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Sustainable Digital Asset Management in Rail
Explore digital transformation in rail asset management with DELMIA to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
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Severn Valley Railway joins ‘whistle off’ to launch Railway 200 celebrations
The Severn Valley Railway will join a nationwide ‘whistle off’ on New Year’s Day to launch Railway 200, celebrating 200 years of modern railways with a year of commemorative events.
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ERA grants approval for Vossloh DE 18 locomotives in France, Belgium and Luxembourg
The European Union Agency for Railways has granted multi-country homologation for Vossloh's DE 18 locomotives, enabling their operation in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Hitachi Rail secures £500 million deal for new UK-manufactured trains
Hitachi Rail has secured a £500 million contract to manufacture 14 new five-car trains in County Durham, supporting UK jobs and expanding FirstGroup's open access rail services.
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Southeastern and Hitachi Rail agree on new deal for UK’s fastest trains
Southeastern and Hitachi Rail have signed a new maintenance contract for the Class 395 "Javelin" trains, aimed at reducing costs, improving availability and continuing a £27 million refurbishment programme.
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Renfe expands in Italy through partnership with Longitude Holding
Renfe has expanded into the Italian market by acquiring a 33% stake in Longitude Holding, launching regional passenger services in Piedmont from January 2025.
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South Western Railway to be first train service to return to public ownership
South Western Railway will be the first service to transition to public ownership under new government reforms aimed at improving reliability and passenger focus across the UK rail network.
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City of Thessaloniki inaugurates Greece’s first driverless metro
Thessaloniki has launched Greece's first driverless metro, a 9.6km line featuring advanced Hitachi Rail technology, set to cut 56,000 cars from roads daily and reduce CO2 emissions by 77,000 tonnes annually.
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Transport Secretary unveils vision for seamless, people-centric transport across England
Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh unveiled a landmark Integrated National Transport Strategy to modernise England's transport networks, emphasising seamless connectivity and local collaboration.
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Swissrail shares valuable insights at InnoTrans 2024
2 December 2024 | By
At InnoTrans 2024, Editor Elizabeth Jordan met up with Andreas Haas, the managing director of Swissrail, for a chat about their latest projects and their experience at the biggest rail event in the calendar.
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European rail leaders address infrastructure resilience and funding challenges in Vienna
European rail leaders gathered in Vienna to address resilience challenges, funding needs and collaboration strategies for creating a sustainable, high-performing rail network across the EU.
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Rail Baltica achieves key milestones in strategic infrastructure development
Rail Baltica achieved key milestones with the "Friends of Rail Baltica" group reaffirming its strategic importance and Latvia approving a phased implementation plan to advance the project's first phase.
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Riyadh launches Saudi Arabia’s first fully automated metro network with RATP Dev
Riyadh has officially launched Saudi Arabia's first fully automated metro network, a major step in transforming urban mobility, with RATP Dev playing a key role in its development and operation.
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Northern Train highlights success of chemical-free cleaning system
Northern's switch to the chemical-free Clean Zero cleaner has resulted in reduced waste, fewer hazardous chemicals and significant cost savings, while maintaining high cleanliness standards.
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InnoTrans 2024 Review
27 November 2024 | By
At the end of our Winter Issue, you'll find our exclusive review of InnoTrans 2024, where we met with some brilliant voices of the industry and got to grips with some of the latest technologies and projects to be “rolled-out” in the next few years.
