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January 20, 2022 | Metros

Hitachi to maintain and operate metro at Saudi university

The company oversaw construction of the railway in 2011 and has operated it since 2018.

December 7, 2021 | Financial

Madrid government approves purchase of lease on 684 metro cars

The lease on the two fleets expires in 2023.

September 8, 2020 | Fleet

Athens receives first batch of new LRVs

ATHENS’ public transport operator Attiko Metro, Greece, has received the first two Alstom Citadis X05 low-floor LRVs out of an order for 25 placed in July 2018.

April 15, 2019 | Fleet

NS receives €21m for V250 Fyra debacle

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has received €21m in compensation from Finmeccanica as part of a 2014 settlement between the two companies following the cancellation of NS’ order for 16 AnsaldoBreda V250 Fyra high-speed trains.

February 5, 2019 | Fleet

Trenitalia prepares to launch former V250 Fyra EMUs

TRENITALIA moved a step closer to the introduction of its fleet of former Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) V250 Fyra EMUs on February 4 with the start of pre-launch operation on the Milan - Pescara route.

March 13, 2018 | Rolling stock

Copenhagen orders more metro trains

A €50m contract has been awarded by Metroselskabet, Denmark, to Hitachi Rail Italy for an additional eight driverless trains for operation on lines M1 and M2 of the Copenhagen light metro.

February 9, 2018 | Rolling stock

Metrostar trains re-enter service in Naples

AROUND 10 years after their delivery to EAV in Naples, 21 of 26 three-car ETR 211 Metrostar EMUs supplied by the AnsaldoBreda-Firema Trasporti consortium are back in service on the Circumvesuviana narrow-gauge network.

November 21, 2017 | Rolling stock

Norway launches EMU refurbishment tender

NORWAY’s national rolling stock owner, Norske Tog (NT), has issued a call for tender for a mid-life upgrade of its fleet of Type 72 EMUs.

August 31, 2017 | Central/South America

FGC consortium to supervise Lima metro maintenance

LIMA Metro has awarded a €2.1m two-year contract to a consortium of Catalunya Railways (FGC) and Spanish consultant engineering company Ardanuy to supervise infrastructure and rolling stock maintenance on Line 1.