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Hitachi Rail sign contract to install new digital signalling system
Hitachi Rail has signed a contract to digitise two yellow maintenance trains operated by Infranord with a new signalling system.
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Signalling, Control & Communications
Advances to rail signalling and train control systems are set to make international rail transport more competitive and attractive. But implementing strategies and understanding the benefits of new digital solutions must be addressed before improvements can be realised.
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Accelerating railway digitalisation with private wireless networks
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This webinar explored how mission-critical communications networks can enable new signalling, train control, and digital applications for modern railways to be more productive and prepared for the next age of Industry 4.0.
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Alstom to supply new trains and signalling system for Abruzzo region
Alstom have signed two contracts to supply three Coradia Stream Pop 2.0 trains and a new signalling system for the Abruzzo region in Italy.
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Thales delivers signalling system for section of Adif rail network
The new signalling system represents an increase in safety and reliability for the Humanes-Monfragüe railway section, as well as the quality of sustainable travel between stations.
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Is your backbone communication network ready for FRMCS?
Many backbone communication networks fall short on multiple fronts for FRMCS transport. This whitepaper identifies the gaps and articulates how to meet new requirements.
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Best ever annual on-time performance recorded for Long Island Rail Road
MTA Long Island Rail Road has announced that 96.3 per cent of their trains operated on-time over the course of 2021, the best total annual on-time performance since modern record-keeping began.
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Developing connectivity solutions to benefit rail operators and passengers
Daniel Montagnese, Head of Product Management Antennas at HUBER+SUHNER, speaks with Global Railway Review about the advancements in connectivity solutions that are bringing benefits to both the passenger and the operator, and how antennas are at the forefront of this technology.
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HS2 shows support towards rail sector to build back better
To support the UK’s transport industry to build back better, HS2 has established new measures to enhance the visibility of supply chain opportunities for its rail systems contracts.
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Elizabeth line on track to open in first half of 2022
Transport for London (TfL) anticipates for the Elizabeth line to open within the first half of 2022, as it comes to the end of the first phase of trial operations and looks ahead to next stages.
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International consortium win order for Rail Baltica signalling works
An agreement has been signed between RB Rail AS and an international consortium for the control-command and signalling engineering and works supervision for the Rail Baltica project.
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Report finds ECDP sets path for major schemes under the new GBR
A Railway Industry Association (RIA) report has highlighted how Britain's East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes.
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Future Railway Mobile Communication System: The way ahead
Keir Fitch, Head of Unit Rail Safety & Interoperability in DG MOVE, European Commission, explains the intricacies of implementing the FRMCS and the significant benefits for rail that will come with the use of the new 5G technology and architecture.
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Driving change: The role of FRMCS for the interconnected rail mobility of the future
Axel Schuppe, General Manager of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), heralds the arrival of FRMCS and explains just why this innovation is crucial to achieving the future rail service that passengers deserve.
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Transitioning to FRMCS
Nicholas Shrimpton, UNIFE Technical Affairs Manager, discusses how the introduction of digitalisation and automation in rail will become central for the deployment of both FRMCS, and future broadband applications, far beyond today’s GSM-R.
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FRMCS and its role in Finland’s rail safety related communications
Markku Voutilainen, Senior Inspector Project Manager at the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), delves into the topic of safety related communications across Finland’s rail network, exploring the complexities of preparing for FRMCS while facing uncertainty around specification and implementation timelines, while marking the technological step forward it will mean for…