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Thales News
THALES AND IER SELECTED TO SUPPLY REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR THE FOUR NEW AUTOMATIC LINES OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS METRO SYSTEM
Société du Grand Paris, the company in charge of the Grand Paris Express urban rail network, has selected Thales and IER to supply revenue collection systems for metro lines 15, 16, 17 and 18. With 68 new stations and close to 200 km of new lines, Grand Paris Express is the largest transport infrastructure project in Europe. Once complete, it will double the size of the French capital’s existing metro system. The new lines will bypass the city centre, carrying an expected 3 million daily passengers between major hubs and destinations in the suburbs of Paris.
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HS2 News
HS2 celebrates big carbon saving on UK’s longest rail bridge
HS2 confirmed that it is on track to cut the amount of embedded carbon in the Colne Valley Viaduct by at least 28.4%, as works continue for what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge.
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Alstom’s Avelia Horizon very high-speed train wins German Design Award
Award recognizes Avelia Horizon train’s fusion of natural aesthetics with very high-speed mobility engineering
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Congatec News
Computer-on-Modules meet functional safety and security
The goal is to provide the critical systems markets – such as industrial automation, medical, smart energy, railway, commercial and autonomous vehicles or construction machinery – with Arm and x86 based turnkey solution platforms that are specifically tailored to address functional safety and cybersecurity requirements.
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Ricardo News
Ricardo completes installation of pantograph monitoring technology on Scotland’s railway
PanMon system provides ‘100%’ coverage of pantographs operating on key routes
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Huber+Suhner News
HUBER+SUHNER launches rail antenna that boosts 4G and 5G connectivity
A new antenna from HUBER+SUHNER has been launched today to improve rail connectivity through the use of advanced dual polarisation antenna technology.
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CAF News
CAF TO SUPPLY LRV UNITS TO THE CANADIAN CITY OF CALGARY
The City of Calgary has selected CAF to supply 28 LRV units which will serve the future Green Line, that will run along a 46 km north-south route across the city. The project, which comprises the first 20 km stage of the line, is already underway and will connect Shepard Station, where the depot will be located, with the 16 Avenue North station in the north of the city.
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Siemens News
GREATER COMFORT AND MORE ATTRACTIVE OFFERS FOR REGIONAL RAIL: 57 NEW TRAINS WILL SERVE THE FRANCONIA-SOUTH THURINGIA AND DANUBE-ISAR NETWORKS
DB Regio Bayern and train manufacturer Siemens Mobility will put a total of 57 new trains in service in Bavaria beginning in December 2023. Twenty-six Desiro HC trains are currently being built for the Franconia-South Thuringia network, along with 25 Desiro HC double-decker trains and six Mireo trains for the Danube-Isar network. The 18 Desiro HC trains will operate in the Franconia-South Thuringia network as four-car units beginning in December 2023 and eight Desiro HC trains as six-car units in June 2024. They travel almost as fast as the ICE, for example between Coburg and Erfurt at 190 kmh. In the Danube-Isar network, the 31 new trains will inaugurate service in December 2024.
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