BRITISH train operator South West Trains (SWT) has published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for an order for between 135 and 250 emu cars, which will be used to increase capacity on suburban routes south of London.
UKRAINIAN Railways (UZ) has selected Premier Leasing as its leasing partner for 350 new electric freight locomotives, which are being procured from three suppliers at a total cost of Hryvnia 22.1bn ($US 2.8bn).
TWO Polish operators have invited bids for contracts worth a total of Zlotys 451m ($US 142m) to supply new regional trains.
ITALIAN rolling stock manufacturer AnsaldoBreda announced on August 1 that it has filed an appeal against the verdict of the Court of Justice in Utrecht, which ruled on July 3 that Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) will not be required to disclose three technical reports commissioned prior to the cancellation of their orders for V250 Fyra trains.
GERMAN Rail (DB), Alstom, the state government of Bavaria, and leasing company DAL launched a joint project on August 1 to trial hybrid traction technology on shunting locomotives in southern Germany.
THE first of two 13-car Talgo trains acquired by the state of Oregon with the aid of stimulus funds from the United States government entered service on July 26.
AMTRAK President Mr Joe Boardman, Federal Railroad Administrator Mr Joseph Szabo and Siemens Rail Systems USA president Mr Michael Cahill visited the Transportation Technology Center (TTCI) at Pueblo on July 29 to see the ACS-64 Cities Sprinter electric locomotive being put through its paces.
BUENOS AIRES metro authority Sbase has announced that it is acquiring 73 series 6000 vehicles from Madrid Metro for use on Line B, following the opening of the 2km western extension of the line from Los Incas to Juan Manuel de Rosas on July 26.
CAF announced its first half figures on July 29, which show net profits for the first half reached €50m, 6.4% over net sales.
POWER station operator Drax has unveiled Britain's first purpose-built biomass hopper which, at nearly 18.9m over buffers, is also one of the longest single wagons to operate in regular service on the British network.