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Stadler to supply further VARIOBAHN trams for BOGESTRA
The contract means that passengers in the Ruhr area of Germany will see an additional eight Stadler VARIOBAHN low-floor trams in operation from mid 2021.
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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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Northern has launched new £500 million fleet made up of 101 trains
The first nine trains in a £500 million new fleet for local rail services will start carrying customers from the 1 July 2019, Northern have announced.
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Bombardier celebrates final delivery of B-series trains for Perth, Australia
Bombardier has supplied and maintained 78 B-series Electric Multiple Units over the last 15 years for Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority (PTA).
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25 years in rail: Reflecting on change and the potential of digital technology
24 June 2019 | By
As part of Global Railway Review’s 25th anniversary, Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER, reflects on industry developments and the huge potential of digital technologies in rail's future.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Catherine Baxter, Metro Trains Melbourne
For the latest instalment in Global Railway Review’s Women Inspiring Rail series, Catherine Baxter, COO at Metro Trains Melbourne, discusses her passion for rail safety and her opinion on diversity in the workforce.
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Pioneers of wheelset solutions: GHH-BONATRANS at IWC 2019
GHH-BONATRANS is a Gold Sponsor at the 2019 International Wheelset Congress (16-20 June). During the event in Venice, Marcel Ujfaluši, Head of Business Development and Marketing, spoke to Global Railway Review about why it's important for them to attend.
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Successful rollout of AutoHaul™ is celebrated by Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto has been celebrating the successful deployment of AutoHaul™, the world’s first automated heavy-haul long distance rail network.
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Wi-Fi contract for Californian intercity trains awarded to Nomad Digital
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) has selected Nomad Digital to install, test, operate and maintain a next-generation Wi-Fi network on-board Capitol Corridor trains operated by the CCJPA and their service partners.
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First Stadler FLIRT train receives approval to enter UK service
The British railway regulatory authority has granted Stadler approval for the four-car bimodal FLIRT train for the use of Greater Anglia.
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Hull Trains have released images of new trains scheduled for use this year
Hull Trains has released new images which show the production of its new £60 million fleet, set to be running on UK tracks by the end of 2019.
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Stadler wins contract to supply 16 FLIRT trains for city of Bremen
A further 16 FLIRT trains have been commissioned on the Bremen/Lower Saxony regional S-Bahn network.
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Acela passenger railroad fleet undergoes complete redesign by Amtrak
Amtrak, US-based passenger railroad service, has refurbished the interiors for its Acela Express fleet thought to have cost in excess of $4 million in a bid to increase passenger satisfaction.
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Alstom to supply 18 Coradia Lint regional trains to Baden-Württemberg
Alstom has received an order for 18 Coradia Lint regional trains from Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW).
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New agreement will see the creation of a rolling stock engineering centre
Russian Railways, the Sinara Group and Siemens Mobility GmbH have signed an agreement for the creation of an engineering centre which will focus on high-speed rolling stock,
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Bombardier to supply Israel Railways with 74 more double-decker coaches
This seventh consecutive order from Bombardier will increase Israel Railways’ fleet of built double-deck TWINDEXX Vario coaches to 586.
