BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail’s Thameslink Programme achieved a milestone on July 30 following the successful operation of a class 700 train through central London using European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2.
PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and Nokia have successfully completed the first trial of 4G LTE telecommunications technology on a portion of the Paris Metro Line 14, demonstrating that a single network can be used for all operational communications for a train.
UNITED Wagon Company (UWC) has begun the mass production of ammonia tank wagons, with a projected annual output of up to 1000 vehicles.
GREAT Western Railway (GWR) has confirmed an order for seven additional bi-mode Intercity Express Trains as part of a new multi-million pound deal with Hitachi Rail Europe leasing company Eversholt Rail Group.
TORONTO and Hamilton transport authority Metrolinx has purchased an additional 125 Bombardier double-deck coaches for the the Go Transit commuter rail network in a deal worth $C 428m ($US 328m).
WESTERN Australia’s Transport Minister, Mr Dean Nalder, announced on July 29 a plan to ensure Perth’s transport network grows in order to cater for the increased population of 3.5 million.
LIMAK Construction, Turkey, signed a €224m contract on July 28 to build a 4.5km metro line in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
FRENCH leasing firm Akiem ordered 44 type DE 18 locomotives on July 29 from Vossloh Locomotives in Kiel, and delivery of the €140m order will start in 2018.
JACOBS engineering group announced on July 27 it was awarded a contract by Network Rail to provide a second rail link from the Great Western main line to London Heathrow airport, Britain.
LORAM, United States, has announced its acquisition of RVEL, the rolling stock engineering and operating specialist based in Derby, Britain, and now seeks to grow its customer base in Britain and Europe.