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Webuild Group win €441-million contract in Romania
Webuild will continue its expansion in Romania with the new Lot 4 contract for the upgrading of the Caransebes-Timişoara-Arad railway.
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Q&A with Michael Meyer zu Hörste of DLR – InnoTrans 2022
At InnoTrans 2022, Michael Meyer zu Hörste, Chief Engineer of the Institute of Transportation Systems at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), spoke to Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, Elliot Robinson, about the exciting rail research the centre is currently involved with, and explained DLR’s involvement with the FCH2RAIL project.
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GCRE sign the Rail Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence has become the latest organisation to sign the EDI Charter, which recently passed over 200 signatories.
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Network Rail successfully secure embankment in Morpeth
A £13.2 million Network Rail project to stabilise an embankment near Morpeth Station on the East Coast Main Line has been successful.
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CER members remain committed to more diversity in the workforce
A year after signing the Women in Rail autonomous agreement with the ETF, CER members have remained committed to diversity and gender equality in the workforce.
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Network Rail to use F1 connectivity technology for infrastructure monitoring
McLaren Applied will provide F1-derived technology to Network Rail that will help them to make informed engineering and maintenance decisions quicker.
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Research project finds way to enable more freight by rail
A research project by the Rail Safety and Standards Board has discovered a way for UK freight train operators to safely haul more goods wagons per train.
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Norway and Sweden look to improve Oslo–Gothenburg train services
The Swedish Transport Administration are working with the Norwegian Railway Directorate to find ways to improve services on the Gothenburg-Oslo route.
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DB commissions Siemens Mobility and Alstom to develop ICE concept
In the first half of 2023, Siemens Mobility and Alstom will work in close cooperation with Deutsche Bahn (DB) to develop concepts for future ICE trains.
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LNER trailing new digital display to make travel easier
London North Eastern Railway is trailing an innovative technology at Doncaster railway station which aims to make it simpler for customers to board trains.
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Railway Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter celebrates 200 signatories
The Great British Railways Transition Team has become the 200th signatory of the Rail Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter.
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ÖBB use world’s first traction current wind turbine for sustainable journeys
The sustainable electricity generated from the wind turbine will supply energy for 1,400 journeys from Vienna to Salzburg.
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High-definition departure boards installed at Euston station
New £1.5 million departure and arrival boards which have LIDAR cameras that can monitor passenger movements in real time are being installed at Euston station.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 07-11 November 2022.
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HS2 Bucks rail freight train expected to take extra 300,000 truck journeys off roads
The first of approximately 1,800 freight trains has arrived at HS2’s new Quainton railhead in a move designed to save carbon in construction.