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HS2 News

HS2 COMPLETES FOUNDATION WORK FOR UK’S LONGEST RAILWAY BRIDGE

The 2.1 mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct will be 100m longer than Dundee’s Tay Bridge, which currently holds the title. Once complete, the bridge will carry the new high-speed rail line across a series of lakes and waterways near Hillingdon on the north-west outskirts of London.

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JUMO News

Elevating Train Travel Comfort with Advanced Climate Control Technology

JUMO offers a comprehensive portfolio of measurement and control technology for the railway industry. Other than temperature measurement in the undercarriage area and in the water supply, temperature and humidity control also play a key role.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom wins contract for the mid-life modernisation of 34 metro trains in Copenhagen, Denmark

Modernisation of 34 metro trains, which have been in operation for almost 20 years.

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Transfesa News

TRANSFESA LOGISTICS STARTS OPERATING UIC GAUGE TRAINS BETWEEN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY

The trains are being pulled by two of the five Euro6000 locomotives that the Group has taken delivery of. Transfesa Logistics has obtained an extension of the safety certificate that allows it to operate on the border section from Perpignan to Figueras on UIC gauge.

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CER News

European rail sector continues its efforts to support Ukrainians after almost 12 months of hostilities

As war in Ukraine persists into its second winter, the European rail community continues in its ceaseless efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.

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Thalys News

Eurostar Group Unveils New Brand Identity

Eurostar Group, which brings together Thalys and Eurostar, revealed the new brand which will allow the company to develop as a single entity.

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LEM NEWS

LEM: On-board train metering is essential if rail companies are to ensure they have an accurate record of their energy usage

Much has been discussed and written over the years about the rail industry moving away from its dependence on such fossil fuels as oil and gas and its attempts to graduate towards offering genuinely ‘green’ transportation.

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Ricardo News

Ricardo supports procurement of zero-emission fleet to serve Latvian capital

New Battery-Electric Multiple Units to form part of major transport investment across Riga’s metropolitan area.

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SKODA News

Estonian Elron orders 10 more trains from Škoda Group

The Estonian railway operator Eesti Liinirongid (Elron) has decided to exercise its option to deliver modern electric units the first of the electric units from this order, which now consists of 16 vehicles, is already in production. Production is taking place at the Škoda Group's production site in Ostrava.

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Westermo News

Westermo technology used to operate world’s steepest cogwheel railway

The Pilatus-Bahnen railway was built over 130 years ago and is still the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. The train climbs the path from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, with passengers able to view flowering alpine meadows, striking rock formations and snowfields.

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The 2.1 mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct will be 100m longer than Dundee’s Tay Bridge, which currently holds the title. Once complete, the bridge will carry the new high-speed rail line across a series of lakes and waterways near Hillingdon on the north-west outskirts of London.

JUMO offers a comprehensive portfolio of measurement and control technology for the railway industry. Other than temperature measurement in the undercarriage area and in the water supply, temperature and humidity control also play a key role.

Modernisation of 34 metro trains, which have been in operation for almost 20 years.

The trains are being pulled by two of the five Euro6000 locomotives that the Group has taken delivery of. Transfesa Logistics has obtained an extension of the safety certificate that allows it to operate on the border section from Perpignan to Figueras on UIC gauge.

As war in Ukraine persists into its second winter, the European rail community continues in its ceaseless efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.

Eurostar Group, which brings together Thalys and Eurostar, revealed the new brand which will allow the company to develop as a single entity.

Much has been discussed and written over the years about the rail industry moving away from its dependence on such fossil fuels as oil and gas and its attempts to graduate towards offering genuinely ‘green’ transportation.

New Battery-Electric Multiple Units to form part of major transport investment across Riga’s metropolitan area.

The Pilatus-Bahnen railway was built over 130 years ago and is still the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. The train climbs the path from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, with passengers able to view flowering alpine meadows, striking rock formations and snowfields.

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