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WEBSep 12, 2018 · Siemens to build North America’s first high-speed train factory. The 30,000m2 facility will be located in Horseheads, New York. September 9, 2024 | Africa.
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WEB1 day ago · Sustainability must not impede supply chain viability. IRJ Editor-in-chief Kevin Smith considers the impact that new sustainability regulations are having on the global railway supply chain. The latest news and analysis of the global railway industry from the world's leading international publication.
Breaking down Europe’s ambitious targets for rail
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Most recently the European Commission’s (EC) 2011 White Paper on Transport called for 50% of all medium-distance passenger journeys of 300km or more to use rail by 2050. However, progress towards these targets has lagged. According to the EC, passenger trains accounted for 7.8% of all inland passenger transport in the EU-27 in 2018.
2021: Europe's Year of Rail - International Railway Journal
WEBMar 21, 2024 · The declaration of 2021 as Europe’s Year of Rail is intended to support delivery of the EU’s Green Deal objectives for transport and is an encouraging development for the sector. The European Parliament formally adopted the resolution on December 15 and European rail associations have embraced the plan since it was announced in March.
Hokkaido Shinkansen prepares for launch - International Railway …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · ALL three of Japan's major islands will be linked by high-speed rail when the latest addition to Japan's high-speed network, the 149km Hokkaido Shinkansen, begins revenue service on March 26. The new standard-gauge line runs from Shin-Aomori on Honshu to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto on Hokkaido via …
Perth presses ahead with suburban rail expansion
WEBJul 15, 2024 · Four new lines and extensions will be built in Perth adding 72km to the existing suburban network. WITH the population of Perth forecast to grow from the current 2.35 million to 3 million by 2050, the state government of Western Australia (WA) has realised the need for an ambitious programme to improve the scale and reach of the suburban rail ...
All Aboard Florida: a new approach for US passenger rail
WEBMar 8, 2024 · The first private-sector investment in inter-city passenger rail in the United States for well over half a century is underway, with the first trains scheduled to enter service in mid-2017. Mike Reininger, president of All Aboard Florida, talks exclusively to David Briginshaw about this ambitious venture.
GPS technology keeps track of wagons - International Railway …
WEBJul 10, 2024 · The WaggonTracker's integrated contact-free generator recharges the onboard battery when the wagon is moving. This allows the GPS/GPRS function to provide the user with real-time location data (GPS position) of the actual freight wagon at a customised timing interval over the life-time of the system. For example data can be …
Rise of the machines: Rio Tinto breaks new ground with AutoHaul
WEBAug 9, 2019 · Rio Tinto completed the transition to entirely automated operation of its 1500km railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, becoming the first heavy-haul railway in the world to operate an automated network. Described by Rio Tinto as the world’s largest robot, AutoHaul is operating up to 50 automated …
Russia’s digital railway begins to take shape
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Russian Railways is engaged in a wide-reaching programme of “digitising” its railway network in areas ranging from operations to asset management. Efim Rozenberg, first deputy director general of the railway’s research institute, NIIAS, and Alexey Ozerov, head of the international cooperation department at NIIAS, outline some of the projects and achievements so far.
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