High-Speed Trains News
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EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The EC…
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Choosing the Right Rail Hose to Keep your Train Design on Track
As we enter the age of higher- speed trains, longer tunnels and the need for greater survivability, the European Union sought to find an alt…
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Siemens to Supply 10 Velaro High-Speed Trains to Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has signed a contract for ten Velaro high-speed trains with Siemens, which submitted the most favourable bid i…
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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 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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California High-Speed Rail: Connecting the Golden State
Scott Jarvis, Chief Engineer, California High-Speed Rail Authority on why the California High-Speed Rail programme is no longer just an idea…
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First Coradia Polyvalent Train for Algeria Enters Commercial Service
Mr. Abdelghani Zalene, Algeria’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, today celebrated the commercial entry into service of the first Cor…
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Richard Branson Unveils Hyperloop Plans for India
Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the Indian State of Maharashtra’s intent to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai, beginning with...
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Hitachi and Great Western Railway Unveil First Italian-Built Trains
New Intercity Express Trains manufactured in Italy for Great Western Railway’s (GWR) Devon and Cornwall route are to begin a rare journey ac…
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Texas Central Reveals “Preferred Location” for its Houston Bullet Train Station
Texas Central has announced its preferred location for the Houston bullet train station, at the Northwest Mall site near the interchange of …
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Virgin Hyperloop One Publicly Unveils its First-Generation Travel Pod
Virgin Hyperloop One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale hyperloop system, is sharing its vision for a seamless trave…
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French Regions Order Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains
Alstom is to supply 14 additional Coradia Polyvalent trains to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est regions for an amount of approximat…
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SNCF Mobilités Orders New Double-Deck Trains for Northern France
Bombardier Transportation announced that it received a repeat order for 32 OMNEO Premium double-deck trains from the French National Railway…
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New Futuristic Trains for TransPennine Express Take Shape
TransPennine Express customers are a step closer to experiencing brand new, high quality trains as Hitachi begins work on intercity fleet to…
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Deutsche Bahn's ICE 4 Begins Regular Service
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) is introducing the ICE 4 into regular service, thus reaching a further project milestone right on schedule. Initially,…
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Second of Scotland's New High-Speed Trains Arrives in Edinburgh
High-speed trains connecting Scotland’s seven cities are another step closer as the ScotRail Alliance welcomed the arrival of its second tra…
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Broadband Flat Panel Antennas: A Paradigm Shift for High-Speed Rail Connectivity
So why flat panel antennas? The rail industry is under pressure to cater to the broadband needs of passengers, many of whom are business tra…
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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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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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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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Design Unveiled for Amtrak's Next-Generation High-Speed Trains
Building upon 16 years of high-speed rail service in the Northeast, Amtrak is working with Alstom to produce the next-generation of high-spe…
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Singapore Forms New High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Company
The LTA has announced that it has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary – SG HSR – to implement the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) …
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First High-Speed Train Arrives in Scotland
The first of the ScotRail Alliance’s high-speed trains has arrived in Aberdeen for driver training ahead of the fleet being rolled out next …
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Challenges and Opportunities in High-Speed Rail and Rail Construction
HSR Asia 2017 – Expect to meet and network with your peers and to listen to benchmarking case studies presented by an unparalleled panel of …