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Etihad Rail announces advanced rail freight terminal at Dubai Industrial City

1 April 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

The new rail freight terminal, announced by Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City, aims to enhance connectivity between the emirates.

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Embracing fully autonomous urban rail through digitalisation of network infrastructure

25 March 2022 | By Huawei, Norman Frisch

In this interview for Global Railway Review, Norman Frisch, Marketing Director, Enterprise Business Group and Transport Sector at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, explains how Wi-Fi 6 technology enables large-bandwidth real-time wireless train-to-ground backhaul for rail transit vehicles.

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CAF awarded €200 million service contract by Saudi Arabia Railways

21 March 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

The contract between CAF and SAR covers the maintenance of a train fleet, technical support and establishing a joint engineering department.

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Construction on Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network progressing well

15 March 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network, developed by Etihad Rail, is progressing well with 70 per cent of the project already completed.

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Fibre to the Machine: Lighting up the road to smart urban rail

15 March 2022 | By Huawei

With digital transformations playing an ever-increasing role in improving business operations and public services, Huawei explain how their FTTM solution can play a vital part in fostering digital transformations throughout the rail industry.

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Innovative logistics: Stacking small containers for optimised loading

2 March 2022 | By Sachinder Mohan Sharma

Sachinder Mohan Sharma, Group General Manager/Mechanical at the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), examines how smaller sized freight containers can optimise loading times and logistic costs for train operations throughout India.

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Abu Dhabi and Dubai now connected through a direct Etihad Rail line

1 March 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

A major part of the UAE National Rail Network, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are now connected thanks to a direct railway line.

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Etihad Rail sign agreement for railway passenger transport services

24 February 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

Etihad Rail have signed an agreement to finance railway passenger transport services with First Abu Dhabi Bank, aiming to connect cities of the UAE.

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Indian Railways’ freight IT system: Towards a digitally integrated value chain

27 January 2022 | By Amit Kumar Jain

Amit Kumar Jain, General Manager/FOIS in the Centre for Railway Information – an IT arm of India’s Ministry of Railways, explains how a Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) has emerged as a key player in the development of a digitally integrated logistics ecosystem in the country.

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Alstom wins two major signalling infrastructure projects in Turkey

25 November 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Alstom has secured signalling contracts for the Bandirma–Bursa–Yenisehir–Osmaneli railway project and the Cekmekoy-Sancaktepe-Sultanbeyli metro line.

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The impact of COVID-19 on Indonesia’s transportation industry

22 October 2021 | By Erni Basri

As Indonesia continues to digitally transform, Erni Basri, Head of the Railway Engineering Centre for the Western Part of Java Island Indonesia, and Directorate General of Railway and Ministry of Transportation Indonesia, explains the significance and development of smart cities and smart railway transportation across the country, despite the challenges…

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Thales to deliver AFC gates to Singapore’s MRT lines

13 October 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Thales has been selected by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, to provide state-of-the-art Automatic Fare Collection gates on Mass Rapid Transit lines throughout the country.

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Alstom delivers Turkey’s first locomotive equipped with ETCS Level 1 & 2

23 September 2021 | By Global Railway Review

As part of a contract between TCDD and Alstom, Turkey's first locomotive equipped with the ETCS Level 1 and 2 has been delivered by Alstom for operation on Turkey’s coastline.

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State Railway of Thailand awards contract to ECM to supply ATP systems

31 August 2021 | By ECM S.p.A

State Railway of Thailand (SRT) awards ECM S.p.A. with a contract to administer their sustainable and high-tech Automatic Train Protection (ATP) systems to 70 locomotives.

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Malaysia’s SMH Rail unveils new environmentally-friendly locomotive

23 August 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Equipped with advanced technology, the ‘H10 Series’ locomotive is four times more fuel efficient than road freight transport on average.

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