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Stimio News
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Stimio News
MONITORING AND PREDICTION OF SAND LEVELS IN SILOS
The large majority of rail rolling stock, trains, tramways and subways use sand to increase wheel-rail adhesion for traction and braking. Some conditions significantly decrease vehicle adhesion, such as in the fall, when the presence of plant residues and high humidity make rails ‘greasy.’.
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CER News
Next generation on track
The European Year of Youth is a welcome opportunity to explore the strong significance of rail to young people in Europe. Engrained in our European history, rail travel has long contributed to a real sense of EU identity among young travellers, and well-loved travel formulas like Interrail have been helping youth discover Europe by train for decades.
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Wabtec News
Wabtec to Acquire Trimble’s Beena Vision Business to Extend its Digital Rail Inspection Portfolio
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), a leading global supplier for freight and transit rail, announced today the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trimble’s Beena Vision business, a manufacturer of machine vision-based wayside inspection systems for the railroad industry. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and financial terms were not disclosed.
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TX Logistik News
TX Logistik operates for Samskip Multimodal on the relation Duisburg – Katrineholm
TX Logistik AG has strengthened its activities in intermodal transport. The rail logistics company, which is part of the Mercitalia Group (Gruppo FS Italiane), operates two round trips per week for the multimodal transport provider Samskip Multimodal in its train system between Duisburg and Katrineholm in Sweden. The connection was launched on April 6.
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ALSTOM News
Alstom wins largest light rail contract in Australia to deliver Next Generation Trams for Melbourne, Victoria
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a framework contract with Department of Transport Victoria, Australia, for the provision of 100 Flexity low-floor Next Generation Trams (NGTs) for the largest urban tram network in the world. Valued at approximately €700 million, the contract includes supply of rolling stock and 15-year maintenance making this the biggest tram contract in Australia and in the Southern hemisphere.
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Systra News
SYSTRA WINS MAJOR ROLLING STOCK PROCUREMENT CONTRACT
SYSTRA has been selected by exo to provide professional services related to the procurement of 10 Charger locomotives that exo recently ordered from Siemens. SYSTRA’s mandate, over a 6-year period, includes project management, engineering services for design reviews, production oversight, quality assurance and support for testing, validation, and commissioning.
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ALSTOM News
Alstom and consortium partners selected for GO Expansion to transform collective mobility in Toronto, Canada
ONxpress Transportation Partners sign agreement with Metrolinx for the multibillion-dollar On-Corridor Works Project to transform collective mobility in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
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NGE News
