GREATER Avignon Metropolitan Area council has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to supply 24 Citadis Compact LRVs which are intended for operation on the city's planned 14.5km two-line light rail…
HITACHI Rail Europe has awarded Saira Electronics a contract to supply the on-train metering systems (OTM) for the fleet of Super Express Trains (SETs) ordered under Britain's Intercity Express Programme.
TTRANS Sistemas de Transportes, a member of the VLT RMBS consortium building the 15km light rail line in the Brazilian city of Santos, has selected Thales to supply signalling and…
ŠKODA Transportation is celebrating a landmark order for its 200km/h 109E electric locomotive after German Rail (DB) placed an order for six units, which will be used on push-pull regional…
THE first of 11 Citadis 402 low-floor LRV’s for Dubai’s Al Sufouh Tramway was presented to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) chairman His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer at Alstom’s…
PLANS to extend Amtrak California Capitol Corridor services south from San Jose have received a boost after California Transport Commission approved a $US 18.1m investment in track improvements on the…
DURING a meeting in Spiez, Switzerland, last week, the CEOs of Europe's major passenger operators agreed to back a joint project entitled "Full Service Model" which is intended to enhance…
SPAIN celebrated the launch of high-speed services between Madrid and Alicante on June 17 with the official opening of the Albacete – Alicante high-speed line by His Highness Prince Felipe…
THE Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has unveiled plans to reform Korail over the next four years, which will create new business units under a holding company structure.
THE Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has voted unanimously in favour of implementing new crashworthiness standards for high-speed trains that will operate in the United States.
