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Bombardier receives order for 19 Regio 2N regional trains from SNCF

30 March 2020 | By Global Railway Review

SNCF's order for 19 additional Regio 2N double-deck regional trains from Bombardier will be utilised in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region.

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Placing sustainability at the heart of Eurostar operations

23 March 2020 | By Leah Hockley - Global Railway Review

Within our ‘Improving Rail’s Environmental Impact’ series, Rebecca Cranshaw, Community and Environment Manager at Eurostar, discusses the company’s Tread Lightly plan and how the rail industry is witnessing a culture shift, as passengers become more focused on sustainability and allow this focus to impact their decisions.

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Protecting stations and trains against terrorist attacks

20 September 2019 | By Marie-Hélène Bonneau

The ‘open’ nature of trains and stations continually make them targets for terrorist attacks. But with EU-funded project SHERPA, coordinated by the UIC, key players in the railway sector are coming together to focus on the various actions that will help railways cope better with present and future threats. Marie-Hélène…

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UIC appoints Christian Chavanel as Director of Rail System Department

3 September 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Dr. Marc Antoni is due to step down as Director of the Rail System Department and as such the UIC has announced the name of his successor.

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Alstom delivers first Coradia Polyvalent regional trains

28 August 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The Coradia Polyvalent Léman Express trains are hoped to increase the number of people using public transport for commuting, which is currently at just 16 per cent.

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SNCF Réseau launches world’s first 100-year green bond

19 August 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The almost €100 million funds will be used to finance eligible projects including maintenance, improvement and energy optimisation of railways, plus new route and line extension investments.

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SNCF orders 12 more Euroduplex trains from Alstom

31 July 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Alstom is set to supply an additional 12 Avelia Euroduplex trains to SNCF for the TGV Atlantique lines on top of the existing order for 55 trains currently out for delivery.

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Virgin Trains to launch new customer-focused train service

11 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review

From May 2021, Virgin plans to operate customer-focused services which will offer free Wi-Fi and entertainment, a seat guarantee, automatic compensation for delays, and the cheapest fares available.

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Could data be the rail sector’s most valuable asset?

11 January 2019 | By Craig Waters (Editor of Global Railway Review), Matt Miller - OSIsoft LLC

In an interview with Global Railway Review, Matt Miller, Transportation Industry Principal at OSIsoft, LLC – a leading global supplier of application software for operational data management – explains that the analysis and use of data is the rail sector’s most valuable asset as it moves forward to meet continued…

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SHERPA project aims to better protect trains and stations from terrorist attacks

10 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The ‘open’ nature of stations and trains continually make them targets for terrorist attacks. But with project SHERPA, coordinated by the UIC, key players in the railway sector are coming together and focus on various actions that will help railways cope better with present and future threats.

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SNCF renews its confidence in GIRO for high-speed network

8 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Having already chosen the HASTUS solution for planning and operations of its Transilien network in the Paris region, SNCF is now deploying GIRO’s software for its national TGV high-speed train network.