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Infrarail track show opens in London: Infrarail 2001, the fourth international railway...

BRITAIN's railway infrastructure industry will be heavily represented at Infrarail 2001. Among those exhibiting will be the national infrastructure owner, Railtrack, major engineering and infrastructure maintenance specialists including Amec Rail, Balfour Beatty, GrantRail and Jarvis, and key suppliers of support services, such as English, Welsh & Scottish Railways (EWS). Signalling and communications will also feature prominently, with participation by international companies including Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier Transportation, GE Transportation Systems, and Westinghouse Rail S

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