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GB Railfreight to lease additional intermodal wagons from VTG Rail UK
Following an order for 32 Ecofret2® triple wagon sets, GB Railfreight has announced that it has ordered 52 Ecofret2® intermodal wagons from VTG.
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The importance of migration from GSM-R to FRMCS
The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), the successor of the Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway (GSM-R), is expected to be rolled out in the coming years. Here, Monika Heiming, Executive Director of EIM (the European Rail Infrastructure Managers association) shares EIM’s proposals for a successful migration to the…
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EC approves investment package with funds available for rail developments
Following the approval, multiple transport infrastructure projects will benefit from significant investment, including three rail projects.
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Croatia and Slovenia sign train services agreement within the CONNECT2CE project
Management from HŽPP (Croatia) and SŽPP (Slovenia) have signed an agreement to improve international train services between the two countries.
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A shared vision towards the future of rail: Shift2Rail at InnoTrans 2020
Carlo Borghini looks ahead to Shift2Rail’s participation at InnoTrans 2020 and what topics he expects the industry will showcase during the international trade fair.
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UIC signs intermodal MoU with the International Air Transport Association
The Memorandum of Understanding between IATA and UIC outlines that both parties will work to support intermodal travel and interoperability.
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IP selects Thales for the renewal of its existing signalling systems
The contract will require Thales to renew the existing signalling on three sections of Infraestruturas de Portugal's network.
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Solving problems and creating a better world with digitalisation
12 December 2019 | By
Global Railway Review spoke to Thymo van den Brug at ProRail to discover how he creates digital solutions to the company's problems and how ProRail is taking the first steps to creating a better world.
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Great infrastructure, great mobility, great Europe
Monika Heiming, Executive Director of the EIM, the European Rail Infrastructure Managers association, writes that the question is not if rail can play a crucial role in the future of transportation, but how and explores where the industry is now and what it should strive for.
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Interoperable ITSO smartcards introduced on Scottish rail
The single ITSO smartcard will intergrate 16 previously unconnected paper ticket and smartcard systems, allowing for an easier and smoother journey.
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Notified Body services tender announced for Rail Baltica infrastructure
14 October 2019 | By
RB Rail AS is planning to nominate a single NoBo provider to assess Rail Baltica's trackside infrastructure according to the requirements set in TSI.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Maria Price, Expert/First Officer at OTIF
For Global Railway Review's next Women Inspiring Rail Q&A, Maria Price, Expert/First Officer in the Technical Interoperability Department at the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) explains how her rail career began and how the industry can be equally exciting for men and women, if preconceptions and mind-sets…
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Canadian Pacific joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance
Freight transportation specialist, Canadian Pacific, is keen to support the adoption of blockchain technology across the supply chain.
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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2019
In this issue we explore level crossing safety, how to meet passenger expectations in an era of seamless mobility, how innovative techniques can deliver safer and more efficient infrastructure, and UK rail experts participate in our Leaders’ Debate to focus on how to overcome challenges to transform the UK rail…
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There is more work to do if rail is to prosper in Europe
Elisabeth Werner, Director for Land Transport (Rail and Road) at the European Commission’s DG for Mobility and Transport, writes that the industry must act now to utilise rail to tackle congestion, pollution and to ensure efficient, affordable, resilient and competitive mobility in the future...
