HUNGARIAN prime minister Mr Viktor Orbán and the mayor of Budapest Mr István Tarlós officially opened Line 4 today, Budapest's first automatic metro line.
WITH passenger volumes on non-electrified lines in the Dutch province of Groningen increasing steadily, Arriva Netherlands has ordered additional intermediate sections for six of its Stadler GTW 2/6 dmus.
THE FIRST of 60 Avenio low-floor LRVs for the Hague Tramways (HTM) has rolled off the production line at Siemens Simmering plant in Vienna.
BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains has awarded Voith a contract to supply 188 new final drives and cardan shafts for its fleet of 94 class 142 Pacer dmus, which are used by Arriva Trains Wales and Northern Rail.
THE FRENCH Public Institution of Rail Safety (ESPF) has granted an Authorisation for Commercial Operation (AMEC) for the new-generation Alstom Régiolis multiple unit, which has been ordered by 12 French regions.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced plans to refurbish its fleet of first generation VIRM double-deck emus, the oldest of which entered service 20 years ago.
SUSEO High Speed Railway Corporation (SHSRC) has awarded Hyundai-Rotem a contract worth Won 342.2bn ($US 302m) to supply 10 high-speed trains, which are being ordered for the extension of the high-speed network to Suseo and Mokpo in 2017.
GERMAN Rail has signed a €146m contract with Bombardier for 29 class 442 Talent 2 suburban emus as part of a framework deal for up to 321 trains, which was agreed in 2007.
CSR Qishuyan Locomotive Company, China, has completed a batch of five SDA2 diesel locomotives, which will be used by Pacific National (PN), Australia, on the 1067mm-gauge heavy-haul coal network in central Queensland.
HITACHI Rail has announced that it is relocating its global headquarters from Japan to London and that the current head of Hitachi Rail Europe, Mr Alistair Dormer, will be made the company's global CEO from April 1.