IRJ at UITP 60th World Congress Geneva: Alstom has unveiled its new simplified CBTC called Urbalis Fluence which is designed to reduce the amount of lineside equipment by 20% by transferring the interlocking functions to the train. The system has been under development since 2010.
KIRUNA Wagon, Sweden, has secured its first export order with the signing of a contract on May 23 for 40 bogie hoppers for Norwegian mining company Raner Gruber.
UKRAINIAN Railways (UZ) signed a letter of intent with Luganskteplovoz, the Ukrainian subsidiary of Transmashholding, Russia, on May 16 for the purchase of 300 twin-unit electric freight locomotives.
CZECH Railways (CD) has placed a Koruna 942.7m ($US 46.9m) order with Škoda Transportation for an additional seven Regiopanter emus.
A unique solar-powered railcar built by the workshops of the Kismaros – Királyrét narrow-gauge line near Budapest has been granted approval to carry passengers in time for the start of the tourist season.
KIWIRAIL has been allocated an extra $NZ 94m ($US 76m) as part of the New Zealand government's 2013-14 budget, which was announced on May 16.
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) is to increase its loan to PKP Intercity for a fleet of 250km/h Pendolino emus from the €224m originally agreed in July 2011 to €342m.
HITACHI has signed a turnkey contract with Merchant Place Developments for the construction and fitting out of its new £82m rolling stock assembly plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality's Rail Systems Directorate invites bids from individual companies by July 15 for a fleet of 21 six-car trains for operation on the new Line M6 which is being built as the second metro line on the Asian side of the city.
SIEMENS rolled out the first completed ACS-64 Cities Sprinter multi-system electric locomotive for Amtrak at its Sacramento plant in California on May 13.