Future Rail – Issue 61
In this issue: Trouble for Tokyo’s commuters, implementing positive train control, the UK diesel phase-out, Alstom’s station-charging tram, the case...
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How a more competitive UK rail industry could lower ticket prices
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A look at Alstom’s new Citadis X05 trams
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PwC VR experience showcases disruptive technologies to businesses
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Rush hour delays: why Tokyo’s commuter railways are feeling the strain
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Goodbye diesel: what does the phase-out mean for UK rail innovation?
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Flexible ultrasound patch could assist railway track inspection
Expert commentary & analysis from GlobalData
March’s top news stories
Future Rail Magazine: Issue 60
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Company releases
ICON Multimedia Becomes Member of Railway Innovation Hub
ICON Multimedia has joined Railway Innovation Hub, a private initiative that aims to create railway innovation space through a private...
Pickersgill-Kaye’s Safety System Is Going Underground
MINMAX Presents High-Performing 6W-10W Range of DC-DC Converters
MINMAX Technology's high-performance MD family DC-DC converter series comprises various models, encapsulated in an ultra-compact 16 pin DIP shielded metal...
ST-VITRINEN Trautmann Certified According to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
Time Systems, Large Clocks and Advertising Clocks for Railways
Large clocks are a must-have for every station and no transport company can do without...
Company whitepapers
HUBER+SUHNER Rail Products Brochure
HUBER+SUHNERState-of-the-Art in Wheel Detection
Frauscher Sensor TechnologyTetraFlex for Rail and Metro Communications
DAMM Cellular SystemsService Solutions for the Rail Industry
SulzerDigital Outdoor and Indoor Signage
ST-VITRINEN TrautmannVCE: Specialist Engineering and Technical Services
Vienna Consulting EngineersMaking Rail Traffic Safer
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Projects
Siemens Desiro HC
The Desiro HC electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are being manufactured by Siemens to meet the high capacity requirements of metropolitan regions.
Shepparton Line Upgrade
Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP)
New York City Subway
Ahmedabad Metro Rail, Gujarat
High-Speed
Royal HaskoningDHV secures Saudi Arabian rail consultancy contract
Engineering and project management consultant firm Royal HaskoningDHV has secured a new contract to conduct a detailed market study for the upcoming Haramain High Speed...
Siemens to supply ten high-speed trains to Turkish State Railways
Bombardier to provide 40 high-speed trains to Sweden
Ontario to invest $8.7bn in initial phase of high-speed rail project
KL-SG high speed rail receives Department of Environment approval
Passenger
Sound Transit awards contract for Federal Way Link Extension
South County Transit Partners, a joint venture between Mott MacDonald, SNC and Lavalin, has secured a design-build project management contract from Sound Transit for the...
New train between India and Bangladesh begins operations
JR Central unveils new rail reservation app
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail project in Azerbaijan inaugurated
Cubic to install contactless ticketing systems for New York MTA
Rolling Stock
Hitachi ships first Nova 1 trainset to UK
Hitachi has shipped the first test train for TransPennine Express’s Nova 1 fleet from its Japanese facility to the UK.
Slovenian rail operator orders 26 multiple units from Stadler
Alstom to provide maintenance support for UK’s Class 92 locomotives
VIA Rail starts process to procure new Quebec-Windsor Corridor fleet
Testing of new Caledonian Sleeper trains begins in UK
Technology
Thales to modernise Cairo-Benha rail section in Egypt
Thales has been selected by Egypt National Railways (ENR) to modernise the 48km-long Cairo-Benha section as a part of the railway modernisation contract for the...
Indra to improve freight transport with smart gate solution
Network Rail completes £130m rail signalling upgrade in Bristol
PwC VR experience showcases disruptive technologies to businesses
Flexible ultrasound patch could assist railway track inspection