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Alstom Awarded Two Contracts for Chengdu's First Driverless Metro Line
Alstom and its JVs in China, SATEE and CASCO, have been awarded two contracts by Chengdu Railway Corp. Ltd. to supply traction systems for 2…
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Israel Railways Orders Double-Deck Coaches for its First Electrified Line
Bombardier Transportation signed a contract on December 31 to provide 54 additional Bombardier Twindexx Vario double-deck coaches to Israel …
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PowerRail, Inc. Announces New Strategic Partnership
Interstate-McBee has over 70 years of experience manufacturing the highest quality fuel injectors, while PowerRail has spent the last 14 yea…
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Bombardier to Supply Additional Dual-Power Locomotives to New Jersey
The ALP-45 dual-power locomotives are capable of operating under both diesel power and alternating current electric power from overhead sour…
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UK Rail Industry Comments on Recent Fare Changes
Rail fare changes: Average train ticket prices have risen by 3.4% across the UK, in the biggest increase to fares since 2013.
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Axminster Carpets: TransPennine Express
Axminster Carpets has completed a six-month project to produce a carpet for all 51 of the TransPennine Express fleet of Class 185 trains...
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Historic London Bridge Station Redevelopment Nears Completion
London Bridge Station has reopened after ten days of major engineering work, marking the countdown to completion of the £1bn redevelopment a…
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SNCF Mobilités Orders New Double-Deck Trains for Northern France
Bombardier Transportation announced that it received a repeat order for 32 OMNEO Premium double-deck trains from the French National Railway…
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CAF to Supply Bi-Directional Trams for Mauritius Light Rail
CAF has signed a contract exceeding €100 million for the supply of 18 Urbos Trams with Larsen & Toubro Limited, India, which is executing a …
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Alstom Becomes Majority Shareholder in its Kazakh Locomotive Joint Venture
Alstom has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Railways to acquire their 25% stake in the EKZ Joint Venture for the production of electric l…
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Italian Freight Operator Mercitalia Rail Orders Bombardier Traxx Locomotives
Bombardier Transportation and Mercitalia Rail, a major freight rail operator in Italy, have signed a contract for 40 innovative Bombardier T…
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New December 2018 Tube Map Featuring the Elizabeth Line Unveiled
The start of Elizabeth line services, which will transform transport in London with quicker, easier and more accessible journeys, is now jus…
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Bombardier to Supply 27 Additional VLocity Trains for Victoria
Bombardier Transportation will build and deliver an additional 27 VLocity trains for Transport for Victoria (TfV) and the Victorian State Go…
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Freight Trains in Britain to be Upgraded With New Digital Technology
A major multi-million pound contract that will ultimately see freight trains in Great Britain upgraded with technology to make them safer...
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Interview: The Office of Rail and Road's Periodic Review 18
We're at the halfway point of the Periodic Review 2018 (PR18) where the ORR consults the government and other stakeholders, including Networ…
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New Futuristic Trains for TransPennine Express Take Shape
TransPennine Express customers are a step closer to experiencing brand new, high quality trains as Hitachi begins work on intercity fleet to…
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Coradia Trains for Algeria Begin Dynamic Testing
Alstom began its first dynamic tests at the Velim railway test centre in the Czech Republic for the first of the 17 Coradia trains for Alger…
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Additional Speakers Confirmed for the 14th Annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock Conference
Building on the success of 2017, the Fire Protection of Rolling Stock conference will be returning to Berlin for its 14th edition. Heighteni…
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Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public
The Toronto subway extension’s opening was preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 15, with Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Chair…
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Bombardier-CRRC Secure First Monorail Contract in China
The order is to provide the Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300 platform, along with a total of 240 cars to Wuhu City in Anhui Province. The tot…
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Melbourne's Metro Tunnel Project "On-Budget and On-Time"
The $11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project is on-budget, on-time and will create nearly 7,000 jobs – including 500 apprentices, trainees…
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Nice Orders 6 Additional Catenary-Free Citadis Trams
Alstom is to supply 6 additional Citadis X05 trams and 22 ground-based static charging zones (SRS) to the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropole for a..…
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Siemens to Deliver Fully Automated People Movers for Bangkok
Siemens is set to deliver 6 fully Automated People Movers for Interlink Communication Public Company Limited, to connect the current and new…
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UK's c2c Rail Franchise Orders Modern Aventra Trains
Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Porterbrook and c2c, to supply 60 new Bombardier Aventra trains for use on the United K…
