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Rail Baltica News

Rail Baltica: 8.6 million euro contract signed for construction works towards the border of Latvia

LTG Infra, the company implementing the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, signed an 8.59 mln euro (inc. VAT) contract with the Latvian company A.C.B. AS. The latter is the winning tenderer in the procurement procedure for the construction of access roads in the section Žeimiai-Šėta (Jonava-Kėdainiai District).

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British Steel

BRITISH STEEL SECURES MAJOR EXPORT DEAL WITH LARGEST EVER ORDER FOR RAIL SLEEPERS

British Steel has won its largest ever order for rail sleepers with a major export deal for West Africa.

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Siemens News

SIEMENS MOBILITY INVESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA RAIL MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Siemens Mobility, the Unites States’ largest passenger rolling stock manufacturer, will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a $220 million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.

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PJM Info

Digital freight train: Swiss pilot project launched

At the beginning of February, a Swiss consortium launched the «DAC+» pilot train.

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RENFE News

The new partnership between Renfe and PressReader offers thousands of publications

PressReader expands its reach in Spain and adds Renfe to its ever-growing list of partnerships in that country.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom's factory in Trápaga expands its photovoltaic facility

The solar panels will generate 15% of the site's annual electricity consumption.

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Colas Rail News

A new contract for Colas Rail in the Philippines

Colas Rail, as member of a consortium led by Alstom, has been chosen by Mitsubishi Corporation to design and build the E&M (Electrical & Mechanical) systems and track works for the extension of the NSCR (North South Commuter Railway) line in the Philippines.

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Thales Info

Thales and TC Electric to improve metro punctuality between Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City, for tens of thousands of riders daily

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded Crosstown Partners, a consortium between Thales and TC Electric (TCE) a contract to supply modern SelTrac, Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling and associated upgrades to the signal system, tracks, and supporting systems such as communications.

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Sany News

SANY BRAZIL'S EXCAVATORS IN SÃO PAULO METRO SILVER LINE EXTENSION PROJECT

In November 2022, construction began on the expansion of Line 15 Silver of the São Paulo Subway. Currently, 11 SANY Excavators are working at the construction site.

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CZ LOKO News

ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ DEPLOYS ITS FIRST EFFISHUNTER 600 FROM CZ LOKO

Železiarne Podbrezová has received the first of three EffiShunter 600 locomotives from CZ LOKO. The locomotives will be deployed on the company’s sidings for demanding steel operations.

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Case studies

High-speed rail requires high-precision monitoring

Rail Baltica: 8.6 million euro contract signed for construction works towards the border of Latvia

BRITISH STEEL SECURES MAJOR EXPORT DEAL WITH LARGEST EVER ORDER FOR RAIL SLEEPERS

British Steel has won its largest ever order for rail sleepers with a major export deal for West Africa.

SIEMENS MOBILITY INVESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA RAIL MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Siemens Mobility, the Unites States’ largest passenger rolling stock manufacturer, will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a $220 million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.

Digital freight train: Swiss pilot project launched

At the beginning of February, a Swiss consortium launched the «DAC+» pilot train.

The new partnership between Renfe and PressReader offers thousands of publications

PressReader expands its reach in Spain and adds Renfe to its ever-growing list of partnerships in that country.

Alstom's factory in Trápaga expands its photovoltaic facility

The solar panels will generate 15% of the site's annual electricity consumption.

A new contract for Colas Rail in the Philippines

Colas Rail, as member of a consortium led by Alstom, has been chosen by Mitsubishi Corporation to design and build the E&M (Electrical & Mechanical) systems and track works for the extension of the NSCR (North South Commuter Railway) line in the Philippines.

Thales and TC Electric to improve metro punctuality between Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City, for tens of thousands of riders daily

SANY BRAZIL'S EXCAVATORS IN SÃO PAULO METRO SILVER LINE EXTENSION PROJECT

In November 2022, construction began on the expansion of Line 15 Silver of the São Paulo Subway. Currently, 11 SANY Excavators are working at the construction site.

ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ DEPLOYS ITS FIRST EFFISHUNTER 600 FROM CZ LOKO

Železiarne Podbrezová has received the first of three EffiShunter 600 locomotives from CZ LOKO. The locomotives will be deployed on the company’s sidings for demanding steel operations.

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