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Northern’s refurbishment programme reaches final milestone before completion
The final train to be refurbished under Northern's £100 million transformation programme has been delivered to Arriva Train Care in Crewe.
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London Paddington Station improves passenger facilities with installation of Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is the latest in a range of passenger experience improvement measures being introduced at London Paddington Station by Network Rail.
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DB Regio Bayern orders 31 trainsets from Siemens Mobility
The trainsets, which will operate on the Danube-Isar network in Germany, are expected to be put into passenger service by DB Regio Bayern in 2024.
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First high-speed trains delivered to Greece by Alstom
Alstom has delivered the first of five ETR470 Pendolino trains to TRAINOSE, marking the arrival of high-speed trains in Greece.
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Stadler delivers first Citylink tram-train to MÁV-START in Hungary
Stadler's Citylink tram-train has the capability to operate in both electric mode on the tram networks and diesel mode on the mainline.
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Newly refurbished Class 387 fleet launched by Heathrow Express
Up-cycled from a fleet previously owned by GWR, the new Heathrow Express trains feature the most up to date train and passenger technology.
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Siemens Mobility awarded largest ever service order from Deutsche Bahn
As per the contract, Siemens Mobility will be responsible for the revision of 40 Deutsche Bahn trains of the 412 ICE 4 series from mid-2021.
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Extensive technology upgrades undertaken by Greater Anglia
Upgrades include better Wi-Fi, train information and security, with Greater Anglia replacing old and installing brand new, state-of-the-art equipment.
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Global Railway Review Issue 6 2020
In this issue, we feature articles from industry experts on a vast range of topics including: Transforming Australia’s freight network; HS2: Continuing to innovate to drive the workforce skills agenda; Making switch machines intelligent plus our 'On-Board Connectivity' and 'Winter Preparedness' In-Depth Focuses.
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Network Rail introduces new touchscreen passenger information displays
The user-friendly information displays have been installed at Waterloo, London Bridge, Victoria, Charing Cross and Clapham Junction stations.
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The strength of positive social media for passengers during COVID-19
Isana Derici, Social Media Interface Manager at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), provides a look into how social media is used to improve the customer experience for the UK’s biggest rail operator.
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UK’s largest single passenger information display introduced at London Victoria Station
The five metre by 2.5m full-colour LED display is the largest and clearest single passenger information display in the UK.
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Building passenger confidence: The Southeastern SeatFinder capacity tool
John Till, Head of Information Delivery at Southeastern, tells Global Railway Review more about how their new ‘SeatFinder’ capacity tool, which allows the operator to change the way they analyse and use train load data so that they can continue to make improvements that provide confidence and reassurance to passengers.
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Northern to introduce real-time train information for passengers
'Know Your Train' will allow Northern passengers to find out a wide range of information about the train that they will be travelling on in real-time.