Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Alstom Opens Rio Tramway Ahead of Olympic Games
Alstom celebrated the start of operations of the Rio Tramway, its first tramway line in Rio de Janeiro, in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Abellio Order Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains
Abellio Rail Südwest GmbH has ordered 43 Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains from Bombardier Transportation in a €215 million contract for Baden-Würt…
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Alstom Win TransPennine Maintenance Contract
Alstom have won a TransPennine maintenance contract for works on the new fleet of TransPennine intercity trains. Alstom maintenance contract…
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ELL Orders 50 Siemens Vectron Locomotives
ELL have signed a framework agreement with Siemens for 50 Siemens Vectron locomotives, following on from a previous agreement in 2014.
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Bombardier to Supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC on KVMRT
Bombardier and Global Rail consortium to supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC systems on line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Alstom Unveil Ile-de-France MP14 Trainset Design
Alstom have unveiled the new design for the MP14 trainset which will begin operating passenger services in in Ile-de-France from 2019.
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SYSTRA Design Kuala Lumpur Viaduct
SYSTRA have been commissioned to provide the preliminary design for Kuala Lumpur’s Light Rail Transit Line 3(LRT3) including a new Kuala Lum…
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Stadler Adjusts Aeroexpress Contracts
Stadler Rail has adjusted the terms of a 2013 contract to supply 24 double-decker multiple unit trains to Russian rail company Aeroexpress.
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Go-Ahead Deutschland orders Stadler FLIRT3 EMU
Go-Ahead Deutschland have placed an order for 45 Stadler FLIRT3 EMU trains to operate on the Stuttgart 21 network when it opens in 2019.
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Bangkok Metro Order Siemens and Bozankaya Trains
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTSC) has ordered 22 four-unit metro trains from a Siemens and Bozankaya consortium to operate o…
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Kühne Holding AG Purchase 20% Share of VTG Aktiengesellschaft
Kühne Holding AG purchase more than 20% shareholding of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, making it the second largest shareholder of the rail logisti…
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AVG Orders 12 Bombardier Flexity Trams
AVG places order for 12 Bombardier Flexity trams to operate in Karlsruhe, Germany. The order is an extension for 30 Flexity vehicles placed …
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Heart of Texas Acquisition by OmniTRAX
Heart of Texas acquisition by OmniTrax (an affliate of the Broe Group) completed subject to Surface Transportation Board Approval.
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Rocky Mountaineer - Stadler Partnership
Rocky Mountaineer Stadler Rail announce partnership to design and manufacture ten new bi-level dome topped rail cars for tourist routes.
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Alstom Win Shanghai Metro Car Modernisation Contract
Alstom win metro car modernisation for Shanghai Metro Line 5, to overhaul 28 metro cars and fit traction control systems to 198 new cars.
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Alstom Receive Coradia Lint Homologation
Alstom have received coradia lint homologation for their best selling regional train to operate cross-border services in Poland.
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ORR Approve New East Coast Mainline Services
The Office of Rail and Road have approved two applications to run new East Coast Mainline Services between London and Edinburgh.
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Strukton Win Trafikverket Contract
Strukton Rail have won a Trafikverket contract to maintain the Citybanan and railway through central Stockholm. Both contracts are for a per…
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Intercity West Coast Franchise Consultation Launched
A consultation has ben launched for the Intercity West Coast Franchise to garner views from the public on how to improve services.
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Alstom and Lucknow Metropolis Metro Car Revealed
Alstom and Lucknow reveal the new Lucknow Metropolis trainset, designed to reference the rick cultural heritage of the city.
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Buenos Aires Metro order Alstom Metropolis Cars
Buenos Aires have ordered 60 Alstom Metropolis cars for use on Line D on the city's metro network. The contract is worth €60m.
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Hitachi Unveil Honolulu Metro Cars
Hitachi rail unveil the new metro of Honolulu Metro Cars which will operate on the island's new metro system. They were designed by Hitachi …
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Keolis to Operate Gold Coast Light Rail Extension
Keolis has been selected to operate and maintain Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail extension, extending the network north towards Brisban…
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Bombardier Complete MOVIA Production for Singapore
Bombardier complete the production of its MOVIA metro cars for operation on Singapore's downtown line, marking the end of a seven year proje…