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Images: Major railway upgrades in Stalybridge reach halfway point
The Transpennine Route Upgrade has reached the halfway point in Stalybridge, bringing passengers one step closer to fully electrified trains.
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Network Rail begin work on new railway footbridge at Strathbungo in Glasgow’s southside
Network Rail’s work to install the new railway footbridge on Glasgow's southside is part of the Glasgow to Barrhead electrification project.
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Q&A with the UIC’s Lucie Anderton: Delivering Sustainable Railways
For the inaugural edition of Global Railway Review’s exclusive Delivering Sustainable Railways feature series, Lucie Anderton, the UIC's Head of Sustainability, talks about the importance of sustainability - not just for the UIC - but for the future of rail as the backbone of sustainable mobility.
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The Railway Industry Association launches RailDecarb23
The RIA have launched RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the UK Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail.
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Alstom inaugurates new production site dedicated to railway electrification
Alstom has inaugurated a new plant in Lecco, Italy which will develop and manufacture electrification equipment for both the Italian and foreign markets.
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Battery trains ordered from Siemens Mobility for Westerwald project
Hessische Landesbahn are to use three two-car Mireo Plus B battery trains from Siemens Mobility for their Upper and Lower Westerwald railway pilot project.
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Keep your workers safe within traction substation
Read this whitepaper to learn more about how to apply smart interlocking in substations.
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$2.5 billion of grants awarded for Bay Area transit investment
Transportation leaders in the Bay Area have celebrated as vital state funds have been awarded to Caltrain, BART and VTA.
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Global Railway Review’s key rail industry trends in 2023
Following a turbulent few years for the rail industry, Global Railway Review looks ahead to some of the top industry trends to keep an eye on in 2023.
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Alstom and Arcada team to modernise 66km of Romanian Cluj-Oradea railway line
Alstom has been awarded two new signalling and electrification contracts in Romania for modernisation works on the first two sub-sections of the Cluj Napoca-Oradea line.
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Dortmunder Eisenbahn takes delivery of new Vectron Dual Mode locomotive
A new Vectron Dual Mode locomotive has been handed over to Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a company of the Captrain Deutschland Group, by Alpha Trains.
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Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place
30 miles of electric wires have been installed between Church Fenton and Colton Junction as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 07-11 November 2022.
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Electric wires installed to power greener trains in Greater Manchester
Electric wires have been installed between Manchester and Stalybridge as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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First South Wales Metro electrified rail lines installed on Core Valley Lines
TfW have marked a major milestone in the South Wales Metro project with the installation of the first electrical lines on the Core Valley Lines in South Wales.
