Accessibility Equipment News
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British Stations Get £20m Accessibility Funding
The UK government has announced £20m in funding to improve accessibility in stations through measures such as lifts and accessible toilets.
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PALFINGER Develops Wheelchair Lifts for Regional Trains in Germany
Palfinger developed wheelchair lifts for the modernization of DB regional trains. In total 70 vehicles will have Trainlifts installed.
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Bombardier Transportation Puts Manufacturing on the Fast Track – with 3D Printing from Stratasys
This week at Formnext 2019, Stratasys announced the exciting relationship with Bombardier Transportation, backed by the power of 3D printing…
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3D Printing Has Arrived for Rail – It’s Time to Get on Board!
Ready to get on board with 3D printing? See how the Blueprint team can help – or explore the newly announced Stratasys Rail Solutions!
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Masats Involved in the European Project Shift2Rail
Masats is part of the project "Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors” led by EURECAT, Technology Centre of Catalonia, having secured funding.
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Hungarian Railways Gets Its First Stadler KISS
Stadler and Hungarian Railways celebrated the roll out of the first KISS double-decker (part of an order of 11) due to enter service in 2020…
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DB Regio Orders 18 Stadler KISS Trains
Stadler and DB Regio have signed a contract for 18 double-decker KISS trains, which will enter service in the Hamburg area in June 2022.
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Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service
The Sydney Metro enters commercial service: on Sunday 26 May, the new Alstom Metropolis trainsets began operating on the 36km line.
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Stadler Delivers 10 Additional FLIRT Trains to GySEV
Stadler has completed an order signed in 2016: it has delivered the 10 FLIRT trains for GySEV, bringing the operator's FLIRT trains to 20.
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Skoda to Supply 31 Electric Trains to Czech Railways
Skoda and Czech Railways have signed a framework agreement for 50 RegioPanter electric trains. CR immediately ordered 31 units.
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Stadler Giruno High-Speed Train for the Gotthard Receives Operating Licence
Stadler Giruno high-speed train for the Gotthard is given its operating licence by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport. The client is SBB.
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Bombardier to Upgrade New Generation Rollingstock | Railway-News
Queensland: Bombardier wins contract to upgrade and modify New Generation Rollingstock trains. The NGR trains will have better accessibility…
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New Generation of Fully Accessible Train Cars for VIA Rail Canada
VIA Rail Canada has awarded Bombardier a $54 million contract to upgrade 17 train cars. Built in the 1950s, the renovations will be used to …
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Merseyrail to Benefit From New State-of-the-Art Trains by 2020
New state-of-the-art trains will be introduced on to the Merseyrail network by 2020 replacing the current fleet which is approaching 40 year…
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Melbourne’s Historic Train Stations to Undergo Vital Upgrades
These upgrades are part of the Labor Government’s $30 billion program to boost capacity, reduce congestion and deliver the transport network…
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Disability Access to Rail – Creating an Inclusive Society
Steven Mifsud, Director of Direct Access Consultancy, says disability access to rail transportation plays a crucial role in creating an incl…
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UK Government Unveils Plan to Improve Accessibility in Transport
The Government has announced work aimed at improving accessible toilets on the railways to improve accessibility in transport for people wit…
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World’s First Citadis X05 Light Rail Vehicle Delivered to Sydney
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, a…