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All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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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…
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North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16 Opens for Passenger Service
The North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16, MTR Corporation’s fourth metro project in Beijing, opened on 31 December 2016 for passenger serv…
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Union Pacific Acquires Railex LLC Assets
Union Pacific yesterday announced acquisition of Railex LLC's refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California; Wallu…
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New York Celebrates Second Avenue Subway Opening
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo celebrated the on-time arrival of the Second Avenue Subway – the system’s first major expansion in more than 50 yea…
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Siemens to Modernise Lima Metro Line 1
Siemens is to provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of Lima Metro Line 1, which covers around nine kilometres. Th…
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Network Rail Completes £4.5m Railway Upgrades Over Christmas
Network Rail has completed another £4.5 million slice of the £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade on time over Christmas, which will b…
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Austrian Federal Railways Orders New Regional Trains
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have signed on December 27 a framework agreement co…
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Alstom Delivers High-Speed Rail to Morocco
In December 2010 Alstom won a contract to supply 14 high-speed rail TGV trains to Morocco, connecting cities such as Tangiers and Casablanca…
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Cital Delivers the First Citadis Tram to Ouargla in Algeria
Cital, the joint venture held by Ferrovial, Enterprise Métro d’Alger (EMA) and Alstom, delivered the first Citadis tram to the city of Ouarg…
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Green Light for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project
The Environment Effects Statement (EES) assessment for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel was released today, paving the way for major construction …
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Alstom to Acquire Railway Connectivity Solutions Provider Nomad Digital
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Nomad Holdings, commercially known as Nomad Digital from Amadeus Capital Partn…
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28 Additional Light Metro Cars to be Built for Vancouver SkyTrain
TransLink has exercised options for the purchase of 28 additional BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 vehicles for service on the Vancouver SkyTrai…
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Bombardier’s First Rail Control Safety System Starts Operation in Kuala Lumpur
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has announced the start of operation of its first rail control safety system in Kuala Lumpu…
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Alstom to Supply Coradia Polyvalent Trains to Senegal
The Coradia Polyvalent train for Senegal is dual-mode (diesel/electric) and is capable of running at speeds of 160 km/h. With a total length…