Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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ETCS Technology Installed on Network Rail’s Class 313 Trains
Alstom has completed the upgrade of its ETCS technology, Atlas 200, on Network Rail’s Class 313 test train, so that it is now compatible wit…
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Milan Orders Additional Metro Trains from Hitachi Rail Italy
Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded a contract worth €106 million from ATM to manufacture an additional 15 “Leonardo” metro trains for the c…
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Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio
Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio...a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the rai…
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NZ: Largest City Rail Link Tender Process Starts
The largest component of the City Rail Link (CRL) project – the construction of the tunnels and new stations - took a major step forward tod…
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U.S. Freight Rail Industry to Spend More than $22 Billion on Network
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), U.S. freight rail roads are projected to spend an estimated $22 billion to maintai…
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Breaking Records with Spanish High-Speed Rail
This summer will see the completion of the Almonte Viaduct, a world record-breaking viaduct in the west of Spain, close to the Portuguese bo…
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Paris RER B Trains to Receive Complete Renovation
Alstom has been selected by the RATP to renovate the MI84 trains of the RER B. The contract, which is worth €75 million, includes a binding …
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UK: Hitachi Rail Europe Generate 150 New Jobs
Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining the new InterCity Express Trains to run on the Great Western route, is recruiting …
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Alstom to Supply 10 Extra Citadis Trams to the City of Strasbourg
Alstom is to supply 10 additional Citadis trams to the Strasbourg transport company CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) for an amo…
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Alstom to Support Train Availability in San Francisco
Alstom and the SFMTA have signed a two-year extension contract for an inventory control program, which enables SFMTA to improve fleet availa…
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Industry sets out Vision for Future of Scotland's Railway
The Scotland’s Rail Infrastructure strategy report has been developed by all those working within Scotland’s railway, including Network Rail…
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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…