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Patriot Rail to acquire Delta Southern Railroad
Patriot Rail are to acquire Delta Southern Railroad as they look to enhance their presence for passengers in Louisiana.
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Regs & Legs
Railways are often controlled by governmental or independent safety and economic regulators, responsible for ensuring that railway operators and infrastructure managers comply with certain laws and standards. Regulatory aspects include funding requirements, access to railway networks and controlling the licenses of the operators of railway assets. Regulators also enforce consumer/passenger protection law in relation to the railway.
What are the emerging and evolving topics around railway regulation, legislation and standards?
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Caltrain unveil new electric trains
Caltrain has publicly unveiled new state-of-the-art electric train cars which will be put into service in 2024 and serve as the centrepiece of the Caltrain Electrification Project.
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ScotRail makes progress in creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce
ScotRail has been involved in a number of initiatives which aim to attract a more diverse and inclusive workforce into rail.
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Etihad Rail conclude knowledge transfer programme with DB
Etihad Rail and DB have concluded their joint knowledge transfer programme, which started in 2013, ahead of schedule.
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Alstom sign locomotive maintenance contract with Ferromex
Alstom have signed a contract to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on 186 locomotives from the Ferromex fleet.
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Alstom to supply Polo Mercitalia with an additional 20 Traxx DC3 electric locomotives
Alstom have signed an agreement with Polo Mercitalia (FS Group) to supply an additional 20 new generation Traxx DC3 electric locomotives.
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Around 140,000 visitors attend InnoTrans 2022
InnoTrans organisers have revealed that visitors from over 131 countries came to the world's leading trade fair this year, at which 2,834 exhibitors from 56 countries were present.
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East Coast Digital Programme complete ETCS testing for Class 43 train
The East Coast Digital Programme has celebrated the completion of testing with digital signalling for Class 43 trains.
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Rail Innovation Cluster launched by University of Birmingham at InnoTrans
The University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education has launched a Rail Innovation Cluster to support SMEs at InnoTrans 2022.
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Survey shows Midland’s businesses are all for rail improvements
A Midlands Connect survey showed that 83 per cent of businesses stated that rail improvements would result in them and their employees using rail more.
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Global Railway Review at InnoTrans – Day three recap
During the third day of InnoTrans 2022, the Global Railway Review team have been in Berlin to break the latest news.
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UNIFE explore ERTMS at InnoTrans 2022
UNIFE held a Dialogue Forum at InnoTrans 2022 entitled “ERTMS - A building block on the journey towards a digital and autonomous rail”.
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Etihad Rail sign four MoUs at InnoTrans 2022
Etihad Rail has signed MoUs covering a variety of areas with Alstom, SNCF, Progress Rail, and Thales Group at InnoTrans 2022.
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CER present DAC Sector Statement at InnoTrans 2022
CER presented, on behalf of European railway stakeholders, the “2022 DAC Sector Statement - Digital Automatic Coupling” at InnoTrans 2022.
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UK rail supply community gather at InnoTrans to promote trade
At InnoTrans 2022, over 120 rail supply companies from across the UK gathered to promote the UK’s global rail offer.
