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Hitachi Rail and GCRE Sign Agreement of Cooperation

Hitachi Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) to accelerate innovation for rail passengers and deliver value for money. The collaboration between Hitachi Rail and GCRE has the support of both the Welsh and UK Governments.

Lubomir Cech April 25, 2023 · 2 min read

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CFL terminals to upgrade the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal

The modernization aims to increase the terminal's transshipment capacity, reduce CO2 emissions, and digitize and automate its processes.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 27, 2023 · 2 min read

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Ingeteam technology to power 60 locomotives in Poland

Ingeteam has won a new European railway traction contract for the Polish manufacturer PESA. Specifically, Ingeteam will equip 60 locomotives with 120 high-power traction converters to be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

Karel Novak March 17, 2023 · 2 min read

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Thein Industry is modernizing transport infrastructure with hydrogen

Thein Industry, which is preparing to convert diesel-electric locomotives to hydrogen power, also unveiled a public hydrogen refueling station and a hydrogen van last week.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 16, 2023 · 3 min read

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Hyperloop companies launch first international The Hyperloop Association

The Articles of Association were signed by the seven founding companies last December. The Royal Decree establishing the Association is expected in the coming weeks, followed by an official announcement of the Association.

Karel Novak February 9, 2023 · 2 min read

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Alstom to supply ETCS Level 2 for Pendolino trains and electric vehicles

The contracts with ČD-Telematika cover 7 Pendolino trains and 66 electric vehicles to be equipped with ETCS Level 2.

Karel Novak February 7, 2023 · 2 min read

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Europe could generate €200bn by tripling high-speed rail

The study confirms that investing in a comprehensive European high-speed rail (HRS) network will bring added value to European society and massively reduce the environmental impact of European passenger transport.

Karel Novak January 25, 2023 · 3 min read

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Stadler is fitting Deutsche Bahn vehicles with signaling equipment

The GUARDIA system will be used for the first time on a large scale in the maintenance sector at Deutsche Bahn.

Karel Novak January 17, 2023 · 2 min read

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Hexagon and Ness to develop digital maps for the Czech railway

The specific technical maps for the Czech Railway Administration will provide information on the transport and technical infrastructure and will contribute to better and more efficient preparation of investments and repair work.

Marketa Horpeniakova January 6, 2023 · 3 min read

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DB: €1.5 billion investment in phasing out diesel by 2027

DB has already approved around 1,000 vehicles for refueling with the climate-friendly biofuel HVO in 2022.

Karel Novak January 4, 2023 · 3 min read

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Vossloh: progress in the project for data-based switch monitoring in Sweden

Monitoring the condition of switches is intended to prevent unplanned downtime due to faults, increase the efficiency of maintenance work and significantly boost the availability of track.

Marketa Horpeniakova December 18, 2022 · 2 min read

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GGT and Stimio cooperate on predictive maintenance of railway gearboxes

The new GGT-GearSaver® sensor, gearboxes’ service life and operating costs could be optimized.

Marketa Horpeniakova December 12, 2022 · 2 min read

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Wabtec has received certification for adaptive wheel slip protection technology

The innovative solution addresses the wheel and rail adhesion bottleneck enabling transit systems to improve efficiency and increase network capacity.

Marketa Horpeniakova December 9, 2022 · 2 min read

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Port of Rotterdam: large-scale ammonia cracker is planned

An initiative of 18 companies, led by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has kicked off a study into the possible establishment of a large-scale ammonia cracker, which will enable imports of 1 million tonnes of hydrogen per year for the decarbonization of industry and mobility.

Karel Novak December 8, 2022 · 2 min read

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Czechia: deployment of hydrogen in rail, including the necessary infrastructure

Alstom and Air Products have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the deployment of hydrogen solutions in rail, including the necessary infrastructure in the Czech Republic.

Karel Novak December 7, 2022 · 3 min read

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EUR 490 billion over 30 years: zero-carbon CT delivers cheapest decarbonization

It results from the UIRR study 'Roadmap to Zero-Carbon Combined Transport 2050' which was published at the European Intermodal Summit 2022 (EIS 2022).

Karel Novak December 5, 2022 · 3 min read

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Port of Duisburg: intelligent camera systems record the condition and ID of the load unit

duisport and VITRONIC implemented automatic detection of containers at Rivergate

Karel Novak December 2, 2022 · 3 min read

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Three out of four logistics companies use digital electronic consignment notes (e-CMR)

The electronic consignment note has been available in Germany since April this year - and the majority of logistics companies (77 percent) already use it. However, only one in twenty companies (5 percent) rely exclusively on the digital version of the delivery document and have abandoned the paper form altogether.

Karel Novak November 30, 2022 · 2 min read

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IoT in Freight Rail: How to Go Beyond Track and Trace

13th December, free of charge webinar on this topic is held by the IoT specialists from A1 Digital (part of the A1 Telekom Austria group). The company's customers include Rail Cargo Austria, Rail & Sea and Bündner Güterbahn. The main speaker is Jürgen Rudolf, Innovation management and senior expert in IoT solutions in rail from A1 Digital.

RAILMARKET NEWS November 29, 2022 · 2 min read

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Hitachi Rail to provide digital signalling in central and northern Italy

Under the €867 million contract, Hitachi Rail will cover 1,885 kilometers of the Italian rail network.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 25, 2022 · 2 min read