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NewsAlstom CEO considers the future of travel
INNOTRANS: Alstom Chairman & CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge considers what transport will be like in the future in the latest episode of the InnoTrans Podcast, including how freight will be transported and how mobility will change in urban and rural areas. Poupart-Lafarge says future transport must be ...
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InnoTrans exhibitors remain loyal with more than 90% of exhibition space now booked
INNOTRANS: Bookings for the next InnoTrans trade fair in September 2022 have already matched those for the 2018 event, according to organiser Messe Berlin. More than 103 000 m² of floor space is expected to be reserved by the October 15 deadline, and the 3·5 km ...
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Silicon carbide auxiliary converters to be shown at InnoTrans 2022
INNOTRANS: PowerTech Converter will be attending InnoTrans 2022, with its PTC Rail Services and PTC Rail OEM businesses presenting products and services including silicon carbide PowerBriX auxiliary converters. ‘After the cancellation of InnoTrans in 2020, we are now very much looking forward to getting in ...
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Rail can help the EU reach its climate targets
INNOTRANS: ‘Railway transport is a central means to achieve the European Green Deal’, suggests Prof Dr Siefkes of the DLR aerospace research centre in the sixth InnoTrans podcast, released on July 13. Discussing the potential for rail to help the EU reach its climate targets, Siefkes ...
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From diesel to hydrogen with Cummins on the latest InnoTrans podcast
INNOTRANS: The guest on the latest InnoTrans podcast is Regina Barringer, General Manager of Cummins, who discusses how hydrogen and hybrid drives can help to reduce emissions and whether diesel technology will still be important in the future. ‘It’s an exciting time to be in ...
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Voith Turbo discusses digital automatic couplers on the latest InnoTrans podcast
INNOTRANS: The latest episode of the InnoTrans podcast was released on May 11, with Cornelius Weitzmann, CEO Mobility at Voith Turbo, discussing the importance of digital automatic couplers in ensuring the competitveness of rail transport. ‘Rail is the most efficient and sustainable way to ...
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Siemens Mobility CEO Michael Peter joins the InnoTrans podcast
INNOTRANS: Siemens Mobility CEO Michael Peter is the guest on the latest InnoTrans podcast , discussing how the transport sector can contribute to reaching Europe’s climate targets Topics covered in the third episode of the podcast released by trade fair organiser Messe Berlin on April ...
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Swissrail to discuss Ceneri Base Tunnel project in next InnoTrans podcast
Source: AlpTransit Gotthard INNOTRANS: Michaela Stöckli, director of Swiss railway industry association Swissrail, will be the guest on the next edition of the InnoTrans Mobility podcast. She will be discussing the 15 km Ceneri Base Tunnel, which opened last year as part of the ...
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InnoTrans to launch mobility podcast this month
INNOTRANS: The first InnoTrans podcast will be launched on streaming portals at 10.00 Berlin time on February 9. Due to be issued at monthly intervals, the 20 min long broadcasts will be devoted to discussing the latest developments and challenges in the transport sector. ‘Together ...
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InnoTrans 2021 postponed to 2022 in the face of pandemic uncertainty
INNOTRANS: The rescheduled InnoTrans trade fair which was planned for April 2021 will now take place in the event’s regular two-yearly slot from September 20 to 23 2022, organiser Messe Berlin announced on October 22. The 13th InnoTrans had originally been scheduled for September 2020, ...
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Retrack and European Loc Pool announce long-term locomotive leasing deal
EUROPE: VTG Rail Logistics subsidiary Retrack has signed a long-term full-service leasing contract with European Loc Pool covering up to four Stadler EuroDual six-axle electro-diesel locomotives. To be delivered from Q1 2021, these will be rated at 2·8 MW in diesel mode and 6 MW in ...
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InnoTrans goes digital with 2021 event preview
INNOTRANS: A virtual foretaste of the InnoTrans 2021 trade fair is being offered by the InnoTrans Preview, which organiser Messe Berlin is holding during the week when the global railway industry’s biggest event would normally have been happening. The Preview includes more than 60 company and ...
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InnoTrans organiser reports ‘positive reactions’ to new date
INNOTRANS: The decision to move InnoTrans from September 2020 to April 27-30 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic has received widespread support, organiser Messe Berlin says. ‘We are delighted that with this very complex and complicated measure we are able to offer an adequate alternative to ...
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April 2021 date for InnoTrans announced
INNOTRANS: The rescheduled InnoTrans railway and transport trade fair will now take place from April 27 to 30 2021, organiser Messe Berlin has confirmed.
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InnoTrans 2020 moved to new date
INNOTRANS: Organiser Messe Berlin has rescheduled the InnoTrans 2020 trade fair, the biggest event in the rail industry calendar. The Messe Berlin venue has more than 3 km of outdoor tracks for rail vehicles to be displayed. InnoTrans 2020 was ...
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International Design Forum at InnoTrans 2020 calls for speakers
INNOTRANS: International Design Center Berlin has invited research, design and business experts to participate in the International Design Forum, which is scheduled to be held on September 23 as part of the official convention programme of InnoTrans 2020. This year’s conference will focus on cross-industry co-operation ...
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French companies focus on change at InnoTrans 2020
INNOTRANS: ‘The rail industry as we know it is about to change’, says Clémentine Vallet, Project Manager, Operations at Business France which is organising two combined French rail industry stands in halls 3.2 and 11.2 at InnoTrans 2020. ‘Against the backdrop of the digital transformation in ...
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REMSA to sponsor trips to InnoTrans 2020 for two students
INNOTRANS: North America’s Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association is partnering with exhibition organiser Messe Berlin to send two students to InnoTrans 2020 in the German capital on September 22-25. Each sponsorship package includes round trip travel, hotel accommodation for four nights, a daily ...
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‘No reason to cancel InnoTrans’
INNOTRANS: Amid concerns about the impact of the coronavirus and associated travel restrictions on international business, on February 28 InnoTrans organiser Messe Berlin told Railway Gazette International ‘we are in constant communication with the responsible health authorities and are monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19’. Messe ...
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InnoTrans 2020 provides gateway to Berlin-Brandenburg
INNOTRANS: Companies from Berlin and the Land of Brandenburg will be exhibiting together on a joint stand in Hall B of the CityCube building, with a combined display area of more than 1 200 m². ‘At InnoTrans 2020 some 80 exhibitors from the capital Berlin ...
