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Azuma: revolutionising the UK’s East Coast rail line

By Elliot Gardner

First announced in early 2016, the new Virgin Azuma fleet of trains is...

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Transtech Oy to deliver 10 ForCity Smart Artic trams to Helsinki

Škoda Transportation unit Transtech Oy will deliver 10 ForCity Smart Artic trams for €30m to Finland's capital Helsinki.

HUBER+SUHNER Rail Products Brochure

The HUBER+SUHNER Group is a leading international manufacturer of electrical and optical interconnectivitycomponents and systems. Our main markets are communication, transport and industry.

Train Refurbishment Talking Points: Better Communication, New Embedded Systems and Existing Equipment

Learn about integrating new embedded systems with existing equipment in this new white paper from CRITICAL Software. As the need for improved public transport continues to grow, the refurbishment of older stock is becoming increasingly common.

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Bangladesh to test high-speed rail feasibility on key route

The Bangladesh Government has signed a new agreement with two companies to carry out a feasibility study and detailed design works to build a high-speed railway between the capital Dhaka and seaport city of Chittagong.

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Malaysia to scrap Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project

Malaysia has announced it is abandoning the high-speed rail link project that would have connected its capital Kuala Lumpur with Singapore.

ARTC V/TI Monitor Trial Results and Analysis

A growing method for evaluation of track conditions is to use autonomous measurement systems. This allows for "train path free" measurement, meaning that a standard revenue vehicle is used to obtain the measurement. This is greatly preferred to using a non-revenue vehicle which consumes track time.

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High-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia to start operations in September

A high-speed railway line connecting Islam’s holiest cities - Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia – will become operational in September.

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STV to design MBTA’s $1.3bn Green Line Light Rail extension

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Azuma: revolutionising the UK’s East Coast rail line

First announced in early 2016, the new Virgin Azuma fleet of trains is due to enter service in December 2018. With Virgin claiming the train fleet’s introduction has the potential to be the most exciting chapter in British rail history, Elliot Gardner looks back at some of the updates that we’ve seen from Azuma over the last two years.

ERTMS and CBTC Side By Side: A Comparison of State-of-the-art Rail Traffic Management Systems

There is a well-defined separation between the systems that are being used in Mass Transit networks and the ones being used for Mainline. However, each of these systems has the necessary maturity to step forward to an integrated solution that comprises the best of both worlds: European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system.

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Transtech Oy to deliver 10 ForCity Smart Artic trams to Helsinki

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Malaysia to scrap Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project

ARTC V/TI Monitor Trial Results and Analysis

High-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia to start operations in September

STV to design MBTA’s $1.3bn Green Line Light Rail extension

Azuma: revolutionising the UK’s East Coast rail line

ERTMS and CBTC Side By Side: A Comparison of State-of-the-art Rail Traffic Management Systems

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High-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia to start operations in September

STV to design MBTA’s $1.3bn Green Line Light Rail extension

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