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GB Railfreight chooses Alstom for the maintenance of Caledonian Sleepers
Alstom will provide full maintenance support for Class 92 locomotives, securing employment for a production team at their Wembley Depot...
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£115 million contract for ‘On Track Machines’ awarded to Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £115 million contract from Network Rail for the supply, operation and maintenance of On Track Machines...
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Turkish State Railways have purchased 10 Velaro high-speed trains
The global distribution of Siemens Velaro trains continues to expand, providing enhanced comfort and improved passenger experience…
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Predictive maintenance: What is the opportunity in rail?
Future-gazers in rail imagine a digital world in which the behaviour of every train component and subassembly is captured and recorded. Simon Stoddart, Consultant, Tessella, Altran World Class Center Analytics, discusses how this data version of the train can be used to model and predict future scenarios and identify optimal…
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50/50 joint venture agreed between Mitsui Rail Capital Europe and Siemens
Situated in Rotterdam’s port, a new locomotive workshop will be in an ideal location for servicing vehicles arriving from Europe and will eliminate long service transfer runs that cost time and money…
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Five additional AVENTRA trains will operate on the Elizabeth line
The Elizabeth line is set to transform transport in London and will operate AVENTRA trains from Bombardier for quicker, easier and more accessible journeys, carrying a potential 200 million passengers across the city…
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Danish State Railways will receive 26 Vectron locomotives
The Vectron locomotives have so far accumulated more than 100 million km of service and this figure will continue to increase, with Danish State Railways ordering 26 vehicles for their regional transport network…
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Maryland Transit Administration awards Bombardier a five-year extension
Bombardier’s operations and maintenance contract with one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the United States has been extended for five years, emphasising the company’s strong position in the North American rail services market…
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Bombardier secures contract extension to maintain trains for London Overground
Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a seven year contract extension by TfL to service Electrostar trains operating on the London Overground network.
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SNCF chooses HASTUS for its Transilien network in the Paris region
SNCF has selected the solution proposed by GIRO in collaboration with the French company Sopra Steria to transform the preparation of transport plans for the Transilien passenger rail network.
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GE Transportation completes their largest deal in Ukraine
Compared to the legacy Ukrainian fleet, the new locomotives soon to be arriving will significantly reduce harmful emissions, economise on fuel and oil costs and increase time between maintenance overhauls…
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Indian Railways receive first two locomotives from GE Transportation
The new diesel-electric locomotives will create a more reliable and efficient railway whilst reducing emissions and maintenance costs…
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£680,000 project is designed to transform the maintenance of rail vehicles
Experts are working on a ‘Smart Maintenance and the Rail Traveller Experience’ project (SMaRTE) with the target to improve rolling stock and increase the number of rail passengers…
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Britain’s railway will see 7,000 new carriages by 2021
Figures released by the Rail Delivery Group reveal a boost in the number of new train carriages coming on track by 2021…
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Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services has sold Swedtrac to Stadler
A subsidiary of Stadler, Stadler Service Sweden AB, is to purchase Swedtrac service business from Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services AB, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse…