World’s first LTE/4.9G private wireless network to support European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 Signaling for phase 1 of NCRTC’s Regional Rapid Transit System.
The Moscow Department of Transport reports that, in 2021, headway in Moscow has become less than 4 minutes on 75% of tram routes, it is one of the lowest headways in the world.
Alstom has received an order from leading European rail vehicle leasing company Railpool to supply 15 Traxx locomotives. In addition, there is also an option for five additional units. Manufactured at Alstom’s Kassel (Germany) and Vado Ligure (Italy) sites, the 15 Traxx locomotives are intended for use in Norway, Sweden, and Italy.
The contract, worth in excess of €130M, includes the maintenance of the trains until the end of 2025 and has an extension option for up to 5 additional units.
HS2 Ltd today confirmed that TK Elevator has been awarded the framework to deliver around 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for the four major new stations being built as part of the HS2 high speed rail project.
Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other rail and commercial vehicle systems, has expanded its Berlin plant by adding nine large machining centers for the manufacture of brake discs for train braking systems.
Virtual Reality and real time monitoring by sensors built into HS2’s infrastructure including rails, bridges and overhead power lines will help make Britain’s new high speed rail network one of the world’s most reliable railways.