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Reliable Technology for Chinese High-Speed Trains
China is home to the largest and most extensively used network of high-speed trains in the world. Based in Beijing, the Chinese Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS) is the leading research and development institute, supporting this important industry with its specialised subsidiary, the Beijing Zongheng Electro-Mechanical Technology Development Co. Stäubli Electrical Connectors helped to develop a traction converter for the latest generation of Chinese high-speed trains, while building up a partnership.
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Rolling Stock Highlights at TRAKO 2019
Poland’s accession to the EU in 2004 triggered massive economic investment, including in the country’s railway infrastructure and rolling stock.
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THE PININFARINA-DESIGNED WONDER TRAIN
The Goldenpass Express, panoramic train of the MOB railway, becomes reality in Switzerland.
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More Green Energy for Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) have renewed their commitment to green energy across the network by signing a Power Purchase Agreement, with the Nordsee Ost wind farm, for the next five years. DB currently draws of 900 million kilowatt hours of green energy from innogy hydropower plants with the company’s annual requirement around ten terawatt hours, an equivalent to the energy consumption of a city the size of Hamburg.
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Unrealistic” HS2 delayed by another five years as costs rise to £88bn
The high-speed railway linking London, Birmingham and Leeds which was due to open in 2026 will witness a delay by five years, UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has said.
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CRRC Performs Type Test for Permanent Magnet Direct Drive Electric Locomotive
CRRC is developing a permanent magnet direct drive (as opposed to gearbox) electric locomotive. Its employees at the CARS National Railway Track Test Center have been putting this new locomotive through its paces.
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TE Connectivity antennas will bring 5G experience to rail passengers
DARMSTADT, Germany – September 5, 2019 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is ready to bring 5G next-generation mobile communications technology to the rail industry that will help transform its riders’ experience. TE is already supplying onboard antennas that are ready for 5G, which is now beginning to be rolled out all around the world, and which will have massive implications for the quality and speed of data communications
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Acoustic listening devices to monitor the health of wind turbines are being redesigned for use in the rail freight industry
South Australian company Ping Services has launched a device that uses acoustic analysis, machine learning and the Internet of Things (IoT) to continuously detect wind turbine blade damage.
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