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.
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…
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.
FINNISH minister of transport Mrs Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of a new fleet of 40 low-floor LRVs for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at Transtech's Otanmäki facility on June 13.
A MAJOR step towards creating a standardised European system for rolling stock approvals was made on June 10, when the EU Transport Council adopted a 'general approach' on new rules…
ABELLIO Rail NRW signed a contract with Stadler Pankow on June 12 for a fleet of 20 five-car Flirt emus, which will be used on the Dutch-German Lower Rhine Network…
THE Dutch government announced on June 7 that it has decided to cancel its contract with AnsaldoBreda for 16 V250 high-speed trains, in accordance with the wishes of Netherlands Railways…
