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Irish Rail award Alstom contract for new train-charging infrastructure
Irish Rail have awarded a €28 million contract to Alstom for the installation of new charging infrastructure for their BEMU trains.
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Q&A with Cohesive’s Rennie Chadwick: Unlocking the Power of Data
Global Railway Review’s new editor, Elizabeth Jordan, spoke to Rennie Chadwick, Director of Transportation at Cohesive about the importance of adopting data-driven decision-making and what it could mean for the rail industry.
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HS2 work trials boost employment
HS2 and BBV are using work trials to help people who have been out of work to start a career in the transport infrastructure sector.
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Northern unveil new train simulators that will help develop future train crews
Northern’s new multi-million-pound train simulators will provide driver, conductor and other rail apprentices with a full working cab environment.
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Network Rail secure planning permission for Leven station
Network Rail have secured planning permission for the construction of Leven station which is part of the £116 million Levenmouth Rail Link project.
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RSSB develops British rail industry zero waste metrics
The RSSB has developed a suite of metrics to help Great Britain's rail industry measure performance across the circular economy, waste and resource management.
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Siemens Mobility to deliver Mireo regional trains for Baden-Württemberg
Siemens Mobility will deliver 28 three-car Mireo regional trains with the latest DSD specifications for Baden-Württemberg, as part of the Digital Node Stuttgart pilot project of Digital Rail Germany.
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Škoda Group and Titagarh Firema win contract for Italian night line coaches
Škoda Group and Titagarh Firema have been awarded a contract for the production of up to 370 new railway coaches for Italian night lines.
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Overcoming Olympic-sized Requirements for the French Rail System
In the summer of 2024, more than 9.7 million spectators and 10,000 athletes will be commuting throughout France for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. With this in mind, every aspect of the nation’s rail infrastructure has to run optimally in order to provide fast and reliable station-to-station service for the…
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Northern offering live train via new WhatsApp service
Northern are simplifying the process of getting live train information on the go with a new train information chatbot via WhatsApp.
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The importance of the Thameslink Class 700 digital upgrade
Global Railway Review spoke with Ed Akers, Network Rail’s Principal Programme Sponsor for ECDP, Oly Turner, GTR’s Head of ERTMS and Ben Lane, Siemens Mobility’s Project Director, ECDP, to discuss the significance of the Thameslink Class 700 fleet upgrade, and how it fits within a wider digital transformation.
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Tunnelling progress as HS2 machines reach Little Missenden
HS2 have confirmed that two giant tunnelling machines are 75% of the way through the 10 mile long Chiltern tunnel.
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Hitachi Rail’s groundbreaking smart digital transport app enters service in Genoa
Hitachi Rail’s world-first digital transport app enters full commercial service to connect Genoa’s entire public transport infrastructure.
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Urgent Warwick station upgrade redesign begins after unexpected discovery
Warwick station’s multi-million-pound accessibility upgrades are being urgently redesigned after an unexpected discovery.
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Video: Northern offer first glimpse of new Northumberland Line
Northern have released new train dashcam footage which has given a glimpse into what the new Northumberland line will look like.