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VDS News

VDS about IEC 61375 Train Inauguration

Daily Coupling/Decoupling of a Train Consist is a routine operation around railyards and the IEC 61375 defines fundamental building blocks to achieve the interoperability between two or more trains.

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WAE News

Fortescue buys Williams Advanced Engineering and announces world’s first infinity train

WAE will remain an independent company, accelerating growth whilst its leading battery technical division will work with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), Fortescue’s green energy, technology and development company

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ALSTOM News

Alstom and KUKE sign billion-euro strategic cooperation agreement to increase export projects in Poland

Agreement to facilitate contract execution and secure financing for buyers for international market tenders

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HS2 News

Aylesbury freight trains to take extra 28,000 HS2 trucks off Bucks roads

HS2 today confirmed that a decision to move more material by rail into construction sites near Aylesbury will take the equivalent of an extra 28,500 lorries off Buckinghamshire’s roads and save 9,680 tonnes of carbon emissions.

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Ricardo News

Ricardo receives innovation funding for rail projects

Ricardo has secured funding for two projects through a £450m energy network initiative.

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RECARO News

Recaro invests double digit € million in polish train seat company Growag

Since its founding in 1906, this is the first time for Recaro to invest in rail seating

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Siemens News

Siemens Mobility secures 12-year service contract for rail vehicles in San Diego, California

Support NCTD’s fleet of 12 DMU vehicles servicing Northern San Diego

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Volker Rail News

East West Rail Alliance is highly commended at the Rail Business Awards 2022

The East West Rail Alliance received high praise at the prestigious Rail Business Awards 2022, having been recognised for the successful dismantling and rebuild of Bletchley Flyover, whilst putting the passenger first.

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Colas News

Colas Rail wins a €760-million project for the first underground line of the Metro Manila Subway

Colas Rail, leader of a consortium that includes Thales and Egis, has been selected by Mitsubishi Corporation to design and build the turnkey rail system for the first underground line of the Metro Manila Subway, for a total contract value of about €1 billion, of which €760 million* for Colas Rail

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HITACHI RAIL News

Hitachi Rail’s digital sensors to spot track faults, cut rail disruption and improve safety

Hitachi-Perpetuum is trialling technology in Scotland that brings track and train together digitally

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Technical Articles

IGBT Based DC Solid State Relays

White Paper

European Railways Integral to EU Defence Strategy

VDS about IEC 61375 Train Inauguration

Daily Coupling/Decoupling of a Train Consist is a routine operation around railyards and the IEC 61375 defines fundamental building blocks to achieve the interoperability between two or more trains.

Fortescue buys Williams Advanced Engineering and announces world’s first infinity train

WAE will remain an independent company, accelerating growth whilst its leading battery technical division will work with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), Fortescue’s green energy, technology and development company

Alstom and KUKE sign billion-euro strategic cooperation agreement to increase export projects in Poland

Agreement to facilitate contract execution and secure financing for buyers for international market tenders

Aylesbury freight trains to take extra 28,000 HS2 trucks off Bucks roads

HS2 today confirmed that a decision to move more material by rail into construction sites near Aylesbury will take the equivalent of an extra 28,500 lorries off Buckinghamshire’s roads and save 9,680 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Ricardo receives innovation funding for rail projects

Ricardo has secured funding for two projects through a £450m energy network initiative.

Recaro invests double digit € million in polish train seat company Growag

Since its founding in 1906, this is the first time for Recaro to invest in rail seating

Siemens Mobility secures 12-year service contract for rail vehicles in San Diego, California

Support NCTD’s fleet of 12 DMU vehicles servicing Northern San Diego

East West Rail Alliance is highly commended at the Rail Business Awards 2022

The East West Rail Alliance received high praise at the prestigious Rail Business Awards 2022, having been recognised for the successful dismantling and rebuild of Bletchley Flyover, whilst putting the passenger first.

Colas Rail wins a €760-million project for the first underground line of the Metro Manila Subway

Hitachi Rail’s digital sensors to spot track faults, cut rail disruption and improve safety

Hitachi-Perpetuum is trialling technology in Scotland that brings track and train together digitally

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