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OF TRAINS AND BRAKES

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and where there’s trains…speed…acceleration…
there’s braking!

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- By Antoine Baron
INSULATION OF RAIL VEHICLES WITH BASOTECT®

With BASOTECT® G And UF, BASF offers ideal insulation materials for rail vehicles. Both Basotect types are characterized by a combination of properties leading…

- By Dr. Joachim Strauch
PAST & FUTURE OF Wi-Fi ON TRAINS SERVICES …

Over the seven years that BWCS has been hosting its annual Wi-Fi on Trains Conference a lot has changed – which is saying something for an industry not…

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- By Ross Parsons, head of transport consultancy, BWCS
UNFOLD TRAVEL FREEDOM

South West Trains, a subsidiary of transport giant Stagecoach Group, is offering a new twist on cycle hire: the U.K.’s first ‘self-service’ bike rental scheme…

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- By Emily Lechner
AUTOPISTAS…

I’ve written a lot about rail highways on my blog. Indeed, one of my jobs was working on the platform of the Perpignan/Luxembourg Rail Highway (Autoroute Ferroviaire…

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- By Antoine Baron
SNCF INTERCITES TAKES ON THE CAR

There is something of the hare and tortoise about the TGV and Intercités* activities of the SNCF. One is slow and discreet; the other fast and flashy. Each appeals to different types…

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- By Lesley Brown
SAINT-LAZARE STATION REVEALS NEW DIMENSIONS

A long time coming, the Gare Saint-Lazare has finally revealed its new look. In March of this year the redesigned Paris station opened to the public…

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- By Lesley Brown & Emily Lechner
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