Latest InnoTrans news – Page 20
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NewsTour the Avril high speed train prototype
TALGO: Visitors are being invited to Talgo’s stand in Hall 4.2, where bookings will be taken for guided tours of the Avril high speed train prototype, which will be displayed on the outdoor tracks. The Alta Velocidad Rueda Independienta Ligero prototype has been under development for more than three years. ...
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NewsRobot welding
PLASSER & THEURER: The APT 1500-R automated flash-butt welding robot, already certified for use in Germany and Austria, will be at the heart of the Plasser display this year. In addition, the company’s track machine range and automated tracklaying equipment will be displayed in model form on its stand, supported ...
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NewsEuropean networking with Young Railway Professionals
YRP: Having made its first foray into Europe at InnoTrans 2010, the Young Railway Professionals networking group is holding another reception at this year’s show. YRP was established in the UK in 2009 as a pan-industry network to foster career development among younger professionals and to enhance the attractiveness of ...
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NewsThe path to the future
RESEARCH: A number of leading railway academic institutions will be exhibiting at InnoTrans, updating visitors in the latest in research & development across a range of technical disciplines. Among the high profile attendees are the China Academy of Railway Sciences, Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute and Birmingham Centre for Railway ...
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NewsExplore the potential of LTE
ALCATEL-LUCENT: A single 4G-LTE telecoms network can support a host of vital and non-vital data services, which the telecoms group will demonstrate on its stand in Hall 4.1. Seen as a potential successor to GSM-R and Tetra, LTE uses internet protocol to support a range of high-bandwidth functions. This in ...
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NewsInnoTrans information at your fingertips
INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2012, Railway Gazette will be providing extensive coverage of the world's largest rail industry event. InnoTrans 2012 will be held at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre on September 18-21. There will be more than 2 300 exhibitors from 47 countries, ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2012: Global fair for a global market
INNOTRANS: This year has seen such a rise in demand that, for the first time, all the available display space at Messe Berlin has been reserved for InnoTrans. With its theme of The Future of Mobility, the fair will welcome over 2 400 exhibitors from 47 countries, more than ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2012: Focus on employment
Career Point will take over an entire hall for the first time at InnoTrans 2012. Universities, recruitment firms, rail industry employers and publishers will be offering advice and career opportunities in Hall 7.1c. Information will also be available on other employment matters such as staff development, education and starting ...
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NewsBombardier announces €10m bogie technical centre
GERMANY: On June 28 Bombardier Transportation announced it was investing €10m to set up a Bogie Technical Center at its site in Siegen. Scheduled to open at the end of 2014, the Bogie Techical Center will combine test and validation facilities with a business unit hub, including international bogie engineering ...
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NewsHigh-calibre opening ceremony for InnoTrans 2012
INNOTRANS: More than 1000 leading representatives of the international rail industry are expected at the Palais am Funkturm for the official opening of InnoTrans 2012 on September 18, including Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, and Dr Peter Ramsauer, German Federal Minister of Transport. Kallas and Ramsauer ...
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NewsGE Transportation enters the ERTMS market
INTERNATIONAL: GE Transportation has announced its intention to enter the global ERTMS market, launching its first products at the UIC's 10th ERTMS World Congress in Stockholm on April 25. A GE PowerHaul diesel locomotive is to be used as a European onboard equipment demonstrator from 2013. GE Transportation has invested ...
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NewsFirst Leo Express train handed over
CZECH REPUBLIC: The first of five Flirt electric multiple-units ordered by Leo Express to launch open access services was handed over in a ceremony at Stadler Rail's Bussnang plant in Switzerland on February 5. Leo Express, originally known as Rapid Express, was set up in 2010, backed by Aakon Capital. ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2010 expects record visitor numbers
INNOTRANS: Even before the final day of the trade fair, InnoTrans Exhibition Director Matthias Steckmann told InnoTrans Daily that his conclusions were extremely positive: ‘We expect to have received more than 100 000 trade visitors from more than 100 countries, which would constitute an increase of roughly 20% in comparison ...
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NewsGE announces Brazil’s largest locomotive order
BRAZIL: President & CEO of GE Transportation Lorenzo Simonelli announced the signing of the ’largest locomotive purchase agreement in the history of Brazil’ at InnoTrans on September 23. The agreement worth ’in excess of 600m reais’ had been signed with MRS Logística the previous day. It covers an initial 115 ...
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NewsSiemens unveils diesel surprise at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Siemens Mobility marked the launch of its new Vectron interoperable locomotive family with a short ceremony on September 22 to name the first multi-system electric loco after the company’s founder Werner von Siemens. Chief Executive of the Siemens Industry Sector Siegfried Russwurm noted that it was highly appropriate that ...
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NewsElves with an ELF
INNOTRANS: Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa celebrated the launch of its ELF electric multiple-unit for commuter and regional services on September 21. The unit on display in Berlin is one of eight ordered by the Polish voivodship of Slaskie. Its four articulated cars give a total length of 75.25 m ...
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NewsFirst edition of InnoTrans Daily now available
INNOTRANS:Over 2 200 exhibitors will be taking part in this year's trade fair, according to Messe Berlin CEO Dr Christian Göke. Speaking in the pre-opening press conference, he said that no less than 52 world premieres would be launched during the show. Read the full story in the September 21 ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2010: All eyes on Berlin
GERMANY: With more than 2000 exhibitors, this year's InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin will be the biggest biennial event yet. Taking place from September 21 to 24, the show will occupy 30 halls and almost 5 km of tracks, with a wide range of rolling stock and maintenance equipment ...
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NewsDB announces €250m Voith loco order
INNOTRANS: Deutsche Bahn has placed a contract with Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik for 130 Gravita 10 BB diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives worth around €250m. To be designated Class 260, the locomotives will replace Class 291 and 295 locos when they enter service with DB Schenker Rail in 2010-12. The ...
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NewsWorld-leading trade fair keeps expanding
INNOTRANS: Companies from 41 countries will be represented at this year’s exhibition.