Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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U.S. DOT Launches New Railroad Crossing Safety Ad
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently launched the “Stop! Trains Can’t” railroad crossing safety ad, targeting young male mot…
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Check Out Crossrail's January Update!
Crossrail's January update sees the completion of important station works; in addition work has progressed well on the tracks and with the r…
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Kenya Railways Receives First Batch of SGR Locomotives
The 6 SGR locomotives which comprised of 4 freight locomotives and 2 shunting locomotives are part of an entire fleet of 56 locomotives, 5 p…
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DB CEO Dr. Rüdiger Grube Resigns
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG today unanimously approved Dr. Rüdiger Grube's request for his appointment to CEO to be rescinded …
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New Automation Systems Contract for Lyon Metro Signed
Alstom and the SYTRAL have signed a contract worth €91 million for the supply of new automatic operation systems to lines B and D of the Lyo…
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Austrian Railways Order Locomotives from Siemens
ÖBB (Austrian Railways) has signed a framework contract with Siemens for the delivery of up to 200 Vectron locomotives. Under the contract, …
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Mexico: First Guadalajara Metro Line 3 Train Unveiled
Alstom, in partnership with CPVM, delivered on January 24th the first of the 18 Metropolis trains that will circulate on the new Line 3 of G…
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GB Railfreight Wins New Contract with B-Logistics
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight companies, has won a contract with B Logistics, the Belgian rail freight company…
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Hitachi and Trenitalia Unveil New Rock Trains
Production of the new Rock trains started 20 January, 2017. This is the brand name chosen for the new double deck regional train that Hitach…
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Alstom to Supply Citadis Trams for Kaohsiung Tramway Project
Alstom has been awarded a contract by China Steel Co. to supply 15 Citadis trams for Kaohsiung tramway project phase 2, which is expected to…
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Bombardier to Provide TRAXX MS Locomotives to Captrain Deutschland Group
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the Captrain Deutschland Group have signed a contract for six BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS locom…
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World's First Crowdfunded Train Now Running
Just over a year ago we ran a feature about a start-up company, Locomore, who wanted to get a crowdfunded train up and running between Berli…
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Search Underway for Company to Build HS2 Trains
The hunt for a company to design, build and maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art high speed trains for Britain’s HS2 network was launched to…
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New Muni Metro Train Unveiled in San Francisco
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) unveiled the first of a new generation of Muni Metro trains. The Muni light rail v…
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Brightline Reveals First Completed Trainset
Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in the country, today showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue. Comprise…
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Planning Approval for Sydney Metro Under the Harbour
Stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown. The approva…
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Network Rail Awards £49m Shotts Line Electrification Contract
Network Rail announced yesterday that Carillion Powerlines Ltd has won the contract to deliver the electrification of the Shotts line betwee…
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Bombardier Delivers First INNOVIA Automated People Mover 300 to China
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the delivery of the first BOMBARDIER INNOVIA automated people mover (APM) 30…
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SNCF Order New Generation Trains for Île-de-France Network
At its board meeting, SNCF selected the Alstom-Bombardier consortium to renew the trains on lines D and E of the Île-de-France network. This…
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DB Record Most Successful Year Yet for Freight Rail Transport
Deutsche Bahn Board Member Ronald Pofalla calls 2016 the most successful year yet for freight rail transport on the world's longest rail rou…
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National Express to Sell c2c Rail Franchise to Italy's Trenitalia
National Express Group PLC has reached an in principle agreement for Trenitalia, part of FS Italiane Group, to acquire the c2c rail franchis…
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Alstom to Provide Maintenance to Freight Locomotives in Mexico
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Ferromex (Grupo Mexico) to provide preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance for 219 freight l…
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CRRC Unveil Locomotives for Nigeria and Serbia
On January 5 2017, the first two type CDD3B1 passenger diesel locomotives for Nigeria rolled out in CRRC Dalian. The locomotives will enter …
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A Vision for the Future of the U.S. Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…