A joint tender by Hungarian operators MAV-Start and GySEV for 48 emus has attracted interest from eight train builders.
THE German state of Bavaria, through its transport authority Bavarian Railways (BEG), has called for bids for the operation of passenger rail services on the Weissenhorn – Senden – Ulm line under a three-year concession.
BRITISH West Coast Main Line operator Virgin Trains has extended its contract with Bombardier until March 2016 to maintain its fleet of Super Voyager diesel trains. The contract is worth about £106m.
LARSEN & Toubro, the Indian contractor responsible for construction of the initial phase of the Hyderabad metro has awarded Thales a contract worth around Rs 7.4bn ($US 134.3m) to provide CBTC and integrated communications and supervision systems on all three lines.
TENDERS have been invited by PKP Intercity, Poland, to conduct what is termed a Level 4 revision to 271 passenger coaches of 23 types. The closing date for bids is January 15.
TEST running is now in full swing on the 681km high-speed line connecting the Chinese capital Beijing with Zhengzhou.
IRELAND's Railway Procurement Agency has extended two maintenance contracts with Alstom relating to the Luas light rail network in Dublin in a deal worth €53m.
SPAIN's national train operator Renfe is ready to launch commercial services on the country's newest high-speed line next month.
KYRGYZSTAN Railways' (KTZ) director general Mr Argyhbek Malabaev says that the railway is aiming to complete a final comprehensive feasibility study by the end of 2013 for a new cross-country electrified line that will open up the country to transit traffic between China, the Persian Gulf and Europe.
KORAIL, Korea's national train operator, presented a certificate today to Hyundai Rotem to mark 100 fault-free days for operating five modified KTX-Sancheon high-speed trains.