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GCRE signs another partnership agreement
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) and Thales GTS have signed a partnership to work together on future rail projects.
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Images revealed of UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge
The ‘Beacon' bridge is the first of its kind in the UK and will give rail passengers using Garforth station a safe, step-free option for the first time.
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Milestone reached in Alpha Trains and Alstom locomotives partnership
The 100th Traxx locomotive has now been offered as part of the Alpha Trains and Alstom full service package.
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GATX and Nevomo to jointly develop new MagRail capabilities for rail freight
MagRail Booster technology will be installed on GATX Rail Europe supplied freight wagons and tested on rail infrastructure equipped with the system's trackside devices.
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Northern’s depot upgrades will boost capacity and reliability for passengers
Train depot upgrades will enable longer Northern trains to operate between Cumbria and Manchester, improving capacity for passengers.
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Rail business leaders urge PM not to delay GBR rail reform legislation
Over 60 rail business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the government’s rail reform plans in the coming Parliamentary year.
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Freightliner opens its first Operational Training Academy
The Academy will prepare Freightliner’s freight train drivers for the in-cab digital signalling being introduced on the UK's East Coast Main Line.
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Local businesses urged to have their say on Midlands Rail Hub
Midlands Connect are urging local businesses to complete a short survey to support the future strategy along the Midlands Rail Hub route.
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OUIGO España: high quality, high-speed services at low costs
Sergio Barcena, Director of Operations Planning and Maintenance at OUIGO España, shares his insight into delivering sustainable high-speed rail services that don’t require passengers to choose between affordability and quality.
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Funding programme opens to improve rail freight in Massachusetts
MassDOT has opened a new round of funding to seek applications from rail freight supported businesses for projects to expand or improve rail freight.
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International rail ticketing platform launches in the UK
Set to rival other rail ticketing platforms, Rail Online has now launched in the UK offering fairer fares to British rail passengers.
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Digital freight train equipped with DAC completes test run
The aim of the test train's journey was to check the functionality of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in different situations and conditions and to identify possible weak points to improve on.
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Faster trains approved for Amtrak’s Chicago-St. Louis route
Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation have issued a safety warning after receiving approval for maximum train speeds up to 110mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor.
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Final design of Mireo Plus trains revealed by Siemens Mobility and Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
The Mireo Plus H and Plus B trainsets will operate with hydrogen or battery hybrid drives, marking a new era for rail networks in Berlin and Brandenburg.
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Access For All: Interview with ÖBB-Personenverkehr’s Franz Andel
For Global Railway Review’s ‘Access For All’ interview series, Franz Andel, Accessibility Manager at ÖBB-Personenverkehr, explains the importance of accessibility for the company and highlights some of the passenger friendly features of the their trains.