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Furrer+Frey stand at GCRE during the Innovation Demonstration Day. DAVID STUBBINGS.
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GCRE delight as hundreds attend for climax of rail innovation competition

Twelve products are demonstrated at South Wales test site after receiving government funding.

Global Centre of Rail Excellence 27 Mar
GCRE in Wales overhead image
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GCRE announces new Network Rail partnership

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has announced a major new partnership with Network Rail that aims to accelerate innovation in the UK rail industry.

Global Centre of Rail Excellence 25 Jul
Left Julen Barrutia, CAF Commercial Director and Right Simon Jones GCRE Ltd Chief Executive
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CAF agrees partnership with Global Centre of Rail Excellence

The Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) has agreed a deal with Spanish train manufacturer CAF for it to provide a range of services to the centre in South Wales.

Global Centre of Rail Excellence 2 May
hyperTunnel GCRE testing
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‘Swarm-robotic’ tunnelling technology prepared for testing

British tech company hyperTunnel plans to demonstrate 'cutting-edge' construction technology at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence.

Innovation 18 Jan
Global Centre of Rail Excellence
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Private capital needed to save South Wales Rail Excellence project

Funding for Global Centre of Rail Excellence deemed ‘slow’, despite securing new partnerships, and £70m seed money.

Wales 14 Jan
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