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Asset Services
Rail asset services support the development, certification, operation and lifecycle management of rail infrastructure and rolling stock. These services include component testing, diagnostic analysis, condition monitoring, certification and homologation, reverse engineering and bespoke engineering support. Suppliers in this category help rail operators, OEMs and infrastructure managers maximise safety, compliance and asset performance across the network.
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Leasing & Financial Services
Leasing and financial service providers in the rail sector offer funding solutions for both infrastructure and rolling stock projects. This includes ROSCOs (rolling stock companies) that purchase and lease trains to operators, as well as banks and financial institutions that fund large-scale mobility and rail infrastructure developments. Services may include asset financing, project funding, financial planning, insurance and risk management tailored to the needs of the rail industry.
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Management Support
Management support services in the rail sector assist clients across the full lifecycle of rail projects – from planning and design to implementation, operation and optimisation. This includes consultancy on project management, regulatory compliance, risk management, quality assurance and performance improvement. The suppliers listed here provide strategic and technical guidance to infrastructure managers, operators and manufacturers.
Services News
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Network Rail: Keeping Trains Moving in Snow and Ice
With snow and ice forecast in parts of Britain this week, here’s a look at how Network Rail help to keep the railway running when temperatur…
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Siemens and Ballard to Jointly Develop Fuel Cell Drive for Trains
Siemens and Ballard Power Systems Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of fuel cells, plan the joint development of a fuel cell drive for trains.
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Metrolinx Publishes Hydrail Feasibility Study Report
Metrolinx has been investigating the feasibility of using a hydrail system for one of the largest and most complex rail upgrades in the worl…
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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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Gotthard Base Tunnel Project Receives 2018 European Railway Award
The 2018 European Railway Award has been presented to the Gotthard Base Tunnel Project, for delivering the world’s longest railway tunnel, s…
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UK Rail Minister Unveils £30m Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock
The University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has become a Centre of Excellence for the new £90m UK Rail Research and…
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Scotland's Railway to Benefit From £23m of Upgrades This Easter
Network Rail engineers will work around-the-clock this Easter to deliver more than £23m of infrastructure improvements across Scotland’s rai…
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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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FIME Accredited to Deliver Smart E-Ticketing Testing & Certification Services
The accreditation supports system integrators and reader manufacturers in the first step towards smart e-ticketing system interoperability a…
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DfT Invests £3.6 Million to Support Innovation in Rail
Funding from the Department for Transportation and Innovate UK has been offered to 10 projects that will transform rail passenger travel. Su…
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U.S. FRA Announces $73 Million Available for Rail Capital Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation's FRA announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for rail capital pr…
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Night Overground Services to Extend to North London
Thousands more passengers will benefit from a more extensive Night Overground as services extend to Canonbury and Highbury & Islington stati…
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RIA: ‘It’s Time to Come Together to Solve Rail Funding Boom and Bust’
Peter Loosely, Policy Manager of the RIA, on the future of rail funding in the UK, which expands on the recent appearance of their Chief Exe…
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Entire Baltimore Metro System Closes for Emergency Repairs
Following a thorough inspection, the Maryland Department of Transportation has announced the complete closure of the entire Baltimore Metro …
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Network Rail Unveils Ambitious £47bn Plan to Improve Britain’s Railway
Network Rail has published its ambitious five-year plan to improve Britain’s railway over the five years to 2024 (Control Period 6, CP6). Th…
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Eurostar Unveils Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions and Reduce Waste
These new targets build on the achievements of the last eight years during which time Eurostar has achieved a 32% reduction in carbon emissi…
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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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MoU Signed for Rail Industry Education and Research in Thailand
The MoU is Bombardier’s first academic partnership in Thailand to focus on this advanced level of rail industry education and research...
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NTSB Says Engineer Fatigue Caused Two Commuter Rail Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that 2 commuter railroad terminal accidents in the New York area were caused by engi…
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Science, Research and Rail: The Industry and Academia in Australia and New Zealand
Andrew Meier, the Executive Director and CEO of the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) tells Railway-News what research and rail…
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Network Rail CEO Mark Carne to Retire
Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail, has advised the Board that he has decided to retire from the company later this year. The t…
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Level Crossings: The Safest Approach?
After the recent fatalities involving Brightline trains on the Florida East Coast Railroad, Railway-News asks what the industry can do to el…
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Electrified Lines Are Always On. So Always Stay Off.
A new campaign warns of the devastating impact trespassing on electrified railway can have and urges people to stay safe and keep off the tr…
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PANYNJ Explores Options for Cross Harbor Freight Movement
PANYNJ will closely examine two preferred options – the construction of a cross harbor freight tunnel and the expansion of the Port Authorit…
