Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Siemens to Modernise VTA Light Rail System
Siemens has been chosen by VTA) to provide innovative electrification technology to power the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. VTA’s infr…
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Britain’s Train Fleet is Forecast to Grow by up to 89%
Orders for new rail rolling stock are at "an historically high level" and Britain’s train fleet is increasing faster than at any time in rec…
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DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe
DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…
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Hector Rail Orders 15 Siemens Locomotives
All of the Siemens locomotives will have a maximum output of 6,400 KW and a top speed of 200 km/h. All Vectron AC locomotives are equipped w…
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HVLE Orders Electric-Diesel Locomotives from Stadler
Stadler and German rail freight operator Havellian Railway, have announced a purchase agreement for the supply of six-axle Electric-Diesel l…
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Successful First Run for Alstom’s Coradia iLint Hydrogen Train
Alstom successfully performed the first test run at 80 km/h of the world’s only fuel cell passenger train Coradia iLint hydrogen train on it…
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Countdown to Florida's Brightline Service
Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in America, is within months of its much anticipated service launch...
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Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska Sign Rail Freight Agreement
Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska (DB Cargo company in Poland), have signed an international rail freight agreement through the..…
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Thales to Equip Dubai Metro Red Line Extension
Thales has been selected to deliver the systems’ extension and upgrade of the Dubai Metro Red Line. The Red Line is one of the longest drive…
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Government Minister Carmen Walker Späh Visits Amberg Technologies AG
On 10 March 2017, Marcel Kalbermatter, CEO of Amberg Technologies AG, welcomed Mrs Regierungsrat Carmen Walker Späh and delegation at the...
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China Set to Build More Maglev Rail Lines
Central China's Hunan province is preparing to build more middle-to-low speed maglev rail lines after the successful launch of the first dom…
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Trimble Partners with Railhead Corporation to Bring Real-Time Remote Diagnostics System to North American Rail Markets
As part of the collaboration, Railhead will also offer the Trimble ® R2M real-time remote diagnostic system as part of its portfolio in the …
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Additional Euroduplex Océane Trains for Paris-Bordeaux Line
Alstom will supply 15 Euroduplex Océane trains to SNCF Mobilités, for a total of more than €400 million. This is in addition to the previous…
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New Generation Ammonia Tank Cars for Russia
...the Russian chemical industry, signed an agreement for the supply of 100 ammonia tank cars, set on bogie with increased axle load.
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Revenues Grow at MTR Ahead of Elizabeth Line Milestone
MTR Corporation, who will be the operator of London’s Elizabeth Line, has announced strong global revenue growth as it prepares...
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Final Pendolino Train Handed Over to SBB
Alstom has just delivered the last Pendolino train to SBB, in accordance with the planned schedule defined within the contract signed in...
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Lime Street Station to Reopen Earlier Than Planned
Liverpool Lime Street station will reopen to trains tomorrow (Wed) – 24 hours earlier than forecast. Scores of orange army engineers have wo…
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First Riyadh Metro Trainset Delivered On Schedule
The production of the Riyadh metro trainset is well on track and Alstom is set to meet its deadline and deliver all the metro trainsets by e…
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Zurich Orders Bombardier FLEXITY Trams
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and Zurich Public Transport signed a contract for the delivery of 70 seven-part BOMBARDIER …
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Mechan Acquired by Major French Rail Group
Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is joining France’s CIM Group – one of the industry’s most ambitious international suppliers of int…
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New Generation High-Speed Trains for China
...with China Railway Corp. (CRC) to supply 144 CRH1A-A new generation high-speed trains for China’s evolving high speed rail network.
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Three Companies Shortlisted for East Midlands Rail Franchise
...has announced that the following companies have successfully pre-qualified to bid in the competition for the East Midlands Rail franchise…
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Frauscher becomes a member of Alstom Alliance
Frauscher and Alstom deepen their relationship in a long-term leading supplier agreement. Frauscher has joined the Alstom Alliance, the stra…
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Design Unveiled for Algerian Main Line Trains
Alstom and SNTF have unveiled the design of the new Coradia Polyvalent "main line" train destined to run in Algeria during the 4th edition o…