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How Customer Experience Design Can Raise the Quality of Your Rail Services
At the Railway Interiors Expo 2017, 14 – 15 November, Matt Round, Chief Creative Officer at tangerine, will be giving a talk, ‘Transformatio…
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Bombardier Delivers 141 New Movia Metro Cars to Singapore
Bombardier Transportation has completed the delivery of 141 new Bombardier Movia Metro cars for Singapore’s underground Downtown Line (DTL),…
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Review: Wheel Detection Forum 2017 – The Future of Train Tracking
The fourth Wheel Detection Forum has set new benchmarks for this now well established industry event. System integrators, operators, manufac…
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'Design Breakthrough' Helps BART Tackle Noise Pollution
The results are in: the new, reduced-contact wheel profile has shown as much as a 15 dB decrease in interior noise pollution on the current …
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Transport 2056: The Future of the NSW Transport System
Customer focused, technology driven services with better regional connections will become the future of the NSW Transport system, with a new…
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Union Pacific Unveils Locomotive Honouring U.S. Armed Forces
Union Pacific paid tribute to the United States armed forces by unveiling UP No. 1943 The Spirit locomotive at San Antonio's Sunset Station …
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MTR Express Officially Launches Trainy McTrainface
After the inauguration in the Gothenburg Central Station, Trainy McTrainface rolled on smiling on its maiden voyage to Stockholm, proudly ca…
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Edinburgh to Glasgow Electrification Reaches Another Milestone
The electrification of the Edinburgh to Glasgow mainline took positive steps forward this week, as the ScotRail Alliance prepares for full t…
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Demolition Work Steps Up for Melbourne's Metro Tunnel
The Metro Tunnel is the biggest public transport project in Victorian history, and will transform Melbourne city with state-of-the-art stati…
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Alstom Ships First Additional Metropolis Train for Lima Metro
Alstom is shipping the first metro for the additional order for Lima Metro Line 1. In 2016, Alstom signed a contract with Graña y Montero Fe…
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Talgo Unveils Plans for the British Rail Market
Spanish train manufacturer Talgo is set to gain a foothold in the British rail market and has devised a detailed long-term industrial plan w…
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Škoda to Supply Modern ForCity Smart Artic Trams to Finland
The City of Tampere ordered 19 modern ForCity Smart Artic trams, including full service. The contract is worth €104 million.
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UK's GWR Launches Brand New Intercity Express Train
The fleet, which is being built at Hitachi Rail Europe’s manufacturing facility at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, will be rolled out acro…
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Bombardier Completes Delivery of Driverless Metro Trains for Kuala Lumpur
Bombardier Transportation has completed the final train handover in the 2012 contract to deliver 14 new, driverless metro trains for Kuala L…
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Richard Branson and Virgin Group Invest in Hyperloop One
With this partnership, Richard Branson joined the board of directors and Hyperloop One will rebrand itself as Virgin Hyperloop One in the co…
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Metrolink Rolls Out 'Cleanest Fuel-Powered Locomotive in the Country'
Some Metrolink riders can say that they rode on the cleanest fuel-powered locomotive in the country as Metrolink’s new Tier 4 locomotive mak…
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DfT: New £48 Billion Funding for Britain’s Railways
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today (12 October 2017) unveiled the latest stage in the government’s record funding for Britain’s railwa…
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New Generation Freight Cars Can Work 1 Million km Without Repairs
The maximum distance travelled by the new cars of TVSZ without decoupling is 590,500 km, which is an absolute record for the Russian rail fr…
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Production Begins at India’s First Electric Locomotive Manufacturing Facility
Located at Madhepura, in the state of Bihar, it is Alstom’s first electric locomotive manufacturing facility in India, set to transform the …
