Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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New Train Manufacturing Plant in South Africa Nears Completion
Alstom and its partners of its local South African joint venture company Gibela, have now moved since last week in the new train manufacturi…
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Siemens to Electrify New Mass Rapid Transit System in India
The Ahmedabad Metro line, currently under construction, will run in Ahmedabad city in two corridors, East-West and North-South.
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French Regions Order Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains
Alstom is to supply 14 additional Coradia Polyvalent trains to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est regions for an amount of approximat…
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U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Up 3.4% in 2017
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail freight traffic for the week ending December 30, 2017, as well as volumes…
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CAF Set to Supply Additional Trams for Budapest
CAF is to supply a further 26 trams for Budapest, in a contract awarded by BKK (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ), the company responsible for …
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Škoda to Supply New Trains for the St Petersburg Metro
Škoda Transportation has been chosen to deliver seven six-car NěVa trains for the St Petersburg Metro in Russia. The contract is worth about…
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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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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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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…