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Progress update on steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales

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June 21, 2024
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The P2 Steam Locomotive Company has released a short update on the work being completed on the tender for 2007 Prince of Wales.

More than half of trains to London’s Moorgate station now use digital signalling

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June 19, 2024
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New ETCS is now in operation on over half of trains heading to Moorgate

60163 Tornado: Progress update on digital signalling installation on steam locomotive

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June 17, 2024
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A1 Steam Locomotive Trust gives an update on Tornado’s ETCS fitment

Rail freight misses out on German rail expansion act funding

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June 12, 2024
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Rail freight will not be included in the German Federal Railway Infrastructure Expansion Act (BSWAG). As a result, German rail freight will miss out on ETCS funding and compensation for the upcoming lengthy route closures. Rail freight is not being included in the BSWAG, and the German rail freight sector will therefore likely not be…

Škoda Group to deliver new electric trains to run in Czech Republic

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May 19, 2024
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Škoda Group is to deliver twenty-three new electric units to RegioJet, which is the largest private railway carrier in Central Europe.

Emotive locomotive signals digital future

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May 1, 2024
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A new route for a ’66. DB Cargo UK has offered up one of its workhorses of the rail freight industry. The first “Shed” in the dynamic signalling revolution has had a digital makeover. The pathfinder locomotive has been retrofitted and moved on to begin dynamic testing. They’ve been around for over a quarter of…

Alstom secures order from Poland for Traxx locomotives

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March 26, 2024
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Alstom has secured an order from the Polish transport group CLIP Intermodal for the supply of 13 third-generation Traxx multi-system locomotives.

Stadler to supply locomotives to New Zealand

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March 4, 2024
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Stadler has signed contracts with KiwiRail to supply mainline and shunting locomotives.

Digital signalling commissioned in Hertfordshire

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February 22, 2024
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Digital signalling of the East Coast Main Line has moved a step forward with the commissioning of the line between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin.

Steam locomotive 60163 Tornado set for ETCS testing in Wales

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February 21, 2024
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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has announced that A1 No. 60163 Tornado is set for ETCS testing in Wales as part of its return to service.