verkehr AG has announced it has selected Stadler Tramlink rolling stock for the narrow-gauge light rail line…
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Alstom to Deliver 15 Coradia Polyvalent Trains to Senegal
Alstom is about to ship fifteen of its modular Coradia Polyvalent regional trains to Senegal on the West African coast. They have been manuf…
