Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Bombardier Downer EDI JV Wins Perth Contract
Bombardier Downer EDI Joint Venture wins contract from Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority to supply an additional 10 three-car c…
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Alstom ETCS Pilot in New South Wales
Alstom has delivered, installed and tested its Alstom ETCS Level 2 signalling system in New South Wales as part of a pilot trial.
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Akiem Framework Agreement for Bombardier TRAXX
Bombardier have signed a framework agreement with rolling stock leasing company Akiem for 52 Bombardier TRAXX AC and MS locomotives.
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Go Ahead for Stadler KISS in Mäleb
Stadler have the go ahead to fill an order with Maleb in Sweden following the objection of a competitor being overruled in Swedish courts.
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Skoda Win Chemnitz Tram Contract
Skoda Transportation has won the Chemnitz tram contract for 14 modern vehicles of the ForCity range. The contract is worth approximately €36…
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Mitsu Rail Order Siemens Vectron Locomotive
Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE) has placed an order for ten additional Siemens Vectron locomotives to operate cross-border services.
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Cordant to Provide Crossrail Security
Security services supplier Cordant Services has won a competitive tender via Carillion Rail to become preferred supplier to Crossrail securi…
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Beacon Rail Leasing Acquire Ascendos Rail
Beacon leasing acquire Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à. r.l., a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company to expand their portfolio.
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Riyadh Metro Line 5 Tunnel Excavation Complete
A milestone was reached on 8 June 2016 in the Riyadh Metro Project with the completion of tunnel excavations on the Green Line.
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Alstom Opens Rio Tramway Ahead of Olympic Games
Alstom celebrated the start of operations of the Rio Tramway, its first tramway line in Rio de Janeiro, in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Abellio Order Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains
Abellio Rail Südwest GmbH has ordered 43 Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains from Bombardier Transportation in a €215 million contract for Baden-Würt…
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Alstom Win TransPennine Maintenance Contract
Alstom have won a TransPennine maintenance contract for works on the new fleet of TransPennine intercity trains. Alstom maintenance contract…
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ELL Orders 50 Siemens Vectron Locomotives
ELL have signed a framework agreement with Siemens for 50 Siemens Vectron locomotives, following on from a previous agreement in 2014.
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Bombardier to Supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC on KVMRT
Bombardier and Global Rail consortium to supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC systems on line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Alstom Unveil Ile-de-France MP14 Trainset Design
Alstom have unveiled the new design for the MP14 trainset which will begin operating passenger services in in Ile-de-France from 2019.
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SYSTRA Design Kuala Lumpur Viaduct
SYSTRA have been commissioned to provide the preliminary design for Kuala Lumpur’s Light Rail Transit Line 3(LRT3) including a new Kuala Lum…
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Stadler Adjusts Aeroexpress Contracts
Stadler Rail has adjusted the terms of a 2013 contract to supply 24 double-decker multiple unit trains to Russian rail company Aeroexpress.
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Go-Ahead Deutschland orders Stadler FLIRT3 EMU
Go-Ahead Deutschland have placed an order for 45 Stadler FLIRT3 EMU trains to operate on the Stuttgart 21 network when it opens in 2019.
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Bangkok Metro Order Siemens and Bozankaya Trains
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTSC) has ordered 22 four-unit metro trains from a Siemens and Bozankaya consortium to operate o…
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Kühne Holding AG Purchase 20% Share of VTG Aktiengesellschaft
Kühne Holding AG purchase more than 20% shareholding of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, making it the second largest shareholder of the rail logisti…
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AVG Orders 12 Bombardier Flexity Trams
AVG places order for 12 Bombardier Flexity trams to operate in Karlsruhe, Germany. The order is an extension for 30 Flexity vehicles placed …
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Heart of Texas Acquisition by OmniTRAX
Heart of Texas acquisition by OmniTrax (an affliate of the Broe Group) completed subject to Surface Transportation Board Approval.
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Rocky Mountaineer - Stadler Partnership
Rocky Mountaineer Stadler Rail announce partnership to design and manufacture ten new bi-level dome topped rail cars for tourist routes.
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Alstom Win Shanghai Metro Car Modernisation Contract
Alstom win metro car modernisation for Shanghai Metro Line 5, to overhaul 28 metro cars and fit traction control systems to 198 new cars.