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Russia and Kyrgyzstan to together develop the Kyrgyz railway network
Among the projects under consideration within the memorandum, the document indicates the construction of a China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan rail line.
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Network Rail’s multi-billion pound investment will be passenger-centric
The plans show how the company will spend over £42 billion to increase reliability and improve performance over the next five years.
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Hull Trains reaches a milestone with entire new fleet arriving in Europe
The building of the trains began in Japan in May 2018. By October 2018, the first of the five trains was ready to be shipped to Italy, and now, for the first time, all five trains are in Europe together.
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Designing the station of today – and tomorrow – with HS2
Johannah Randall, Head of Station Operations at HS2 Ltd, tells Global Railway Review how station design is about re-framing how a station sits within a community.
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ÖBB rail freight relies on digitalisation for the Asia-Europe corridor
With the intention to set new standards in rail logistics with the use of state-of-the-art digitisation tools, Thomas Kargl, Member of the Board of Rail Cargo Group, and Alexander Kochukov, CEO of Digital Logistics LLC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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How to implement efficient railway maintenance through digitalisation
22 March 2019 | By Alstom
IN THIS WEBINAR: Efficient rolling stock maintenance is a key success factor to ensure performance, availability and reliability of service. For years, classic operation and repetitive maintenance activities have been the norm, but today digitalisation and the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) widens the range of possibilities to…
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New high-speed service between London and Edinburgh is confirmed
The news that FirstGroup has procured Hitachi’s latest AT300 125mph intercity electric trains confirms that the new high-speed service will be going ahead.
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Australia’s Inland Rail will reduce both costs and emissions
With freight between Melbourne and Brisbane set to double by 2050, Australia requires dedicated rail freight infrastructure that avoids Sydney.
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Reliable on-board Wi-Fi: Reality or just a dream?
Train manufacturers and system integrators now request reliable, fast, secure and easy-to-use wireless access to serve the modern passenger of today.
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Renovation of Eurotunnel’s passenger shuttles is entrusted to Bombardier
In the 25-year period since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, these shuttles have each travelled an average of 300 round trips per month.
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A fast-charging system has been revealed for Class 230 battery trains
The capabilities of the patented fast-charge system have been successfully demonstrated to the Department for Transport and Innovate UK.
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CN invests more than $245 million into Saskatchewan’s rail infrastructure
Recent investments in locomotives, capacity, infrastructure and train crews are supporting the safe and efficient movement of goods across Canada.
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Scottish freight community plans to boost freight across the network
Transport Scotland called on Network Rail to grow rail freight over the next control period, and so a growth programme has been created.
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New homes could benefit from green energy sourced from HS2
According to HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed rail network, heat recycled from high-speed trains could power hundreds of new homes.
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LNER announces new Azuma trains will enter service in May
The first Azuma train will run on the London - Leeds route, with further trains being phased into service on the rest of the route over the coming months.
