Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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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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Berlin Expands Germany's Largest Tram Network with Additional FLEXITY Vehicles
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it will provide an additional 21 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams to the Germa…
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Five New Coradia Lint Regional Trains for Germany
Alstom has received an order worth over €20 million from the Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG for the supply of five Coradia Lint Regional Trains.
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Changsha Welcomes Second Batch of Maglev Trains
Two new Maglev Trains are now in the final stages of debugging and are expected to arrive in central Changsha, China, as early as the end of…
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Victoria Orders Additional X’Trapolis Trains for Melbourne
Alstom has signed a contract worth around €100 million with Public Transport Victoria (PTV), to supply nine additional X’Trapolis trains for…
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German Rail Freight Continues to Decline
In contrast, rail freight is declining, with transport volumes falling by 1.6% to around 361.3 million tonnes. Based on these figure, the Ge…
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New Stadler Trains for Liverpool City Region
Replacing one of the oldest fleets in the UK, the new stadler trains will provide fully step free access for all passengers, making Merseyra…
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Siemens to Supply Signalling Systems for New Metro System in India
Siemens is to supply signalling technology for the first two metro lines of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in India. The order, worth €40 mil…
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Agreement Reached with SNCF Logistics on Shares in BLS Cargo
BLS has agreed to sell 45% of the shares in its freight transport subsidiary BLS Cargo to SNCF Logistics. The new partnership between the tw…
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DB Regio Order Multiple-Unit Regional Trains from Siemens
Beginning in 2020, DB Regio AG will operate its Rhine Valley rail network in southwest Germany exclusively with multiple-unit regional train…
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Trenitalia Completes the Acquisition of c2c
Trenitalia, the passenger rail transportation company part of FS Italiane Group, has completed the acquisition of Essex and London train ope…
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Canadian National Railway to Invest $C 2.5 Billion in 2017
Canadian National Railway (CN) plans to invest approximately $C 1.6 billion, of its $C 2.5 billion capital investment budget, on track infra…
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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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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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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 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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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, …