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Site reopening could boost rail’s role in Heathrow Expansion
Rail site three miles north of Heathrow has reopened and could offer a potential rail link to the planned expansion of the airport and the construction of a third runway.
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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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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Aoife Considine, Heathrow Express
For the latest instalment in Global Railway Review's Women Inspiring Rail series, Heathrow Express Fleet Engineering Manager, Aoife Considine, discusses her passion for rail safety and how trends in digitalisation keeps her excited about rail’s future.
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Stadler wins tender to supply battery-operated FLIRT Akku trains
Stadler is set to supply 55 battery-operated FLIRT trains to the Schleswig-Holstein local transport association, the first call for green technology tenders in Germany.
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Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC to acquire Genesee & Wyoming (G&W)
U.S. railroad operator, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), has been acquired by consortium of vendors which is expected to cost in excess of $84 billion and close by early 2020.
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Renfe prepares to operate high-speed trains in France from 2020
The Board of Directors of Renfe have approved the entry of the company into the high-speed market of France with rolling stock from Alstom.
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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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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
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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.
