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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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Rolling Stock Orders/Developments
The term rolling stock in the rail transportation industry refers to any vehicle that moves along a railway track. Global Railway Review’s coverage of rolling stock includes developments and orders placed in mainline and high-speed passenger trains, plus rail freight locomotives and heavy-haul wagons.
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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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ÖBB orders 61 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility
With deliveries scheduled to begin in March 2020, an additional 61 Vectron MS vehicles will be operated by Austrian Federal Railways.
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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.
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Paribus and Siemens Mobility sign agreement for 25 Smartron locomotives
The locomotives are intended for freight transport in Germany and deliveries are scheduled to begin in October 2019.
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RegioJet signs contract for seven low-floor PESA Elf.eu
The acquisition of new vehicles will continue throughout 2019 as RegioJet plans to deploy more new multi-system locomotives – and more new Astra coaches.
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Northern’s major fleet refurbishment programme reaches halfway point
By launching its 123rd refurbished train into service, Northern – the second largest train operator in the UK – has now refurbished more than 50 per cent of its trains.
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New trials in emissions technology could lead to cleaner trains in Britain
A partnership between Porterbrook, South Western Railway and Eminox Limited will trial emissions-reducing technology which could be rolled out to hundreds of diesel trains across the UK’s rail network.
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Top five trends that will shape the global rail industry in 2019
Viswanath Machiraju, General Manager and Strategy Head of Cyient’s Transportation Business Unit, explores the trends he believes the rail industry will focus on as 2019 progresses.
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Deutsche Bahn plans new digital production platform for its Long Distance division
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is aiming to make travel simpler and more convenient for its customers by stepping up its deployment of digital technologies in vehicle planning, preparation and maintenance.
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Real trains, not road trains
At a time when Australians want safer roads, less traffic congestion during their daily commute and lower carbon emissions, government policies are largely geared to rolling-out heavier and longer trucks. As CEO of Australia’s largest rail freight company, Pacific National, and Chair of the Freight on Rail Group of Australia…
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Improving the acoustic noise prediction of future train design
The Shift2Rail initiative, created between the European Union and several European rail sector players, is working towards the creation of 'SERA' - a Single European Railway Area. It contributes by researching the reduction by one half of the life-cycle cost of railway transport, the doubling of railway capacity, plus the…
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Stadler to deliver 71 new vehicles for Wales & Borders
This major contract is for 36 three-car CITYLINK tram-trains and 35 FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) units.
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Project DESTINATE results: Decision-support tools for implementing cost-efficient railway noise abatement measures
Environmental noise is one of the major public health issues in Europe, and in view of climate change, a shift from road to rail traffic is targeted. This will lead to an increase in rail noise if no further mitigation is applied. Jenny Böhm, Coordinator of Shift2Rail research and innovation…
