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CAF News

CAF WINS CONTRACT TO SUPPLY REGIONAL UNITS TO THE SWEDISH OPERATOR SJ AB

The Swedish state-owned operator SJ AB has selected CAF to supply the 25 regional units, which could be extended to a total of 60 units should the contract extension options be triggered.

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Atlas Copco News

Atlas Copco compressed air/argon pipework system plays a vital role in Hitachi Rail’s new £8.5 million UK welding and painting facility

Hitachi Rail has invested £8.5 million to create bespoke welding and painting facilities within its Newton Aycliffe factory, thereby extending its UK role from assembly-only to the complete fabrication and fit-out of units - the first time in decades that a new train welding facility of this type has been created in Britain.

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GATX Rail Europe News

GATX RAILCAR AVAILABILITY: ADDING NEW INTERMODAL FREIGHT RAILCARS TO OUR FLEET

GATX Rail Europe continues forward with growing its intermodal freight fleet for all its customers. We recently expanded on our past collaborations with SETG — a valued customer that specializes in the logistics of European rail freight transport and agricultural products, involving wood, chemicals, vehicles, paper/pulp, and steel.

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Thales News

THALES AND TRANSLINK CONFIRM TWO NEW SKYTRAIN PROJECTS TO BETTER SERVE METRO VANCOUVER

Thales was awarded by TransLink two new contracts under the Expo and Millennium Line Upgrade Program to enable a 22 km expansion of the fully automated Metro Vancouver SkyTrain system, with 41 new trains expected to be in service by end of 2027.

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Stimio News

Rail track monitoring – Real time geometry and defects measuremen

Follow your track geometry and defects.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom creates an innovation centre for sustainable mobility solutions in the Greater Montreal area

The centre's mandate is to develop the future platforms for hybrid, battery or hydrogen propulsion, emitting low or zero emissions.

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CRECG News

World’s First Full Cross-section Hard-rock Shaft Boring Machine Realizes Unmanned Operation

China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd., together with the project owner, has put full cross-section hard-rock shaft boring machine from an idea into reality at the construction site for a hydropower station in Ninghai County of east China’s Zhejiang Province.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom's Trápaga site in Spain to supply propulsion for 25 high-speed trains for Sweden

Alstom's industrial centre in Trápaga, Spain, will be in charge of supplying the propulsion system for the new Zefiro Express high-speed trains, which Alstom will supply to Sweden’s national operator SJ.

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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence News

HEXAGON CUTS COSTS OF WHEELSET INSPECTION AND BRINGS PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TO THE RAIL INDUSTRY

With the latest product CALIPRI X, together with CALIPRI Predictor, Hexagon introduces a ground-breaking automated permanently installed solution for precise train wheel profile measurement and predictive maintenance.

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ALSTOM News

Who drives the driverless train?

There are several intelligent systems that enable a metro to operate without a driver. Sensors and components on the metro communicate with digital objects on the ground like balises as they pass them by. As the metro travels along its route, these systems communicate back and forth with each other continually to ensure that everything is going smoothly.

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The Swedish state-owned operator SJ AB has selected CAF to supply the 25 regional units, which could be extended to a total of 60 units should the contract extension options be triggered.

Thales was awarded by TransLink two new contracts under the Expo and Millennium Line Upgrade Program to enable a 22 km expansion of the fully automated Metro Vancouver SkyTrain system, with 41 new trains expected to be in service by end of 2027.

Follow your track geometry and defects.

The centre's mandate is to develop the future platforms for hybrid, battery or hydrogen propulsion, emitting low or zero emissions.

China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd., together with the project owner, has put full cross-section hard-rock shaft boring machine from an idea into reality at the construction site for a hydropower station in Ninghai County of east China’s Zhejiang Province.

Alstom's industrial centre in Trápaga, Spain, will be in charge of supplying the propulsion system for the new Zefiro Express high-speed trains, which Alstom will supply to Sweden’s national operator SJ.

With the latest product CALIPRI X, together with CALIPRI Predictor, Hexagon introduces a ground-breaking automated permanently installed solution for precise train wheel profile measurement and predictive maintenance.

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