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The Citadis units are 98 percent recyclable, but their composite materials and improved traction system mean they consume 10 percent less energy than a traditional tram, according to the company.
Read More →$43M contract covers the renovation and modification of the signaling for it to operate with a communication-based train control system.
Read More →Contract defines how companies will cooperate in fulfilling the approximately $1.2 billion order for 200 passenger locomotives awarded a month ago by Russian Railways to TMH.
Read More →The contract includes the full maintenance of 71 Coradia Nordic trains Alstom has already supplied to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and the maintenance of 12 Coradia Nordic trains scheduled for delivery in 2012.
Read More →The train, designed to reach a maximum speed of 250 mph, relies on 8 traction systems with 8 motors in powered bogies, delivering a total power of 10 MW and is capable of a commercial speed of up to 225 mph.
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The first renovated train set is scheduled to come into commercial service in November, 2010. Mass renovation of the train sets will begin in June 2010 and is scheduled to be completed by March 2012.
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As a result of a $21.7-million investment from Network Rail, the U.K. railway infrastructure operator, the Edge Hill site in Liverpool is now able to receive up to eight high-speed tilting Pendolino trains for maintenance every night, rather than the five it formerly handled.
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The technology is heading toward more automation and integration. The inclusion of security and information management systems in projects is growing substantially.
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Stockholm Public Transport placed a $129.5 million order for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains. The trains feature six articulated carriages, travel at speeds of up to 99 mph, and offer enhanced accessibility, made possible by lower floors and the absence of steps.
Read More →Roelof van Ark, who currently serves as president of Alstom Transportation, will make $375,000, making him one of state government's highest paid non-university workers.
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