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MEDIAWORLD

Renfe begins tests to operate its AVE services in France

Before the summer, the AVE trains of the Spanish company will circulate between Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille.

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VR Group News

VR procures new rolling stock for night train traffic from Škoda Transtech

VR procures nine sleeper coaches and eight car-carrier coaches from Škoda Transtech Oy. The new rolling stock will be in use by the end of 2025. The value of the procurement is approximately EUR 50 million.

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Clayton Equipment News

CLAYTON EQUIPMENT DEVELOPS A SOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN INTELLIGENT LOCOMOTIVE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The loco simulator uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags with distance to calculate a position within the mine simulation.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom wins maintenance contract with VR for a fleet of 30 regional trains in Sweden

A contract valued at nearly 1 billion SEK for 10 years of train maintenance.

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Volker Rail News

VOLKER RAIL: HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY UPGRADE PICKS UP PACE IN 2023

New Year work has now begun for the VolkerRailStory joint venture, as it continues to increase resilience and improve reliability on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade project.

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Rail Baltica News

Contract signed for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations in Estonia

Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed agreement with the Spanish company "Ardanuy Ingeneria" S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations at Harju and Pärnu counties.

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MEDIAWORLD

Australian-first technology set to transform the Bankstown Line

Sydney Metro has awarded a contract that will see new mechanical gap filler technology installed at stations between Marrickville and Bankstown as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom with the world’s largest portfolio of components for the rail sector

A train typically has 30,000 individual article numbers, from bolts and washers, up to sophisticated digital systems.

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HS2 News

HS2: FIRST STEPS ON UK’S LONGEST RAILWAY BRIDGE

HS2 minister Huw Merriman became the first person to officially walk on top of the UK’s longest railway bridge, which is under construction at an HS2 site just outside London.

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Rail Cargo Group News

RCG NOW ALSO IN SERBIA WITH ITS OWN TRACTION

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has founded a new subsidiary in Serbia, bringing the number of countries in which it operates with its own staff and locomotives to 13. That means faster TransFER connections to Greece and Turkey for our customers.

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Technical Articles

IGBT Based DC Solid State Relays

Renfe begins tests to operate its AVE services in France

Before the summer, the AVE trains of the Spanish company will circulate between Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille.

VR procures new rolling stock for night train traffic from Škoda Transtech

VR procures nine sleeper coaches and eight car-carrier coaches from Škoda Transtech Oy. The new rolling stock will be in use by the end of 2025. The value of the procurement is approximately EUR 50 million.

CLAYTON EQUIPMENT DEVELOPS A SOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN INTELLIGENT LOCOMOTIVE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The loco simulator uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags with distance to calculate a position within the mine simulation.

Alstom wins maintenance contract with VR for a fleet of 30 regional trains in Sweden

A contract valued at nearly 1 billion SEK for 10 years of train maintenance.

VOLKER RAIL: HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY UPGRADE PICKS UP PACE IN 2023

New Year work has now begun for the VolkerRailStory joint venture, as it continues to increase resilience and improve reliability on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade project.

Contract signed for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations in Estonia

Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed agreement with the Spanish company "Ardanuy Ingeneria" S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations at Harju and Pärnu counties.

Australian-first technology set to transform the Bankstown Line

Sydney Metro has awarded a contract that will see new mechanical gap filler technology installed at stations between Marrickville and Bankstown as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

Alstom with the world’s largest portfolio of components for the rail sector

A train typically has 30,000 individual article numbers, from bolts and washers, up to sophisticated digital systems.

HS2: FIRST STEPS ON UK’S LONGEST RAILWAY BRIDGE

HS2 minister Huw Merriman became the first person to officially walk on top of the UK’s longest railway bridge, which is under construction at an HS2 site just outside London.

RCG NOW ALSO IN SERBIA WITH ITS OWN TRACTION

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has founded a new subsidiary in Serbia, bringing the number of countries in which it operates with its own staff and locomotives to 13. That means faster TransFER connections to Greece and Turkey for our customers.

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