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Austrian Federal Railways Sign Call-Off Order for 25 Bombardier TALENT 3 Trains
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Bombardier Transportation have agreed a call-off order for the delivery of twenty five Bombardier TALENT…
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Alstom Appoints Ling Fang Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific Region
Alstom Transport has announced the appointment of Ling Fang as Senior Vice President (SVP) of its Asia Pacific region. Fang will provide str…
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German Unification Transport Project: New Marshalling Yard Opens in Halle
The German Unification Transport Project is made up of major transport infrastructure projects for road and rail and water to improve transp…
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UK: Hitachi Electric Trains Approved for Operation by ScotRail
Hitachi Rail Europe has announced that the bespoke electric commuter train which it has designed for ScotRail has received ‘Type Authorisati…
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UK: New Maintenance Trains for London’s Elizabeth Line
A rail milling train and two multi-purpose engineering trains are currently undergoing testing in Europe. They will be delivered to London l…
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Alstom's Citadis X05 Tram Begins Operations in Nice
On 30 June Alstom put its latest version of its Citadis X05 tram, which features its SRS ground-based static charging system for trams with …
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UK: Railway Industry Association Announces 2018 Conference
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the themes and keynote speakers for its 2018 Conference in London, 22 October. The 2018…
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Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order
Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its jo…
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PowerRail Electronics and Technology is Relocating
PowerRail Electronics and Technology (PETX) has begun the 725-mile trek to their new home. After 8 years, PETX is leaving Rincon, GA and rel…
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Canadian Pacific Orders 30 Upgraded EMD SD70ACU Locomotives from Progress Rail
Progress Rail, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., has announced that Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) has ordered 30 upgraded EMD SD70AC…
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EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The EC…
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Battling the Buckle in Soaring Temperatures
When Britain enjoys a summer heatwave, rails in direct sunshine can be as much as 20°C hotter than air temperature. Because rails are made f…
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Czech Rail Company Leo Express Becomes First Private Operator in Poland
Leo Express Ltd, which provides international rail services in Germany, Austria and eastern Europe, has become the first private operator in…
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UK: ScotRail Appoints First Female Engineering Director
Scotrail has announced the appointment of its first female Engineering Director. Syeda Ghufran joined Scotrail’s Engineering Management Trai…
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Department for Transport Announces Funds for HS2 Green Corridor
UK: The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced more than £8 million of funding for an HS2 Green Corridor of new, native woodland and w…
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Canadian National Announces $40 Million Investment in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Canadian National Railway has announced plans to invest $30 million in its New Brunswick operations in 2018. The investments, part of CN’s 2…
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International Rail Conference and SITCE: 2 Weeks to Go!
This year’s International Rail Conference – combined with SITCE for the first time in Asia – will be held under the theme “People at the hea…
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Škoda Sells 80 Trams to Operator in Southwest Germany
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (rnv), which operates trams in the German cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, has ordered 80 vehicles from…
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US: Kansas City Southern Orders 50 Locomotives from GE Transportation
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has announced that its subsidiaries in the United States and Mexico have ordered 50 new locomotives from GE Trans…
