FOLLOWING three months of test operation, passenger services began on Xi'an metro Line 1 on September 15.
STOCKHOLM Traffic Management (TF) has awarded Ballast Nedam, Netherlands, a contract to supply a de-icing system, which will be used to keep the Stockholm Local Transport (SL) suburban train fleet ice-free during the winter.
THE Mayor of Auckland Mr Len Brown has officially unveiled the first emu for Auckland Transport, 57 of which were ordered from CAF in October 2011 as part of the $NZ 1.6bn ($US 1.3bn) upgrading and electrification of the city's suburban rail network.
SINARA Group unveiled a new prototype LNG turbine locomotive at the Expo 1520 exhibition in Shcherbinka, Russia, last week which was developed in partnership with the Russian Railways Research Institute (VNIIZHT).
DUBAI Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signed a Dirhams 105m ($US 28.6m) contract with Serco, Britain, on September 14 for the operation of the Al Sufouh Tramway.
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THE first of 22 Citadis low-floor LRVs being supplied by Alstom as part of the £570m second phase expansion of Nottingham's light rail network was unveiled at Nottingham Express Transit's Wilkinson Street depot on September 13.
GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has launched a project which aims to determine the optimal rail profile for minimising noise from rail traffic in built-up areas.