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Alstom secures $228m APM contract renewal at Denver International Airport in US. Alstom has announced the renewal of its contract to operate and maintain the Automated People Mover (APM) system at Denver…
Tracks in time: 200 years of locomotive technology
2015年5月19日 · 1804: Trevithick kicks off the age of steam power. Before his big rail breakthrough in 1804, British mining engineer, inventor and explorer Richard Trevithick had been working on high-pressure steam engines for several years with mixed results, from the successful demonstration of the ‘Puffing Devil’ steam-powered road locomotive in 1802 to disaster in …
Future of Rail 2050 – innovative and off-the-wall solutions
2014年12月7日 · Future of Rail 2050 – “no user, no railway” Future of Rail 2050 is part sober analysis, part thought experiment that, according to the company’s global rail lead Colin Stewart, aims to “move beyond the day-to-day focus” and push people to …
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Tutor Perini/O&G JV secures $1.184bn contract for new AirTrain system in US. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a $1.184bn contract to the joint venture of Tutor Perini and O&G Industries for the construction of a new…
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Signalling to sidings: the state of BIM. Railway design engineers met in Copenhagen, Denmark for the annual Autodesk Rail Summit, where the construction technology firm hosted discussions…
Next stop, 2023: rail trends and predictions for the coming year
2023年1月17日 · “If hydrogen is to be the story of the 2020s then we should expect to see exciting developments during 2023. Hydrogen is increasingly seen as a key to decarbonisation – both as a replacement for diesel in the context of rail, supported by projects to produce hydrogen using renewable energy sources – an area where projects are starting to become bankable,” Giles …
Bright spark: the future of rail electrification
2024年5月13日 · However, the benefits of electrification go far beyond a reduction in carbon emissions. Other advantages include improved train performance through higher capacity and lower journey times, better service reliability, and reduced whole-life vehicle and maintenance costs for both rolling stock and track infrastructure.
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Shield tunnelling tech success at Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel. The shield machine autonomously excavated over 2.6km under the Yangtze River with "attended but unmanned" operation.
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Signalling to sidings: the state of BIM. Railway design engineers met in Copenhagen, Denmark for the annual Autodesk Rail Summit, where the construction technology firm hosted discussions…