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August 29, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Rail.One delivers Follo Line sleepers

RAIL.One, Germany, has completed the delivery of Rheda 2000 track components for the 20km, 250km/h Follo Line tunnel project in Norway.

August 26, 2020 | Technology

Germany unveils Stuttgart digital rail hub plans

GERMAN Rail (DB) and the federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) have announced a €462.5m plan for a ‘digitalised rail hub’ in Stuttgart.

August 26, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Kontron facilitates smooth migration from GSM-R to FRMCS

IN preparation for the transition from traditional GSM-R to the Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS), Kontron has developed the FRMCS Whitespace concept to allow infrastructure managers to efficiently introduce FRMCS and decide if, where and when to invest further in densification as digitalisation takes off.

August 25, 2020 | Technology

Arc Infrastructure develops washaway prediction tool

WESTERN Australian freight operator Arc Infrastructure, in partnership with Perth-based IT consultancy Interfuze, has developed a software tool that will allow it to predict track washaways caused by flooding.

August 24, 2020 | Metros

First permanent magnet powered train enters service on Xiamen Metro

THE first of a fleet of 10 trains powered by permanent magnet synchronous traction motors has entered service on Line 2 of Xiamen Metro.

August 24, 2020 | Light Rail

CRRC unveils super capacitor automatic LRV

CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (ZELC) rolled out its first super capacitor powered LRV, which is also designed for automatic operation, on August 22.

August 24, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Plasser and Theurer’s URM 700 accelerates ballast cleaning

The URM 700, developed by Plasser and Theurer, allows for continuous-action ballast cleaning in turnouts, with no need for long track closures.

August 19, 2020 | Technology

European rail research partnership to succeed Shift2Rail

THE European Commission (EC) is inviting expression of interest by October 1 from private and public organisations to become founding members of a new European rail research partnership to succeed the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking.

August 19, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Robel enables cost-effective tamping

ROBEL, Germany, has produced the Romitamp 2.0, an innovative tamping machine.

August 18, 2020 | Technology

HS2 Ltd agrees partnership with British universities

HS2 Ltd has signed an agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) to access technologies produced by the group’s research facilities, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of new technologies on HS2 as well as the global rail market.

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