BANGKOK Mass Transit System (BTS) has awarded contracts worth a total of Baht 10.9bn ($US 305m) for two fleets of metro trains. Siemens will supply 22 four-car Inspirosets while CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, China, will supply a further 24 four-car trains.

CHANGCHUN Bombardier Railway Vehicles (CBRV) has handed over the final C951 Movia three-car train for Singapore's Downtown Line (DTL) to Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a ceremony at the joint venture's Chinese plant.

THE tendering committee of Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) selected CRRC Corporation subsidiary Changchun Railway Vehicles as preferred bidder on November 26 for a contract to supply and maintain 90 LRVs for city's light rail Red Line, with an option for 30 additional vehicles.

VOITH, Germany, has handed over the first three of its RailPack 400DE power-packs for installation on 30 three-car hybrid trains which Changchun Railway Vehicles is building for China Railway Corporation (CRC) for use on non-electrified or partially-electrified suburban lines.