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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 07-11 November 2022.
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Rolling Stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transportation industry refers to any vehicle that moves along a railway track. Global Railway Review’s coverage of rolling stock includes developments in mainline and high-speed passenger trains, plus rail freight locomotives and heavy-haul wagons.
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Renfe to purchase 101 additional Cercanías and Media Distancia trains
Renfe will purchase 101 additional Cercanías and Media Distancia trains before the end of 2022 as part of its fleet renewal plan.
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Northern marks National Engineering Day with first ‘Intelligent Train’
Fitted with LIDAR technology, the 'Intelligent Trains' will actively monitor and report back on issues that could have an impact on operational activity.
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First EffiShunter 300 locomotives heading to Poland
CZ LOKO has delivered the first six EffiShunter 300 locomotives from the ten-piece series to PKP Intercity, with the remaining locomotives set to arrive by the end of Q1 2023.
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MRS Logística’s locomotive decarbonisation plans
MRS Logística is one of the most profitable railways in Brazil. Here, Luis Deltregia, José Geraldo Ferreira, Milton Brovini and Mario Eiras Filho from the rail freight operator explain how their commitment to sustainability is driving future plans to increase service, while lowering emissions.
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Delivering better reliability with improved data analytics
With passengers returning to UK rail, Ben Ackroyd, Chief Operating Officer at Porterbrook, explores how the increased use of data analytics will be key in delivering better reliability and will play a huge part in retaining passenger growth.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 24-28 October 2022.
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Alstom announce expanded presence in Saudi Arabia
Alstom will establish a HealthHub digital centre in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing their commitment to Saudi Vision 2030.
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Utilising digitalisation and innovation to monitor and maintain rolling stock
Peter Williams, Fleet and Performance Data Manager at Avanti West Coast, explains how their collaborative and dynamic approach to fleet monitoring and maintenance helps to increase the efficiency, reliability, and the availability of its trains.
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Global Railway Review Issue 5 2022
Packed full of exclusive content, including our InnoTrans 2022 review and Tomorrow's Train Stations Roundtable, plus features from: the Rail Delivery Group; MRS Logística; the CER; Avanti West Coast; Porterbrook; and much more!
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South Western Railway bringing new superfast Wi-Fi to train passengers
SWR customers will be able to enjoy superfast Wi-Fi on-board SWR services from Basingstoke to Earlsfield thanks to a new rail-5G project.
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GTR Class 387 sent for UK’s first major fleet retrofit for ETCS in-cab signalling
GTR has sent its first Class 387/1 Great Northern train to be retrofit with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 17-21 October 2022.
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Alstom sign major UK train services contract with Govia Thameslink Railway
Alstom have signed a train support services contract with Govia Thameslink Railway worth approximately £256 million.
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Q&A with Alexander Burrows of BCRRE – Positivity in rail
At InnoTrans 2022, Alexander Burrows, Director of Enterprise & Innovation at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE), spoke to Elliot Robinson, Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, about the positive trends he sees in the rail industry right now and what the BCRRE are doing to help the…
