Procurement Services News
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The Real Cost of Downtime: Quantifying Lost Hours from Inferior Railcar Parts
Comet explore how high-quality freight rail components, AAR compliance and real-time monitoring reduce failures, lifecycle costs and improve…
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Performance, Not Prescriptions: Enhancing Rail Investments
At the APTA Rail Conference, Gabriel J. Lopez-Bernal, President of Icomera North America spoke with us about optimising investments in rail.
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Why Government Procurement Must Evolve with Technology
Icomera believes that it’s high time we acknowledged that traditional procurement methods are not yielding the desired results.
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The Power of Synergies to Modernise the Railway Sector
Fincons Group speaks with Mr Francois Davenne, UIC General Director, to discuss future opportunities for the railway sector.
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VR FleetCare Sign a 20-Year Maintenance Agreement with Allegro Trains
VR FleetCare is set to sign a 20-year maintenance agreement for Allegro trains that will operate between Russia and Finland.
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VR FleetCare Chosen to Maintain VR Group’s Newest Diesel Locomotive
VR FleetCare has signed an agreement with VR Group for the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock.
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Bayerische Regiobahn to Use DatNet from ETC Solutions
Bayerische Regiobahn has signed a contract with ETC Solutions to introduce the production planning and control platform, DatNet.
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Thalys Entrusts Yellow Window Design With First Renovated Train Set
Thalys inaugurated its first renovated train set at Brussels-Midi station, with a rethought design by Yellow Window Design.
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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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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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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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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Network Rail Launches £5bn Railway Track Work Tender
Network Rail has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) via The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process for its tender exerci…
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On-Board WiFi Specialist 21net Acquired by Alstom
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 21net, from the Innovacom fund and other investors. 21net is a provider of on-…
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Acquisition Secures Carillion's Network Rail Contracts
A significant number of Carillion's Network Rail contracts have been acquired by Amey Rail Limited, after the company went into liquidation …
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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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RIA: ‘Boom and Bust’ System of Rail Funding Needs to End
Trade body the Railway Industry Association has today told the Transport Select Committee that the current ‘boom and bust’ system of rail fu…
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EU Investigating Restructuring Aid for Polish Regional Railways
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into restructuring aid for Polish Regional Railways. Under EU State aid rules c…
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UK: Northern Leaders Publish Draft Strategic Transport Plan
Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish Transport for the North’s draft Strategic Transport Plan.
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Angel Trains Raises Over £1.1bn to "Pave the Way for New Projects"
Angel Trains Group, one of Britain's leading train leasing companies, today announces it has secured £835 million of new funding to refinanc…
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Multi-Million Tech Competition Launched to Improve Rail Journeys
£7.9 million is on offer to develop cutting-edge ways to improve the network for passengers in the next round of the Accelerating Innovation…