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Freightliner plans new maintenance facility in Ipswich
Freightliner’s existing Ipswich site is already connected to the rail network and conveniently located near to the Port of Felixstowe.
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Alstom to continue maintenance of Renfe’s high-speed and suburban trains
Renfe’s fleet maintenance for at least the next four years will be completed by Irvia, a joint venture owned by Alstom (51 per cent) and Renfe (49 per cent).
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Next generation of spares services by a new online marketplace and advanced 3D parts
18 December 2018 | By Siemens Mobility GmbH
IN THIS WEBINAR: When spare part requirements are identified for a vehicle or infrastructure, things must move fast. Identification of spare parts in 10 seconds, ordering in 3 minutes, delivery in 24 hours – a seamless digital chain in material supply. But how can this promise be fulfiled? Automatic spare…
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Moldovan Railways seeks to upgrade its existing fleet to haul freight trains
The locomotive kits will be produced in the U.S. in 2019 and then shipped for regional manufacturing, with anticipated final delivery in 2020.
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InnoTrans 2018 Interview: Beatrice Lippus and Viswanath Machiraju, Cyient
At InnoTrans 2018 our Editor, Craig Waters, caught up with Beatrice Lippus and Viswanath Machiraju from Cyient to find out how they see the industry developing.
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Tyne and Wear Metro receives extra £900,000 for fleet maintenance
Passenger flow, experience and sense of safety will all be improved with a more reliable fleet of Metro trains, thanks to extra funding.
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Using predictive maintenance to improve the safety and efficiency of railways
In recent years, the Spanish rail industry has undertaken vast strides towards the development and implementation of strategic technology that allows productivity to increase whilst reducing costs. Pedro Fortea, Managing Director of Mafex, explores further.
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Serbia’s railways to be upgraded and modernised with EBRD loan
With investments in Srbija Voz, EBRD is supporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as stronger regional integration through better connectivity.
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Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, speaks to Global Railway Review
“The lesson I have drawn from my time as Secretary of State is this is an industry that’s got to be much smarter at communicating with passengers,” says Chris to Global Railway Review.
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GE Transportation announces new locomotive order with Iowa Interstate Railroad
The new locomotives will be produced in early 2020 and used to transport grains, ethanol and metals across Iowa Interstate’s network between Chicago and Omaha.
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MRCE’s new locomotives will connect Eastern and Western Europe
Siemens will deliver additional vehicles to MRCE’s fleet to connect and improve rail operation for operators that are active in cross-border transport.
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The use of smart rolling stock at SNCF Mobilités
Ahead of Digital Rail Revolution’s upcoming webinar, Digital Rail Revolution: The top five trends in rail digitalisation, we speak to one of the conference’s speakers, Philippe de Laharpe, Project Chief for Telediagnostics, SCNF Mobilités, about the benefits the French operator is experiencing following the digitalisation of its rolling stock.
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Siemens officially opens Rhine-Ruhr Express maintenance depot
The new depot will offer digitalised service and maintenance of RRX trainsets for 32 years, with guaranteed vehicle availability of over 99 per cent.