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ABB helps electrify rail in Lithuania with new contract
ABB have signed a new contract for a 25kV power solution that will help Lithuania electrify over a third of its rail network by 2030.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority release 2022 Sustainability Report
CHSRA's latest Sustainability Report details the key sustainability milestones that the company achieved between 1 January to 31 December 2021.
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Q&A with Alexander Burrows of BCRRE – Positivity in rail
At InnoTrans 2022, Alexander Burrows, Director of Enterprise & Innovation at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE), spoke to Elliot Robinson, Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, about the positive trends he sees in the rail industry right now and what the BCRRE are doing to help the…
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Bristol Temple Meads to host first UK trials for innovative passenger tech
A multi-million-pound programme will turn Bristol Temple Meads into the UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’, trialling new technologies designed to upgrade passengers’ experience.
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Open letter calls on the EC to protect railways from rising electricity prices
CER have sent an open letter to the European Commission which calls for further measures to safeguard rail from the impact of the ongoing energy price hikes.
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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 10-14 October 2022.
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Tesmec announce significant growth in domestic and international railway market
Tesmec have announced significant sales orders on the domestic and international railway market of an approximate total of €60 million.
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CHSRA apply for federal funding to advance construction toward Bakersfield
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has applied for new federal funding to expedite important safety improvements along the rail line in the Central Valley.
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Trebling rail freight can help support transition to net zero
Rail Partners have set out the need for an ambitious freight growth target to transform the sector over the next three decades.
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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 03-07 October 2022.
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DelDOT and Amtrak awarded $11M for railroad worker training programme
The Delaware Department of Transportation, in partnership with Amtrak, have been awarded a U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund a training programme.
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HS2 open Innovation Accelerator project to harness the power of AI
HS2 has opened applications for tech start-ups and SMEs to join the Innovation Accelerator programme in order to help smooth the delivery of design changes.
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ORR publish report on Network Rail’s efficiency and financial performance
ORR’s report shows that despite Network Rail’s efficiency improvements, their wider financial performance missed its target by £487 million in 2021-2022.
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HS2 launch search for manager to run new Innovation Investment Fund
The chosen fund manager will act on behalf of partnership members to invest in transport construction start-ups working to deliver Britain’s new high-speed rail network.
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USDOT to expand financing programme for infrastructure projects
USDOT’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act programme is designed to help reduce costs and speed the delivery of infrastructure projects.
