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IRIS 320 SETTING SIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL

ARTICLE - ISSUE 24 - by EURAILmag

IRIS 320 SETTING SIGHTS ACROSS Since designing and building its first dedicated track inspection vehicle, SNCF Infra has continued to extend its IRIS 320 platform to stay ahead of developments in runs and technology. After monitoring the French rail network for the past five years, in 2011 it crossed the Channel to perform a test run on the U.K.’s High Speed 1 line.

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