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Egis News

The Global Light Rail Awards in the category “Outstanding engineering achievement” won by Egis for its collaborative working and technical project reviews using digital model on Marseille LRT project

Egis, leader of the project management consortium for the North and South extensions of the Marseille tramway, assisted the "Metropole Aix Marseille Provence" since 2017.

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HITACHI RAIL News

Hitachi Rail reveals Final Designs for new Maryland Train Factory

Factory located in Hagerstown, Maryland, will be capable of manufacturing trains for railways across North America, beginning with new fleet for Washington DC Region’s Metro.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom signs a framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana to supply ERTMS signalling system for central and southern Italy

Alstom awarded the “South-Centre” lot, covering around 1,400 kilometres of railway lines and worth around €900 million.

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Wabtec Info

Wabtec: A Complete Locomotive Transformation

A Canadian National Railway Company’s (CN) Dash 9 locomotive receives a new lease on life.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom in Poland will employ 200 people at its new site in Nadarzyn and triple production capacity for train bogies in Poland

Production capacity of up to 3000 bogies a year.

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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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ALSTOM News

Alstom and the Government of Hungary have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement

This milestone strengthens relations between Alstom and the Hungarian Government, and opens new opportunities for partnerships.

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Siemens News

NEW S-BAHN FOR BERLIN: MORE SPACE FOR PASSENGERS ON LINE S8

With immediate effect, DB is completely converting the S8 line to its newest generation of trains. The modern trains with their distinctive flat front are already reliably operating on three of Berlin’s S-Bahn lines.

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Systra News

SYSTRA WINS ANOTHER CONTRACT IN THE USA ON NEW YORK’S RAIL NETWORK

SYSTRA has reinforced its reputation in the signal sector and added to our growing design-build references with the award of a significant contract in the US.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom signs five-year contract with Jeddah Airports Company to provide operation and maintenance for King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1

The 5-year contract worth nearly €55million, firmly positions Alstom as a leading operations and maintenance provider in Saudi Arabia and the region.

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Market Overview

How railway braking systems operate without air

The Global Light Rail Awards in the category “Outstanding engineering achievement” won by Egis for its collaborative working and technical project reviews using digital model on Marseille LRT project

Egis, leader of the project management consortium for the North and South extensions of the Marseille tramway, assisted the "Metropole Aix Marseille Provence" since 2017.

Hitachi Rail reveals Final Designs for new Maryland Train Factory

Factory located in Hagerstown, Maryland, will be capable of manufacturing trains for railways across North America, beginning with new fleet for Washington DC Region’s Metro.

Alstom signs a framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana to supply ERTMS signalling system for central and southern Italy

Alstom awarded the “South-Centre” lot, covering around 1,400 kilometres of railway lines and worth around €900 million.

Wabtec: A Complete Locomotive Transformation

A Canadian National Railway Company’s (CN) Dash 9 locomotive receives a new lease on life.

Alstom in Poland will employ 200 people at its new site in Nadarzyn and triple production capacity for train bogies in Poland

Production capacity of up to 3000 bogies a year.

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.

Alstom and the Government of Hungary have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement

This milestone strengthens relations between Alstom and the Hungarian Government, and opens new opportunities for partnerships.

NEW S-BAHN FOR BERLIN: MORE SPACE FOR PASSENGERS ON LINE S8

With immediate effect, DB is completely converting the S8 line to its newest generation of trains. The modern trains with their distinctive flat front are already reliably operating on three of Berlin’s S-Bahn lines.

SYSTRA WINS ANOTHER CONTRACT IN THE USA ON NEW YORK’S RAIL NETWORK

SYSTRA has reinforced its reputation in the signal sector and added to our growing design-build references with the award of a significant contract in the US.

Alstom signs five-year contract with Jeddah Airports Company to provide operation and maintenance for King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1

The 5-year contract worth nearly €55million, firmly positions Alstom as a leading operations and maintenance provider in Saudi Arabia and the region.

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