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SKODA News
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Volker Rail News
Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place to power greener journeys
The TRU East Alliance of Network Rail, VolkerRail, J. Murphy and Sons, Siemens and Systra, has now installed 37 miles of overhead wire and nine miles of earth wires, along a six mile four-track stretch of line on the East Coast Main Line, as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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HS2 News
Transport Secretary makes historic first journey through a completed HS2 tunnel
Today [Thursday 1 December] Mark Harper, Secretary of State for Transport, and HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Thurston went 33 metres below ground for an exclusive end-to-end tour of the first completed tunnel on the HS2 project.
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ARC Infrastructure news
Arc Infrastructure: Westport presents opportunity for autonomous rail
Autonomous rail container wagons were identified as one of the most prospective innovations in Westport's Landside Logistics Opportunities Study.
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VR Group News
VR FleetCare supplied City Transport Ltd with a tunnel cleaning wagon
As the number of kilometres in the metro tunnel has increased fourfold, Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd has invested in more efficient maintenance equipment. Sustainability was the starting point for the procurement of the new tunnel cleaning wagon; it is environmentally friendly as it is built on top of a recycled frame and it uses only biodegradable and ecological washing agents. The new tunnel cleaning wagon was supplied to City Transport Ltd by VR FleetCare.
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Siemens News
Siemens Mobility and VIA Rail Canada: Transforming the Future of Canadian Rail
For 175 years Siemens Mobility has been transforming the everyday, delivering reliable and proven technology across the globe. That expertise comes from extensive testing to ensure only the best product, testing our technology today to prepare it for the challenges of tomorrow. We’re tough on our trains because we are passionate about their performance. That’s why we’re proud to provide trainsets for VIA Rail Canada that will modernize Canada’s national passenger rail service.
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Knorr Bremse News
The application of a magnetic track brake from Knorr-Bremse
Magnetic track brakes are independent of the rail-wheel-contact and thus lead to shorter braking distances. They are only used for certain braking applications such as instance rapid braking or emergency braking.
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HITACHI RAIL News
HITACHI RAIL: Introducing the Hybrid Regional ‘Blues’ Train
Thanks to its ability to travel with diesel engines, with a pantograph on electrified lines and with batteries, the Blues hybrid train allows a 50% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to current diesel trains.
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Sener News
THE SMART VENTILATION PROVIDED BY SENER'S RESPIRA® SYSTEM SAVES THE BARCELONA METRO NETWORK €1.7 M ON ITS ELECTRICITY BILL
As part of its Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has published data indicating that the RESPIRA® smart ventilation system, installed in the Barcelona metro network since 2020, is yielding 3% savings in the network-wide electrical consumption, equivalent to 1.7 million euros.
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