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The latest news from the rail industry. If you have a piece of news that you would like us to cover, please contact Pippa McCartney on +44(0) 1959 563311 or email us.

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Alstom builds on its leading position in high-speed and very high-speed rail transport

30 November 2011
Alstom has unveiled the latest high-speed Pendolino trains at its Savigliano plant in Italy...

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Danish State Railway once again selects Hoeft & Wessel

29 November 2011
Development of a multi mode reader unit for e-Tickets - First extension tool for handhelds on trains worldwide...

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Bombardier names new TRAXX multi engine locomotive as its top innovation of 2011

29 November 2011
TRAXX diesel electric multi-engine locomotive top technology solution of the year...

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Work starts to reduce congestion at East Croydon

29 November 2011
The first phase of a multi-million pound upgrade at East Croydon station will start this Christmas...

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Successes in Australia for HOCHTIEF subsidiary for more than EUR 413 million

28 November 2011
HOCHTIEF has scored successes worth more than EUR 413.2 million in the Australian market...

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EIB finances new commuter trains for Swedish region

28 November 2011
Commuter train services in the Southern Swedish region of Skåne will become more frequent, comfortable & accessible...

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Bombardier wins breakthrough contract by Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation

28 November 2011
Bombardier Transportation has won a groundbreaking contract for propulsion and control equipment in India from MRVC...

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More passengers set to benefit from £100m station improvement fund

28 November 2011
Passengers are set to benefit from £46m of improvements to stations across England...

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OEM Technology Solutions wins NSW Technology export award

25 November 2011
OEM Technology Solutions has won the major technology export prize at the 2011 NSW ATS Patrons Awards...

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Arriva set to double in size in Sweden following record tender win

25 November 2011
European transport group Arriva is set to double its operations in Sweden following a major contract win...

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Nexans wins three major contracts to supply high-performance cables to improve safety for rail traffic and passengers in Italy

24 November 2011
Nexans, awarded three major contracts...

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Bombardier boosts signalling operations in The Netherlands

24 November 2011
Bombardier set to enable the first mixed ERTMS Level 2 & conventional signalling operation, on one of the busiest lines in Europe...