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Lantal: New Printed Carpets for Trains
Lantal is continually expanding its spectrum of products and services to comprehensively address the needs of customers and travelers with n…
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Discussing Next-Generation Transport Ticketing with Myung-Hwa Calais & Ranald Freestone
Transport ticketing is an interesting and complex ecosystem that’s seen a rapid period of evolution in recent years. With an increasing conv…
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Morocco High-Speed Rail Line Between Tangiers and Kenitra Opens
The inauguration of the high-speed rail line between Casablanca and Tangiers took place on 15 November 2018. The inauguration was attended b…
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Bollé Safety Present Ultra Wrap-Around Safety Glasses for Panoramic Vision
Ultra Wrap-Around Safety Glasses for Panoramic Vision. The new NESS & NESS+ models have been designed to offer you an unequalled field of vi…
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GE Transportation Secures Locomotive Order in Moldova
GE Transportation in Moldova: GE Transportation has won an order from Moldovan Railways (CFM) for the supply of 12 Evolution Series locomoti…
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Telegärtner Presents New Metric Cable Splitters with IP68 Rating
Telegärtner presented completely reworked cable splitters for up to 48 fibres at SPS/IPC/Drives. The new splitters are extremely robust and …
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First OEBB Cityjet TALENT 3 Arrives in Austria
The first OEBB Cityjet TALENT 3 train by Bombardier arrived in Austria on 15 November. This is a piece of railway history, says OEBB (Austri…
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Bombardier TWINDEXX Swiss Express Trains Given Operating Licence in Switzerland
The Bombardier TWINDEXX Swiss Express double decker trains have been granted their operating licence by the Swiss Federal Transport Office (…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 46
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week of 12–16 November: all the must-read week’s rolling stock, infrastructure and science and tec…
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Deutsche Bahn Celebrates 15 Successful Years of Kids on Tour
In 2003 Deutsche Bahn launched its Kids on Tour service, allowing around 100,000 children travelling alone on DB trains to reach their desti…
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German Mobility Award Winner CountryCab – Gyro-Stabilised Monocabs
Every year the initiative 'Germany – Country of Ideas' and the Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) honour digit…
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Second TBM Enters Service for Sydney Metro Project
The second of five tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has begun working. Tunnel boring machine Mum Shirl will now help the first TBM put to work,…
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Signalling Change: How New South Wales is Digitalising its Rail Network
Stephen Lemon, Programme Director, Digital Systems, Transport for New South Wales, tells Railway-News how digitalisation will improve the sa…
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Deutsche Bahn and China Railways Deepen Their Working Relationship
Deutsche Bahn and China Railways will intensify their working relationship in several areas, DB has announced. Deutsche Bahn and China Railw…
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Position Sensing of Mechanical Components in Rail Increases Safety
Whether train driving is done manually or automatically, human being remains responsible for safety. Man is increasingly assisted by automat…
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Alstom Delivers First Metropolis Trainset to Dubai Metro
The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai (RTA) has received the first of fifty Metropolis trainsets for the Red and Green metro lines in t…
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Alstom-Bombardier Consortium to Supply 153 AZUR Metro Cars to Montreal
A Bombardier and Alstom consortium has signed an amended version to a previous contract signed in October 2010. This contract is for the con…
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Anti-Graffiti Film: A New Layer of Defence from Vandalism
Every year operators spend millions of dollars cleaning defaced rolling stock. In this article Steve Sorrentino, Director of Speciality Film…
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Deutsche Bahn to Implement Germany's Second Digital Interlocking
Deutsche Bahn is creating Germany's second digital interlocking (DSTW) in Warnemünde. The first one has been in operation since the beginnin…
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Bombardier to Sell 33 TRAXX Locomotives to French ROSCO Akiem
Rail vehicle leasing company Akiem, a subsidiary of SNCF Logistics, has signed two contracts with Bombardier for the supply of 33 TRAXX loco…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: 10 Must-Read Rail Stories for Week 45
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 5–9 November 2018: all the top rail news for the week, covering freight news, certifications,…
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Transdev Orders 64 Stadler FLIRT 160 Trains to Operate on Hanover S-Bahn Network
Transdev Group, Germany's biggest private rail and bus operator, was awarded the contract to operate Hanover's suburban railway system follo…
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OEBB Member Rail Cargo Group Increases its Intermodal Freight Network in Europe
Austrian Federal Railways (OEBB) has announced that three new non-stop TransFER connections will be put in place by its freight and logistic…
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Drax Powers Ahead with British Steel’s Zinoco®
British Steel’s revolutionary Zinoco® rail, which provides durable corrosion protection, has been installed at the UK’s largest power statio…
