Services Categories
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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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Rail Fare Trial Set to Help Passengers Find Cheapest Tickets
Passengers on trains between London and Sheffield or Scotland will be among the first to benefit from an overhaul of rail fare regulations a…
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Thales UK Transportation Business Achieves Investor in Innovations Award
The Transportation business of Thales UK achieves the prestigious Investor in Innovations Award. Thales Transportation operates in the UK as…
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Dutch Passenger Trains are Now Using 100% Wind Power
Dutch passengers will now travel on trains using 100% wind power. Dutch railway CEO Roger van Boxtel talks about NS's transition to clean en…
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Canada’s Railways Continue to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canada’s railways are on track to meeting their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, according to the latest Locomotive Emissions Monitor…
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SNCF Order New Generation Trains for Île-de-France Network
At its board meeting, SNCF selected the Alstom-Bombardier consortium to renew the trains on lines D and E of the Île-de-France network. This…
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North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16 Opens for Passenger Service
The North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16, MTR Corporation’s fourth metro project in Beijing, opened on 31 December 2016 for passenger serv…
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Italian State Railways to Buy Milan Metro M5 Shares
Italian State Railways (FS) and Astaldi have announced they have signed an agreement for the sale of the investment held by Astaldi in Milan…
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The Fourth Railway Package: Next stop, better rail services!
Ever had a stressful train trip across EU borders? The Fourth Railway Package is new legislation passed by the European Parliament, intended…
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Chicago: Freight Rail Industry Improves Train Management
Freight rail roads operating in Chicago are better prepared to manage rail traffic going to, from and through the Chicago region, thanks to …
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Platform 'Gap Fillers' Trial Reduces Incidents at Platform/Train Interface
A trial by Heathrow Express to use platform gap fillers has significantly reduced the number of incidents at the platform / train interface.…
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German Railway Industry Demands Policies for More Rail Transport
The eight associations of the German railway industry recently presented three common political demands for the Bundestag election and for t…
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US FRA Propose Safety Standard Updates for High-Speed Trains
The FRA have proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed trai…
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Autumn Statement: 'Significant Additional Funding' for UK Transport
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced yesterday in his Autumn Statement to Parliament, 'significant additional funding' for…
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Bombardier Wins Montréal Fleet Operations and Maintenance Contract
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced that it has been awarded an eight-year contract by Montreal’s Agence Métropolitai…
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DB's Mindbox – In-house Innovation
It is becoming increasingly clear that the rail industry must focus heavily on innovation. Deutsche Bahn takes its innovation in-house with …
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Transportation 2030: The Future of Transportation in Canada
Minister Garneau was at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal to present his strategy, Transportation 2030, to over 550 key trans…
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SNCF Presents Stylish New TGV Oceane
SNCF CEO, Guillaume Pepy, recently presented the new interior design for the TGV Oceane. The unveiling took place at Paris' Montparnasse-Vau…
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Study Shows Tramways Have a Smaller Carbon Footprint than Buses
Alstom and Carbone 4 presented today the results of a study demonstrating that tramways have a smaller footprint than Bus Rapid Transit (BRT…
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Amtrak Becomes First Railroad to Earn EMAP Accreditation
Amtrak is the first railroad ever to earn the five-year accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for...
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Alstom to Supply New Generation of Metros to Lyon
Alstom is to design and supply the new generation of metros for Lyon Metro. The binding part of the order includes the delivery of 30 metros…
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Alstom Hands Over Five Prima H3 Locomotives to Deutsche Bahn
Alstom handed over five Prima H3 locomotives to Deutsche Bahn during a ceremony at Alstom’s Stendal site in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
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MTR Corporation Maintains 99.99% Punctuality Rate
MTR Corporation maintained a world-class level of 99.99% punctuality rate on its Hong Kong metro services in the first eight months of 2016
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mira: Monitoring Intelligence for Rail
Monitoring Intelligence for Rail – the value-added rail system from Schenck Process. The most important goal in rail transport today is the …