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Union Pacific’s new bridge monitoring tool has the ‘potential to revolutionise’ bridge inspections
The majority of Union Pacific's (UP) 18,000 bridges are inspected by trained professionals at least twice a year.
According to the American Society of Civil...
Video: PKP Griffin locomotive on test
Rolling stock manufacturer Newag has released video footage of one of its Griffin locomotives undergoing testing on the Kraków-Tarnów line.
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San Francisco’s BART to begin testing new metro trains on track
Testing has begun on the Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) new fleet of train cars in San Francisco, the USA.
Rolling stock manufacturer developing sleeper trains for Indonesia
Indonesian passenger rail operator Kerata Api Indonesia (KAI) is working with government-owned rolling stock manufacturer INKA to make sleeper trains.
First section of Moscow metro’s Third Interchange Circuit to open in 2017
The mayor of Moscow has announced that the first section of the 61km Third Interchange Circuit (TIC) is expected to be open this year.
MTR Express to name new train Trainy McTrainface
In May, the Swedish train operator asked readers of the local Metro newspaper to submit names for four of its trains.
UK Department for Transport to extend East Midlands rail franchise until August 2019
East Midlands Trains will now run services on the UK's East Midlands franchise until at least August 2019 after the Department for Transport took up an option to extend the contract for another year.
PKP’s intercity Pendolino’s to be overhauled by Alstom
Alstom has started overhauling the first of 20 Pendolino trains with wheels to be replaced and bogies and traction motors to be inspected.
The trains...
CAF takes over Italian wheelset and railcar maintenance firm
CAF's wheel, axle, gearbox and couplers manufacturing division has completed the takeover of RIFER, an Italian wheelset and railcar maintenance firm.
CAF said that the...
UK ditches electrification plans in Wales, the Midlands and the North
The UK government has abandoned plans to electrify the railway between Cardiff and Swansea, the Midland Main Line north of Kettering and the line between Windermere and Oxenholme in favour of bi-mode, or 'alternative-fuel', trains.
Intermodal operator Kombiverkehr welcomes German master plan
Kombiverkehr has said that the prospects of the German rail freight sector can "really improve" following the publication of a master plan from the German government.
Devolved rail services perform better, report argues
A report produced by the Urban Transport Group claims that devolved rail services perform better, are more reliable and are preferred by passengers.
