All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2022 – Page 10
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News
Hydrogen-powered milling machine ready for testing
INTERNATIONAL: Linsinger says its hydrogen fuel cell powered rail milling machine is attracting interest from urban rail operators around the world, as its prepares to trial the vehicle on two European metros during July and August. Speaking at the IAF trade show in Germany on June ...
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News
Digital Railway Solutions Alliance launched to enhance rail efficiency
INTERNATIONAL: A partnership of 15 track, digital services and rail infrastructure specialists has been established to create what the members call an ‘open innovation ecosystem’ to enhance the efficiency and safety of railways globally. Branded as the Digital Railway Solutions Alliance, the partnership was formally launched at ...
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Rail Business UK
Class 43 ETCS retrofit project makes progress
UK: Thales and leasing company Porterbrook have announced the successful retrofitting of three Class 43 HST power cars with ETCS onboard equipment complying with UNISIG baseline B3R2. Following successful ETCS Level 2 Testing at Network Rail’s Melton Rail Innovation & Development Centre ...
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Knorr-Bremse invests in ‘internet of trains’ company Nexxiot
SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has announced a €60m investment to become the largest shareholder in Nexxiot, which specialises in fitting wagons and containers with ‘internet of trains’ data connectivity technology. Investment firm QVIDTVM, led by Burak Alici, and existing shareholders have also increased their investment. Knorr-Bremse said the ...
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Metro Report International
Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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News
Automatic lineside vegetation recognition technology on test
UK: Trials have demonstrated that the species of lineside trees and other plants can be automatically identified safely, cheaply, quickly and at scale by using AI systems to analyse photographs taken by on-train cameras. The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and ...
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