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Rolling Stock and Components Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE -
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Although a number of new train fleets have been introduced onto the British rail network in recent years, with more still to come,...
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Power conversion solutions

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The UK rail network is under continuous improvement by the operators, which creates certain demands on the type of DC-DC power converters required. Especially...
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HydroFLEX one year on

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Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education’s (BCRRE) research into the application of fuel cells and hydrogen in railway traction system design stretches back...
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First TransPennine Express Nova 3 train handed over

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The first of TransPennine Express’s (TPE) new fleet of Nova 3 trains, which will initially come into service in the coming months between Liverpool...
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New London Overground Class 710/2 train obtains conditional approval to run

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Bombardier’s new Class 710/2 ‘Aventra’ train, destined for London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking and Watford lines, has received its first limited...
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Stadler’s new SMILE (Giruno) train for the Gotthard Base Tunnel granted an operating licence.

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Stadler’s new SMILE electric multiple unit, which Swiss national operator SBB calls Giruno (Buzzard), has been issued an operating licence by the Swiss Federal...
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Tram Speed Protection

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The tragic accident on the Croydon tram network in November 2016, in which seven people were killed and many more injured, has raised many...
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Buying HS2’s high-speed trains – part 2

High Speed Rail David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM -
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An earlier article in Rail Engineer described HS2’s £2.75 billion procurement of at least 54 classic-compatible high-speed trains to run from London...
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Greater Anglia train drivers taking leap into new technology

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New state-of-the-art train simulators are being used to train 768 Greater Anglia drivers that will be driving the new trains due to replace all...
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Finnish EKE Group acquires Humaware

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Humaware, the Southampton-based company that develops and markets a range of data-driven predictive analytics tools to enhance the predict and prevent capability of the...
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Porterbrook works with Eminox and South Western Railway to reduce diesel emissions

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Rolling stock asset management company Porterbrook is working with South Western Railway and vehicle exhaust manufacturer Eminox to fit catalytic converters to hundreds of...
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Buying HS2’s High-Speed Trains

High Speed Rail David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM -
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Heading photo: Early designs released by Hitachi Rail Europe of its AT400 very-high-speed train, which has been labelled "the British bullet...
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New look for West Midlands Trains across Birmingham

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Passengers on the Cross City line in the West Midlands (Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove) are starting to experience an improvement in their on-train...
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Manchester to Preston now tested for 100mph running

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High-speed testing has now been completed on the Manchester to Preston route, which was recently electrified, so that the line speed can be increased...
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Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished

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The former Alstom factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, where Virgin’s Pendolinos were built, has been demolished to make way for an HS2 maintenance depot.
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UGL Unipart JV wins Sydney contract extension worth AU$395m

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UGL Unipart, a 70:30 joint venture between UGL, a member of CIMIC Group, and Unipart Rail, has been awarded a two-year extension to its...
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