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Germany's Federal Railway Authority Approves Dual Mode Vectron Locomotive
The Siemens Mobility Vectron Dual Mode locomotive has received its operating approval from the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA).
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PALFINGER’s World Tour Is a Proven Success
Experience solutions, take part in discussions, ask questions, give ratings - all this and much more was possible on PALFINGER’s World Tour.
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New Vegetation Management Scheme Cuts Storm Damage by 25%
Deutsche Bahn updated its vegetation management programme in 2018, investing more money and personnel and cutting storm damage by 25 percent…
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Network Rail Grants Full Acceptance for CableGuardian®
Network Rail approves Viper Innovations CableGuardian® for AC electrified routes making the system fully approved across Network Rail region…
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How Did President-Elect Biden Get the Nickname 'Amtrak Joe'?
The United States has a new president-elect, Joe Biden. But why is he called 'Amtrak Joe'? And what has he said about the importance of rail…
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Railway-News Magazine Issue 4 2020
Issue 4 of 2020 of the Railway-News magazine, with features including Hydrogen Is a Distraction and the digital InnoTrans Convention.
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Athens Metro to Get 20 Metropolis Trains
Athens has procured 20 four-car Metropolis trains as well as Alstom's CBTC signalling solution for its new metro line, Line 4.
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Casablanca to Get 66 New Citadis X05 Trams
Casa Transport has ordered 66 Alstom Citadis X05 trams for the Casablanca's tramway. The contract includes an option for 22 further units.
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Disposable Face Masks with CE Mark
Did you know that we can supply disposable face masks with CE Mark? We can! We can also fulfil large quantity orders!
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Unipart Group Acquires Comms Design Ltd
Unipart has acquired 100% of the share capital of Comms Design Ltd, a company specialising in electronic products, primarily for the rail in…
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Advanced Welding Technique Delivers Efficient Renewals
A track renewal project in tunnels on the Tyne & Wear Metro allowed Pandrol and GPX Engineering to deploy a new welding technique.
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University of Leeds Enters Agreement to Research ECML Power Supply
Leeds University enters into a 10m GBP agreement with the REAL Alliance to research the electrical power supply on the East Coast Main Line.
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Irish Rail Extends S3 Passenger Contract into SaaS Mode
Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail awarded Cubic a contract to provide ongoing enhancements to modernise their ticketing system.
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Robotic Arms to Work in HS2 Chiltern Tunnel Boring Machines
The tunnel boring machines that will excavate the HS2 Chiltern tunnel will be equipped with robotic arms to help with the concrete segments.
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EC Chooses FCH2RAIL Project to Develop Hydrogen Train Prototype
The European Commission has chosen the FCH2RAIL project to explore hydrogen fuel cells for rail vehicles, using Horizon 2020 funding.
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Bombardier Launches New Digital Service for Predictive Maintenance
Bombardier has launched a new digital subscription-based predictive maintenance service for railway assets called EBI Sense.
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New Rail Research Centre Opens at Birmingham University
A new UKRRIN research centre specialising in digital railways systems has opened at the University of Birmingham.
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Rail and Ransomware
Joe Ferguson, NCSC Certified Cyber Practitioner and Senior Information Risk Analyst, on why ransomware is a major danger to the rail industr…
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Bucharest Metro to Get New Alstom Metropolis Trains
Bucharest's metro operator has ordered an initial 13 Alstom Metropolis trains, with an option for a further 17 units, to run on Line 5.
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Pandrol Praised for Australian Inland Rail Project
Pandrol has been praised by the Australian deputy prime minister for its part in the delivery of the Australian Inland Rail project.
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Eurotunnel Launches Border Pass to Help Mitigate Brexit Red Tape
Eurotunnel has launched its 'Eurotunnel Border Pass' to help mitigate the impact of Brexit on cross-border freight operations.
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Derby Rubber: What is Rubber Extrusion?
Rubber extrusion is the process of turning rubber materials into a specifically shaped product. To do this, we use a rubber extruder machine…
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Derby Rubber: What is Rubber Moulding?
Rubber moulding is a process of creating a usable rubber product from elastomers (a natural polymer) or untreated rubber.
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TfL Reaches Funding Agreement with the UK Government
TfL has reached a deal with the UK government over funding for the next six months following collapsed revenues due to the coronavirus crisi…
