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Future Rail – Issue 66
Expert commentary & analysis from GlobalData
September’s top news stories
Creating a train station in virtual reality with MTR Crossrail
Paris Gare du Nord: a long-awaited expansion
August’s top news stories
Most Read
Company releases
Vecow Releases ECX-1200/1100 Series Workstation for Rolling Stock Applications
Vecow has released its latest ECX-1200/1100 Series expandable fanless embedded system for a range of applications, including rolling stock.
Infrastructure
Rolling Stock
Our experts help with the approval of rolling stock type, which can be a complex process.
Urban Light Rail Conductance Measurements
Signal Transformer Releases High Current Toroidal Inductor Design Kit
Bel group company Signal Transformer has released its latest High Current Toroidal Inductor (HCTI) Design...
Company whitepapers
Connected Mobility – Broadband Railway Communication Infrastructures
HUBER+SUHNERState-of-the-Art in Wheel Detection
Frauscher Sensor TechnologyDAMM’s Professional Radio Communications
DAMM Cellular SystemsService Solutions for the Rail Industry
SulzerAsset Lifecycle Management Solutions for Railways
Trimble Rail SolutionsARTC V/TI Monitor Trial Results and Analysis
ENSCO, Inc.CBTC Connectivity Solutions
HUBER+SUHNERCompany A-Z
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Projects
HyperloopTT Hyperloop System
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is developing a new hyperloop system, which is designed to offer emission and noise-free operation at a maximum speed of 1,223km/h.
Desiro ML Cityjet eco Passenger Train
Coradia iLint Regional Train
Riyadh Metro
Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX)
High-Speed
ScotRail to deploy Inter7City train between Aberdeen and Edinburgh
ScotRail is set to introduce the upgraded Inter7City high-speed train (HST) for commercial services in Scotland, UK.
HS2 unveils design concepts for Birmingham and Solihull stations
Texas Central selects Salini Impregilo for high-speed train project
Bombardier wins $324m high-speed train supply contract in China
Saudi Arabia opens $7.87bn Haramain Railway high-speed line
Passenger
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung underground rail line opens to public
Taiwan’s underground railway line has opened in Kaohsiung for commercial commuter service.
ScotRail to deploy Inter7City train between Aberdeen and Edinburgh
EBRD provides funds to upgrade Serbia’s state railways
Network Rail requests more caution from drivers passing level crossings
Trainline and ticketing agency Real Russia announce partnership
Rolling Stock
Deutsche Bahn orders additional ICE 4 trains
Deutsche Bahn has ordered an additional 18 seven-car ICE 4 trainsets and 50 more power cars in a bid to expand its fleet.
Iowa Interstate Railroad to buy locomotives from GE
Caltrans introduces new locomotives for Pacific Surfliner service
PKP Cargo, Pesa and IPS TABOR to develop autonomous train
Stadler unveils bi-mode train model for Greater Anglia in UK
Technology
Network Rail to trial technology to prevent flooding on tracks
British railway infrastructure manager Network Rail has started trials of a new Internet of Things (IoT) predictive technology designed to prevent flooding on railway tracks...
CARB awards clean technology pilot programme grant to BNSF
USQ, Austrak and Laing O’Rourke partner for railway sleeper research
Ardenna enables rail track flaw detection by UAV payload integration
UK rail industry to introduce new app for disabled passengers