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electric trains

16.11.2020

Škoda wins a major contract for the supply of electric trains for Czech Railways

Škoda wins a major contract for the supply of electric trains for Czech Railways Škoda Transportation Group has won a contract for the supply of new electric trains for the Czech Railways (České dráhy), as Railway Supply magazine reports citing Zdopravy.
railway industry

13.11.2020

Ukrainian railway industry is one of the competative industries in the international arena!

Ukrainian railway industry is one of the competative industries in the international arena! The railway industry is one of those industries where we can still compete in the international arena! Where will it be tomorrow and what can we offer? How to make Ukrzaliznytsia become a successful innovative company? The Ukrainian Institute for the Future has a number of developments.
rail infrastructure projects

13.11.2020

Turkey continues rail infrastructure projects despite virus

Turkey continues rail infrastructure projects despite virus Between March and October 2020 investment by the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure totaled $ 5.
Railways Electrification Project

13.11.2020

Estonian Railways Electrification Project

Estonian Railways Electrification Project The railway electrification project in Estonia will be carried out by two Spanish companies Ardanuy Ingeneria and Ayesa Ingenieria y Arquitectura, which are involved in the design of the Rail Baltic railway and the modernization of the Lithuanian railway, reports Railway Supply magazine, referring ERR portal.
track structure materials

12.11.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials

Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials, as Railway Supply magazine informs citing  SmartTender.
locomotive repairs

12.11.2020

Vilnius locomotive repair depot: the volume of locomotive repairs increased by 16%

Vilnius locomotive repair depot: the volume of locomotive repairs increased by 16% Despite the pandemic, Vilnius Locomotive Repair Depot increased the volume of locomotive repairs by 16%! COVID-19 reduced the volume of work of the enterprise for the overhaul of railway cars by 5%, but the company's management, having taken maximum safety measures during the second wave of the pandemic, is confident that all obligations to customers will be fulfilled, as railway magazine Railway Supply reports referrig enterprise's page.
Hydrogen-electric train

12.11.2020

Hydrogen-electric train project received EU grant

Hydrogen-electric train project received EU grant The European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has awarded a €10m grant to the FCH2RAIL consortium for the design, development and testing of a prototype bi-mode hydrogen-electric propulsion system, as «Railway Supply» magazine reports, citing RailJournal.
Modernization of the railway network

12.11.2020

Modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan

Modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan The modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan is stimulating economic growth in the Fergana Valley.
battery-electric shunters

12.11.2020

Express Service battery-electric shunters

Express Service battery-electric shunters Battery traction offers very economic, clean and safe shunting. That’s why Express Service developed several series of battery-powered rail locomotives.
Electric Railway

12.11.2020

Remembering the Pacific Electric Railway

Remembering the Pacific Electric Railway The Pacific Electric Railway is Classic Trains’ Railroad of the Month for October 2020.
There are only six railway sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and four of them are in India. Along with the Swiss Rethean Railroad and the Austrian Semmering Railroad, this list, which is

10.11.2020

Worldwide recognition of British ingenuity

Worldwide recognition of British ingenuity There are only six railway sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and four of them are in India.
rail corporation

10.11.2020

National passenger rail corporation Amtrak welcomes Biden win

National passenger rail corporation Amtrak welcomes Biden win National passenger rail corporation Amtrak was one of the first organisations to welcome the news on November 7 that Joe Biden had won the US presidential election, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» informs citing  Railway Gazette President-Elect Biden has been a strong passenger rail advocate throughout his five decades in politics, earning him the affectionate nickname ‘Amtrak Joe’.