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Rolling stock sale complete
23 May 2011 | By METRO
Metro has welcomed the successful sale of rolling stock to the rail leasing company Porterbrook, which will release funding for local transport development schemes...
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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. Read our content that follows the various strategies being implemented and what the benefits are of new digital signalling, control and communications solutions for the railway industry.
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EU funds high speed rail network studies in northern Spain
16 May 2011 | By TEN-T Executive Agency
A study into the implementation of a high speed rail line between Vitoria and San Sebastián will receive €2.35 million in EU co-funding...
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Network Rail sentenced and fined for Potters Bar derailment
13 May 2011 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has been fined £3m for safety failings over the Potters Bar train crash, which killed seven people...
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Freightliner signs multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line
28 April 2011 | By Freightliner
Freightliner Limited has signed a new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping line...
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A long-term vision for next generations
6 April 2011 | By Michel Clement, President, Kapsch CarrierCom
GSM-R is a big area of the railway industry. Many railway operators worldwide are integrating and upgrading their systems to ensure that they are running their networks as best as possible. In an interview with Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, Kapsch CarrierCom’s Vice President of GSM-R, Michel Clement,…
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Partial productivity measurement in rail freight transport
6 April 2011 | By Ulrich Weidmann, Professor for Transport Systems and Stephan Moll, PhD Student, Institute of Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Rail freight transportation in Europe is a challenging business, characterised by low margins and high fixed costs. In this context, an efficient and effective use of production resources, such as locomotives, freight wagons or engine drivers, is a fundamental requirement for the financial success of freight railways.
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Turkey storms ahead with developments and investments
6 April 2011 | By Süleyman Karaman, Director General and Chairman of the Board, Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
When the worldwide and European Union transportation policies of the last 30-years are analysed, it will be observed that some radical changes have taken place elevating railways to a prioritised position so that the share of railways in the transportation sector increases and a balance between the transportation modes is…
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The Impact Reducer has safety in mind
29 March 2011 | By ERR
High-speed train travel has become the travel of choice during recent decades and passenger numbers have increased drastically...
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More NS passengers benefit from complimentary WiFi on Intercity Trains
28 March 2011 | By Nomad Digital
Even more passengers using NS's Intercity rail services can enjoy free access to the internet while they travel...
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Alstom & its Chinese JVs to supply advanced traction & signalling systems
24 February 2011 | By Alstom
Alstom & its two Chinese JVs have been awarded two contracts by Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corp., totaling €140 million...
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Network Rail awards modular signalling contract to Invensys Rail
21 February 2011 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail have been awarded a multi-million pound contract to complete the Modular Signalling programme on the Shrewsbury to Crewe Pilot Line...
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CFL: the railway network in the centre of Europe
15 February 2011 | By Alex Kremer, CEO, CFL
Strategically placed in the centre of Europe, Luxembourg’s railway network attracts, through the combined efforts of CFL and its freight subsidiaries CFL cargo and CFL Multimodal, important quantities of both passenger and freight traffic. Concerning freight transport, Luxembourg was no stranger to the effects the financial crisis had on the…
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Electrification to prompt surge in demand for cables
15 February 2011 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor
Cables have applications all across the railway industry. Increasing interest in electrification implies extra demand for cables. Electrified railways are the way forward for the future, as they are cleaner and cheaper to operate than diesel. Another key point is that they are able to draw their power from any…
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Explaining the GSM-R project in Greece
15 February 2011 | By Costas D. Melissinos, Manager of Railway Telecom & IT Systems Operations & Maintenance, ERGOSE
The preparation, tendering and implementation phases of the GSM-R project in Greece are presented in a descriptive, but mainly explanatory type methodology. The objective was to introduce a new digital telecommunication network to replace the analog system along the main railway axis and provide the necessary interoperability for future roaming…
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Polish State Railways: Achieving a successful first GSM-R link
15 February 2011 | By Kris Przelaskowski, Retired Senior Signalling Engineer
In the past, Poland (with its 23,000km railway network) badly needed a good operational radio communication system. The first simple analogue system started in 1972 connecting the harbours of Gdynia and Gdansk with Silesia. The radio-telephone network has provided good communication between dispatchers and running trains along the whole route…
