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IP selects Thales for the renewal of its existing signalling systems
The contract will require Thales to renew the existing signalling on three sections of Infraestruturas de Portugal's network.
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Solving problems and creating a better world with digitalisation
12 December 2019 | By
Global Railway Review spoke to Thymo van den Brug at ProRail to discover how he creates digital solutions to the company's problems and how ProRail is taking the first steps to creating a better world.
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Great infrastructure, great mobility, great Europe
Monika Heiming, Executive Director of the EIM, the European Rail Infrastructure Managers association, writes that the question is not if rail can play a crucial role in the future of transportation, but how and explores where the industry is now and what it should strive for.
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Interoperable ITSO smartcards introduced on Scottish rail
The single ITSO smartcard will intergrate 16 previously unconnected paper ticket and smartcard systems, allowing for an easier and smoother journey.
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Notified Body services tender announced for Rail Baltica infrastructure
14 October 2019 | By
RB Rail AS is planning to nominate a single NoBo provider to assess Rail Baltica's trackside infrastructure according to the requirements set in TSI.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Maria Price, Expert/First Officer at OTIF
For Global Railway Review's next Women Inspiring Rail Q&A, Maria Price, Expert/First Officer in the Technical Interoperability Department at the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) explains how her rail career began and how the industry can be equally exciting for men and women, if preconceptions and mind-sets…
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Canadian Pacific joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance
Freight transportation specialist, Canadian Pacific, is keen to support the adoption of blockchain technology across the supply chain.
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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2019
In this issue we explore level crossing safety, how to meet passenger expectations in an era of seamless mobility, how innovative techniques can deliver safer and more efficient infrastructure, and UK rail experts participate in our Leaders’ Debate to focus on how to overcome challenges to transform the UK rail…
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There is more work to do if rail is to prosper in Europe
Elisabeth Werner, Director for Land Transport (Rail and Road) at the European Commission’s DG for Mobility and Transport, writes that the industry must act now to utilise rail to tackle congestion, pollution and to ensure efficient, affordable, resilient and competitive mobility in the future...
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Union Pacific reports Positive Train Control progress
Union Pacific and freight and passenger railroads will continue working together to safely implement PTC on the remaining 4,000 required route miles.
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Exploring the potential of innovative technology: Digital Rail Revolution 2018
From the variety of topics discussed and the different experiences shared at Digital Rail Revolution 2018, the opportunities that digitalisation continues to bring to the railway industry are exciting. Global Railway Review Editor, Craig Waters, looks at the key topics that had speakers and delegates deliberating at the UIC’s headquarters…
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Operation of ICE 4 equipped with ETCS is approved in Germany
Deutsche Bahn has ordered a total of 137 ICE 4 trains, all equipped with ETCS, which will operate not only in Germany but across national borders.
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Reality check: Expanding passenger rail will boost U.S. economy
With the Trump Administration calling for budget cuts in the rail industry in the U.S., Jim Mathews, President of the National Association of Railroad Passengers, discusses in what ways this will be devastating for the country’s citizens and economy.
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Contract for the electrification of sections of the Munich-Lindau line awarded
Deutsche Bahn AG has awarded Powerlines Germany the contract for the electrification of two sections of the Munich-Lindau extension project.
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LEO Express granted open access to the Kraków-Prague route
The President of the Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (the Polish railway authority and market regulator) has granted LEO Express with open access on the Kraków-Prague route.