GREATER Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) is to order an additional 35 FP class Matangi two-car emus from Hyundai-Rotem for Metlink suburban services, instead of refurbishing the fleet of 44 EM class emus built by Ganz Mavag, Hungary, in 1982.
ISRAEL Railways has ordered a third batch of 72 double-deck coaches from Bombardier in a $US 158m deal which takes its total fleet of double-deck coaches to 222.
GERMAN Rail (DB) wagon producer DB Waggonbau Niesky has developed a new range of bogies for freight wagons which aim to reduce noise and lower long-term maintenance costs.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: TRENITALIA's German regional transport subsidiary Netinera signed a contract worth around €300m with Alstom at InnoTrans on September 19 for the supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional dmus.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: STADLER's double-deck Kiss emu features prominently in the outdoor display area at InnoTrans, with trains for two customers on display.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: GERMAN Rail (DB) and MTU are displaying a hybrid variant of the Siemens Class 642 dmu at the InnoTrans outside track area which is described by DB as its first converted hybrid rail vehicle for public operations.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: GERMAN Rail (DB) has concluded two framework agreements with Pesa, Poland, for the supply of up to 470 Link regional dmus.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: SIEMENS Inspiro metro train has made its public debut at InnoTrans, where vehicles from the first train for Warsaw Metro are on display.
THE Slovenian Transport Ministry has signed a €40m contract with Thales to install ETCS Level 1 on the 350km Slovenian section of Corridor D from the Hungarian border near Hodoš to Lubljana, Koper, and the Italian border.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: HITACHI today announced it has selected MTU as its preferred supplier for the contract to supply and maintain 250 700kW diesel powerpacks for Britain's Intercity Express Programme (IEP).