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Bombardier secures contract extension to maintain trains for London Overground
Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a seven year contract extension by TfL to service Electrostar trains operating on the London Overground network.
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SNCF chooses HASTUS for its Transilien network in the Paris region
SNCF has selected the solution proposed by GIRO in collaboration with the French company Sopra Steria to transform the preparation of transport plans for the Transilien passenger rail network.
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GE Transportation completes their largest deal in Ukraine
Compared to the legacy Ukrainian fleet, the new locomotives soon to be arriving will significantly reduce harmful emissions, economise on fuel and oil costs and increase time between maintenance overhauls…
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Indian Railways receive first two locomotives from GE Transportation
The new diesel-electric locomotives will create a more reliable and efficient railway whilst reducing emissions and maintenance costs…
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£680,000 project is designed to transform the maintenance of rail vehicles
Experts are working on a ‘Smart Maintenance and the Rail Traveller Experience’ project (SMaRTE) with the target to improve rolling stock and increase the number of rail passengers…
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Britain’s railway will see 7,000 new carriages by 2021
Figures released by the Rail Delivery Group reveal a boost in the number of new train carriages coming on track by 2021…
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Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services has sold Swedtrac to Stadler
A subsidiary of Stadler, Stadler Service Sweden AB, is to purchase Swedtrac service business from Knorr-Bremse Nordic Rail Services AB, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse…
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GE Transportation signs over $900 million locomotive and service agreements
Kazakhstan are to receive 300 shunter locomotives from GE Transportation, marking their continued commitment to their rail infrastructure…
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First of new Caledonian Sleeper trains arrive in UK
Introduction of the new trains will cause a wide range of improvements to the overnight rail service, initially on the Lowlander route…
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Alstom to supply 14 Coradia Polyvalent trains to two regions in France
14 additional Cordia Polyvalent trains are to be supplied by Alstom to the regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est…
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Whitepaper: Auxiliary batteries for railway equipment
Saft explains how rail operators rely on their onboard auxiliary batteries to ensure high levels of reliability, robustness and safety.
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Chicago’s Metra to replace its aging fleet of engines
Metra has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to begin to replace its aging fleet of engines with new or remanufactured locomotives…
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TX Logistik is first customer to order new TRAXX Multi-System locomotives
Bombardier is due to provide 40 new innovative TRAXX Multi-System and long-term fleet maintenance to TX Logistik…
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Simplifying portable precision wheel truing
Unlike obsolete manual lathes, CNC-controlled portable wheel lathes enable safe, precise and fast wheel truing in workshops and on-site. This article explores how Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and Bay Line Railroad have adopted a new approach to wheel profiling…
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Siemens receive rolling stock design refurbishment from SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin, contracted to support Siemens, announces successful delivery of Class 444 and Class 450 rolling stock designs…
