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FEATURED SUPPLIERS & ADVERTISERS INDEX
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This year at TRAKO
EDITORIAL FEATURES p.18
Rolling Stock Highlights at Trako 2019 A look at the Bombardier TRAXX DC3 locomotive, Stadler’s EMU for the Polish market and Stadler’s Tango tram for Czech Republic.
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The Policy Update In-brief updates about funding, fines, project approvals, legal proceedings and more in the world of rail for the European region. European Commission decisions, the debate about VAT, Brexit and more.
p.36 Start-Up Corner | menlo79 Founded in August 2018, Menlo79 wants to bring digital solutions to the rail freight sector to help locomotive drivers and dispatchers remain passionate about their jobs, while providing the best-possible service to shippers.
p.54 Infrastructure | The Progress Report A look at some European rail infrastructure projects. In this issue: the Ceneri Base Tunnel, the Albula Tunnel, Rail Baltica in Latvia, the Grand Paris Express, and the Recoletos Tunnel in Madrid.
p.65 The Belt & Road Initiative: 7 Considerations for CEE and Europe A look at the insights gained at the Poland & CEE: Co-Building the Belt & Road conference that took place in Warsaw in June 2019. What should the CEE region consider when it comes to this huge Chinese infrastructure project?
p.45 UPCOmING EVENTS September 2019 – November 2019
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