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EU to support Finnish rail development plans

27 November 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency

The EU's TEN-T Programme will back with almost €2.5 million studies on the railroad development between Pasila (Helsinki) and Riihimäki in southern Finland...

WiRailCom…an extensible framework for wireless monitoring

25 November 2014 | By Richard Lewis, WiRailCom/ TWI Technology Centre (Wales)

The provision of remote condition monitoring is evolving from asset-centric, hardwired/mains powered legacy systems to generic, light-weight, ad-hoc wireless systems that promote ubiquitous monitoring...

First Crossrail tracks laid

25 November 2014 | By Crossrail

The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a new bridge in west London...

Siemens automates line section for highspeed trains in Spain

25 November 2014 | By Siemens

Siemens is in a consortium with the French technology business Thales that is to modernize the control, signaling and safety equipment on the roughly 340-kilometer section of high-speed line between Olmedo and Ourense in Northern Spain...

Financing rolling stock in the UK: issues, challenges and opportunities

21 November 2014 | By Martin Watt, Dentons

Martin Watt, Managing Associate within the Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Department of global law firm Dentons, looks at the concerns, challenges and opportunities surrounding rolling stock financing in the UK, and how the marketplace needs to keep up with demand...

Paris Lyon high speed rail line to increase capacity with EU support

21 November 2014 | By INEA

The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest almost €2 million in development studies for the capacity increase of the high speed rail line connecting Paris and Lyon in France. It is planned to increase the line's frequency to 14 trains per hour at peak time in 2020 and reach 16 trains…

Alstom to supply Romania with Atlas 200, its ERTMS Level 2 solution

18 November 2014 | By Alstom

Alstom, leader of a consortium composed of Alcatel Lucent Romania and Pas 97 Impex, will supply the Romania national railway company (CFR S.A.) with Atlas 200, its ERTMS Level 2 solution for the Sighișoara-Coșlariu-Simeria high-speed railway segment. Alstom’s share in the contract is worth around €100 million...