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All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Rotterdam Metro Equipped with Modern Passenger Information Systems
Roughly half of Rotterdam's Metro trains – built between 1998 and 2002 – have now been equipped with modern passenger information systems.
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Green Light for £59.8 Million Midland Metro Extension
Five new stops will be served by up to 10 trams an hour at peak when the 2 km extension of the Midland Metro, from Grand Central, outside Bi…
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Amtrak Completes Renewal Work at New York Penn Station
Amtrak engineering forces have completed the summer infrastructure renewal work at New York Penn Station, allowing for regularly scheduled..…
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Finland: VR Orders New Double-Deck Trains
The new double-deck trains will enter service during 2019 and will be directed specifically to the most popular long-distance services.
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Hitachi Rail On-Track to Employ 2,000 People in the UK
Hitachi Rail, one of the largest builder and maintainer of trains in the UK, has launched a new national apprentice and graduate programme.
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Alstom UK to Repaint Virgin's Pendolino Trains
Alstom has started work to repaint the 56-strong Pendolino fleet of Class 390 ‘tilting’ trains, which are used by Virgin on the West Coast M…
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Sydney Light Rail Construction Reaches Breakthrough Moment
The Sydney Light Rail tunnel is one step closer to completion, with the breakthrough site at Moore Park marking the start of construction fo…
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USDOT Announces $900 Million for Maryland Purple Line Project
The USDOT’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a $900 million federal grant agreement for the Maryland Purple Line Proj…
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Amtrak Rolls Out New Locomotives for Illinois and the Midwest
The Siemens Charger locomotives will please customers with enhanced smoothness, speed capability and safety features – along with reduced ex…
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Network Rail Apologises as Waterloo Station Upgrade Works Overrun
Network Rail has now fully reopened Waterloo station after completing one of the largest and most complex upgrades in the station’s history.
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Stadler to Supply New CITYLINK Tram-Trains for Alicante
Stadler has signed a contract for the supply of six CITYLINK bimodal tram-trains for Spain's Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV…
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London Underground's Central Line Trains Set for Upgrade
Bombardier Transportation has been awarded the contract by London Underground (LU) to supply new motors and traction control equipment for..…
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Alstom Signs Maintenance Contract for Regional Trains in Sweden
Alstom has signed an eight-year contract with Arriva for the maintenance of Skånetrafiken’s 99 Alstom Coradia Nordic regional trains, also k…
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Tracklaying for Hong Kong's East West Corridor Completed
This marks the completion of the tracklaying for the entire East West Corridor, which is progressing on course towards target completion in …
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Door Closes on South West Trains as South Western Railway Begins Operations
Rail passengers in London and the south of England are now being served by a new operator – South Western Railway (SWR). On August 20, a joi…
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Stadler Delivers Final FLIRT Train to Helsinki
On August 18 2017, Stadler announced that it had delivered the last of 81 Flirt Trains to Helsinki operator Junakalusto Oy, Finland.
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Bombardier’s Chinese Joint Venture Wins Metro Car Traction Contract
Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture has signed two contracts to provide propulsion and control equipment for.…
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Edinburgh-Glasgow Line Electrification Goes Live for Testing
Work on the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow will shortly enter a testing and safety validating process, which will enable the introductio…