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Supersonic speed train: watch the Hyperloop video

Supersonic speed train: watch the Hyperloop video

Feb 24, 2016 Web TV 1

The video below shows how Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is trying to make this "pipe dream" a reality.
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ERTMS in the UK: a video by Network Rail

ERTMS in the UK: a video by Network Rail

Oct 06, 2015 Web TV 0

In this video, Network Rail shows the power of the ERTMS in the UK and highlights the benefits that will come over after its implementation.
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Shanghai Metro: the longest underground in the world

Shanghai Metro: the longest underground in the world

Jan 16, 2015 Web TV 0

Overall, Shanghai metro consists in 14 metro lines and 337 stations, with an operating route length of 548 kilometers.
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Interesting Tricks to Get a Train Moving

Interesting Tricks to Get a Train Moving

Nov 08, 2014 News, Web TV 0

How to get a train moving? There's some interesting simple physics you need to know before I tell you that you need to move one car at a time...
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History of controlling trains: a video by Network Rail

History of controlling trains: a video by Network Rail

Oct 03, 2014 Web TV 0

This is the history of how trains have been controlled in Britain
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ETR 1000: The Fastest European Train Unveiled at InnoTrans

ETR 1000: The Fastest European Train Unveiled at InnoTrans

Sep 25, 2014 News, Web TV 0

The new ETR 1000 presented at InnoTrans, the world's largest rail industry event, held every two years at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre (Germany)
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Positive Train Control (PTC) ready within 2015

Positive Train Control (PTC) ready within 2015

Sep 17, 2014 Web TV 0

The infrastructure of the PTC system typically includes five segments; a back office housing servers and databases to receive information related to tracks, train locations, speed limits and work...
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Canadian railways: The TTC signalling system

Canadian railways: The TTC signalling system

Sep 10, 2014 Web TV 0

Automated trains able to safely run closer together, hiking capacity on the overloaded line, thanks to the "moving blocks" technology.
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Bombardier PRIMOVE: wireless urban mobility

Bombardier PRIMOVE: wireless urban mobility

Jul 30, 2014 Web TV 0

Based on automatic inductive power transfer, PRIMOVE liberates e-mobility from the constraints of cables, wires and plugs - making urban transport more flexible and convenient than ever before.
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Rail: How Is It Made?

Rail: How Is It Made?

May 26, 2014 Web TV 0

Travelling by train is 15 times safer than travelling by car, and one of the main reasons it's so safe is the impressive work of rail management: production, track inspection and maintenance.
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