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November 3, 2020 | Policy

ERA becomes European Union’s sole certification authority

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has become the sole authority for the certification and authorisation of rolling stock across the entire European Union (EU), following the expiry of a deadline for member states to transpose the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package into national law on October 31.

November 2, 2020 | Freight

Shift2Rail calls for freight train tracking solution

SHIFT2RAIL (S2R) has launched a competition to develop an innovative solution that tracks all in-service commercial freight trains from all operators across the whole European network.

October 29, 2020 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief - Financial: Greenbrier annual results; Knorr-Bremse ups Rail Vision stake; Norway extends Covid support

United States: Rolling stock manufacturer Greenbrier has reported an Ebitda of $US 310.3m for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, amounting to 11.1% of the company’s $US 2.8bn revenue for the year.

October 29, 2020 | Signalling

CRRC Zhuzhou Institute releases fully automatic signalling system

CRRC Zhuzhou Institute released its fully automatic operation (FAO) tSafer-UC3000 signalling system during last week’s 2020 Beijing International Metro Transit Exhibition, which the company says provides a more comprehensive urban rail signalling solution.

October 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Construction works for Hesse hydrogen filling station inaugurated

THE German state of Hesse has begun construction of its first hydrogen filling station, following a ground-breaking ceremony on October 26 at the future site in Höchst Industrial Park, near Frankfurt.

October 28, 2020 | Technology

SNCF Network to launch digital interlockings rollout

FRENCH infrastructure manager SNCF Network has announced that its €1bn Argos innovation partnership, launched in June 2018 to develop and rollout a new generation of computer-controlled signal interlockings, will progress to the implementation stage.

October 27, 2020 | Europe

Shift2Rail signs agreements with Cutric and Western Balkan countries

SHIFT2RAIL (S2R) has signed two agreements to promote international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) for the rail industry.

October 27, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief: Eco-friendly air con; AI-optimises HS2 BIM; Austria tests cloud-based digital interlockings

Germany: Wabtec has begun trialling what it says it the first rail-based air-conditioning system to use natural R290 refrigerant, which is cleaner and more environmentally friendly than alternatives.

October 24, 2020 | Technology

FS and Snam sign hydrogen development agreement

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess the technical and economic feasibility of the development and rollout of hydrogen-powered trains.

October 22, 2020 | Technology

China unveils 400km/h gauge-changeable train

CRRC Changchun, China, has unveiled a new high-speed train equipped with variable-gauge bogies, which can operate on a range of gauges and power supplies.

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