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European Commission Approves Sale of Škoda Transportation to PPF Group
The European Commission (EC) has approved the sale of Škoda Transportation to investment company PPF Group, a privately held international f…
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GLUETEC GREEN LINE: The New, User-Friendly Product Line
Green, User-Friendly Adhesives. Compared to conventional adhesives, these products have the following characteristics: Very good performance…
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A Bogie Weighing System for Future High-Speed Trains
Weighwell have recently supplied and commissioned a PTW Bogie Weighing System for AnsaldoBreda (Leonardo group) in Naples. Weighwell have a …
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Zonegreen Recruit On Track to Increase Sales
Rail depot control specialist, Sheffield-based Zonegreen, is expanding its sales and marketing team to strengthen brand awareness and suppor…
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Victoria's Mernda Rail Extension "Months Ahead of Schedule"
The Andrews Labor Government’s $600 million Mernda Rail Extension is six months ahead of schedule, with the first test trains to Mernda to b…
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Poland Chooses Nokia for Nationwide GSM-Railway Contract
A Nokia-led consortium and Poland's state-owned railway operator PKP have signed a five-year contract to deploy a nationwide turnkey GSM-Rai…
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Stadler's Bogie Revision Centre in Hungary to Double its Capacity
Stadler’s competence centre for the revision of railway bogies started operation in 2013 in the premises of the group’s car body factory in …
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Alstom to Supply 25 Coradia Lint Regional Trains to Southern Germany
Alstom has received two orders for the supply of a total of 25 Coradia Lint regional trains in southern Germany. DB Regio Bayern has ordered…
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MTR’s Hong Kong Express Rail Link Enters Final Preparation Phase
MTR Corporation, the operator of the future Elizabeth Line, has moved one step closer to completing work on a nine year, £7.67bn high-speed …
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Alstom Ships First Metropolis Trainset for Panama Metro Line 2
Alstom has shipped the first Metropolis trainset for Panama metro line 2 from its factory in Barcelona (Spain). All 20 metros ordered for Pa…
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Go-Ahead’s First Flirt 3 Trains for Baden-Württemberg Take Shape
Preparations are underway to get Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg’s first Flirt 3 trains, built by Stadler, ready to hit the track. As part of the…
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Modernisation vs. New Procurement in Today's Rolling Stock Industry
Togprat 2018: Modernisation Vs. New Procurement: Several case studies were observed and discussed, from the point of view of different areas…
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Charcroft Electronics and MTM Power to Exhibit at Rail Live 2018
Charcroft Electronics will be exhibiting at Rail Live 2018 together with MTM Power on stand W74. A strong linecard of rugged electronic rail…
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Siemens and MRCE to Form New Locomotive Workshop in Rotterdam
Siemens and Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, have agreed to found a joint venture for the servi…
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TfL Orders Additional Trains for London's Elizabeth Line
Jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT) and TfL, the Elizabeth line is the largest infrastructure project of its kind in Eur…
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Siemens to Deliver Alternating-Current Locomotives for Danish State Railways
The new alternating-current locomotives will primarily operate in regional transport as traction units for DSB's 113 double-decker passenger…
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Bombardier Secures MTA Rail Operations and Maintenance Services Contract
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a five-year extension to its current contract with the Maryland Transit Adminis…
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Trackmobile Rail Car Movers Keep the Workflow on Schedule in Yards and Facilities
The company’s newest model, the Atlas, features up to 27,306 kilograms (60,200 pounds) of tractive effort, making it possible to pull from 2…
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Alstom to Supply Additional Coradia Stream Regional Trains to Trenitalia
Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling around €330 million by Trenitalia, the Italian national train operator, for the supply of 5…
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UK Rolling Stock to Increase by up to 85% Over the Next 30 Years
Working together, the partnership railway of the public and private sectors has published the sixth annual edition of the Long Term Passenge…
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LeoSat and Phasor to Bring Game-Changing Connectivity to Mission Critical Enterprise Networks
Phasor, the developer of leading, enterprise-grade electronically steerable antenna (ESA) systems, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite const…
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Crossrail Latest: Construction of London's Newest Railway Enters Final Stages
New images released by Crossrail Limited highlight construction progress across the route to deliver London’s newest railway, the Elizabeth …
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Bombardier to Extend Automated People Mover System in Phoenix
The Bombardier automated people mover system in Phoenix has a proven track record, achieving over 99.5 percent availability each year since …
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World-First for Automatic Train Operation on Mainline Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway, working with Network Rail and Siemens, have scored a world-first by running Automatic Train Operation (ATO) over E…
