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Siemens Mobility to deliver first hydrogen-powered train for Bavaria
The two-car hydrogen-powered trainset will be presented to the public in the spring of 2022, with pilot tests beginning from mid-2023 on Bayerische Regiobahn routes.
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Fibre to the Machine: Lighting up the road to smart urban rail
With digital transformations playing an ever-increasing role in improving business operations and public services, Huawei explain how their FTTM solution can play a vital part in fostering digital transformations throughout the rail industry.
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Canada begin new phase of procurement process for High Frequency Rail
The Government is seeking the advice and views from people in the industry regarding the High Frequency Rail Project, the largest transportation project Canada has seen in decades.
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$31.8 million federal grant for Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago rail service
The grant will lead to improvements to double passenger rail service and increase rail freight efficiency along the corridor that connects the Twin Cities, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Chicago.
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The steady train to automation
Karsten Oberle, Head of Rail at Nokia, explores the futuristic implications that increasing automation in the rail industry can offer and explains what benefits rail operators can expect by fully embracing automation.
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Alstom awarded £49 million signalling contract with Network Rail
Alstom will deliver new signalling, level crossings and other assets between Farncombe in Surrey and Petersfield in Hampshire on the London Waterloo to Portsmouth line.
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The potential of advanced train navigation
In this interview for Global Railway Review, Aaron Whittemore, Director of Product and Strategy at Humatics, delves into the benefits that ultra-wideband technology can offer railways and what the industry can gain from deploying Humatics’ systems.
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Grants and loans announced for Wisconsin to improve rail freight
Nearly $15 million in grants and loans for five rail freight projects in Wisconsin have been announced by Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
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The impact of open access competition on high-speed rail in Europe
Andrea Giuricin, Transport Economist for University of Milan Bicocca, explores the development of open access competition in high-speed rail throughout Europe and how it has impacted the market.
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TfW celebrate the completion of refurbished fleet of Class 158 trains
TfW have been refurbishing the fleet of 24 trains, which operate throughout the Wales and Borders network, since the start of 2020.
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Network Rail award Alstom major Cambridge re-signalling contract
The Cambridge re-signalling project is part of a £194 million investment of renewal for the signalling systems in the Cambridge area.
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FRA publish report on performance and service quality of Amtrak
The quarterly report uses metrics defined by the FRA to measure performance over multiple categories including customer service and financial performance.
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Global Railway Review Issue 1 2022
Packed full of exclusive content, including: the importance of digital automatic coupling; Brazilian rail freight developments; designing train interiors to meet the needs of tomorrow’s passengers; and much more!
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Indian Railways’ freight IT system: Towards a digitally integrated value chain
Amit Kumar Jain, General Manager/FOIS in the Centre for Railway Information – an IT arm of India’s Ministry of Railways, explains how a Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) has emerged as a key player in the development of a digitally integrated logistics ecosystem in the country.
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Harnessing data-driven solutions to deliver fleet and network insights
In this interview with Global Railway Review, Swaraj Verma, Product Manager at Nomad Digital, explains how the company’s data-driven solutions deliver up-to-the-minute fleet and network insights, that can be key for operators in enhancing, and improving, the passenger experience.
