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NJ Transit Adopts Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget
The NJ Transit (New Jersey Transit) Board of Directors has adopted a Fiscal Year 2018 operating budget and capital program that supports...
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Arriva Wins Northern Rail Concession in the Netherlands
Arriva, a leading pan-European passenger transport company, has announced that it will operate the regional rail transport in the north of t…
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Siemens Presents First Rhine-Ruhr Express Prototype
Siemens has developed a new design for the Rhine-Ruhr Express fleet based on the successful Desiro platform. The train's concept combines...
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State Aid for Danish Rail Freight ERTMS Implementation Approved
All regional and long-distance rail tracks operated by the Danish State will gradually be converted to the European Rail Traffic Management …
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Production of Double-Deck Railcars for Trenitalia Completed
The Vivalto double-deck railcars are part of a framework contract concerning the production of 706 cars for Trenitalia, for a total amount o…
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African Forum to Address Rail Maintenance and Rehabilitation
The poor or even non-existence of rail maintenance and rehabilitation in Africa is often a result of a lack of revenue that is supposed to b…
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Alstom and SNCF Réseau Collaborate on Traffic Management Tool
Following a call to tender launched in 2016, SNCF Réseau has selected Alstom to design a new operational traffic management tool.
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Beijing's First Maglev Prepares for Operation
The maglev line will have eight stations stretching over 10.2 km and will run at a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Services on Line S1 will run f…
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Stockholm City Line Enters Commercial Service
Commercial operations began on the new Stockholm City Line today, July 10, with the first train departing from Stockholm at 05:04.
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Derby 2018 Project: £200million Railway Upgrade Confirmed
With passenger numbers having doubled in the past 20 years and demand set to continue to grow, the Derby 2018 project is a once-in-a-generat…
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China Railway Pilot Run of New Energy Trains
China Railway is testing new energy trains that are capable of running on grid power and of using batteries to make them more versatile.
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Eurostar Power Cars to be Donated to National College for High Speed Rail
Following the decision to retire some of these hard-working vehicles, two of the power cars will be given to the National College for High S…
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CRRC Presents New Suburban EMU
The suburban EMU manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. was presented at the UrTran 2017 exhibition in Beijing, on 19 June 2017.
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Siemens Avenio Tram for Doha Honoured with Design Award
The Siemens Avenio tram for Doha, in the Emirate of Qatar, has been honoured with the prestigious "Red Dot" Award for Product Design 2017.
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Construction Underway on Moscow's New Metro Line
Work has begun on the southern section of the Third Interchange Contour, a rapid transit line of Moscow Metro. The Ulitsa Novatorov, Voronts…
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Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels 2017
The 2017 Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels will build on the success of our previous events which will see the likes of AIBN, Bane NOR, …
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Stadler’s Giruno Makes First Journey Through Gotthard Base Tunnel
On Sunday 2 July 2017, the Stadler EC250 train, also known as the Giruno, completed its first crossing of the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
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Crossrail: New Footage Reveals Tunnel Fit-Out Progress
New images released by Crossrail reveal further tunnel fit-out progress as work continues under London to install the overhead catenary syst…
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France: Citadis Dualis Tram-Train Enters Service on Le Bourget Line
Alstom's Citadis Dualis tram-train entered commercial service on 01 July 2017 on the section of the T11 Express line that runs between Epina…
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Germany: Bremen Orders New Tram Fleet from Siemens
German operator Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) has ordered 67 Avenio trams from Siemens. The order includes an option for up to 17 additional …
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Arriva Wins Fleet Maintenance and Renewal Contract in Sweden
For the first time, Arriva will be responsible for fleet maintenance and renewal and for introducing new trains into service. The number of …
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Infrastructure Renewal Advances At New York Penn Station
Amtrak continues the infrastructure work at New York Penn Station to improve operations and reliability at North America's busiest transport…
