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Video: Electric trains run on Caltrain corridor for the first time
Caltrain have reached an electrification milestone as electric trains operated under power from the overhead contact system (OCS) for the first time.
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Q&A with Midlands Connect’s Maria Machancoses: Opportunities for the Midlands
Maria Machancoses, CEO of Midlands Connect, spoke to Global Railway Review during Railtex about some of the biggest challenges currently facing the rail industry and the ways that Midlands Connect are dealing with them.
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Transpennine Route Upgrade launches sustainable development strategy
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme’s new sustainability strategy titled ‘Our Guiding Compass’ outlines its commitments to delivering environmental benefits, social value and employment opportunities.
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Roundtable: Improving Rail Freight’s Modal Share
Moderated by Sandra Gehenot, the UIC's Freight Director, participants from CFL cargo, ERFA and Mercitalia Intermodal share their views on what key levers are necessary to drive modal shift to rail in Europe.
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RIA publish new paper outlining rail electrification benefits
RIA have published a new paper entitled Rail Electrification: The Facts which outlines the many benefits of rail electrification.
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Images: Major railway upgrades in Stalybridge reach halfway point
The Transpennine Route Upgrade has reached the halfway point in Stalybridge, bringing passengers one step closer to fully electrified trains.
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Network Rail begin work on new railway footbridge at Strathbungo in Glasgow’s southside
Network Rail’s work to install the new railway footbridge on Glasgow's southside is part of the Glasgow to Barrhead electrification project.
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Q&A with the UIC’s Lucie Anderton: Delivering Sustainable Railways
For the inaugural edition of Global Railway Review’s exclusive Delivering Sustainable Railways feature series, Lucie Anderton, the UIC's Head of Sustainability, talks about the importance of sustainability - not just for the UIC - but for the future of rail as the backbone of sustainable mobility.
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The Railway Industry Association launches RailDecarb23
The RIA have launched RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the UK Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail.
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Alstom inaugurates new production site dedicated to railway electrification
Alstom has inaugurated a new plant in Lecco, Italy which will develop and manufacture electrification equipment for both the Italian and foreign markets.
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Battery trains ordered from Siemens Mobility for Westerwald project
Hessische Landesbahn are to use three two-car Mireo Plus B battery trains from Siemens Mobility for their Upper and Lower Westerwald railway pilot project.
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Keep your workers safe within traction substation
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$2.5 billion of grants awarded for Bay Area transit investment
Transportation leaders in the Bay Area have celebrated as vital state funds have been awarded to Caltrain, BART and VTA.
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Global Railway Review’s key rail industry trends in 2023
Following a turbulent few years for the rail industry, Global Railway Review looks ahead to some of the top industry trends to keep an eye on in 2023.
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Alstom and Arcada team to modernise 66km of Romanian Cluj-Oradea railway line
Alstom has been awarded two new signalling and electrification contracts in Romania for modernisation works on the first two sub-sections of the Cluj Napoca-Oradea line.