Latest Region News
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Siemens to Manufacture 45 Light Rail Vehicles for San Diego
Siemens has received an order for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The new vehicl…
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MTR to Enhance Ma On Shan Line with 8-Car Trains
Passengers will soon find more convenient and comfortable journeys on the MTR Ma On Shan Line (MOL) starting from early 2017 when two...
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Hull Trains Invest £60 million in High-Tech Hitachi Trains
Hull Trains has announced a massive £60million investment in a brand new fleet of high-tech Hitachi trains that will deliver 50% extra seati…
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Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes... impossible? Not with Hyperloop One!
The journey which is 99 miles long and normally takes about two hours by car, could be done in a mere 12 minutes in the hyperloop; a new tra…
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Australia: Replacement of 35 Year Old Rail Fleet Accelerated
Replacement of the 35 year old regional rail fleet, starting with new XPTs, will be accelerated with an extra $50 million funding.
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New Moscow - Berlin Strizh Train to Make First Run
On 17 December 2016, the new international Strizh train, number 13/14 Moscow - Berlin will depart on its first run from Moscow’s Kursk Stati…
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Amtrak Becomes First Railroad to Earn EMAP Accreditation
Amtrak is the first railroad ever to earn the five-year accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for...
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'Digital Railway Could Bring Substantial Benefits to Rail Network'
The intelligent use of signalling and traffic management technology through the Digital Railway, could bring substantial benefit to the UK's…
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Video: Severn Tunnel Electrification Upgrade Work
Stunning new timelapse captures the extent of the upgrade work completed by Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ to prepare the Severn Tunnel for el…
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Alstom to Supply New Generation of Metros to Lyon
Alstom is to design and supply the new generation of metros for Lyon Metro. The binding part of the order includes the delivery of 30 metros…
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Mexico: Alstom Ships First Metro for Guadalajara Line
Alstom shipped the first Metropolis Metro Train for Guadalajara metro Line 3 from its factory of Santa Perpetua in Barcelona, Spain.
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Hong Kong Metro Kwun Tong Line Extension Opens
The Hong Kong metro Kwun Tong Line extension entered into revenue service on Sunday 23 October. Alstom supplied the signalling...
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Bombardier Joint Venture Starts Work on Rail Control Project in Serbia
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has started work on its first rail control project in Serbia, phase one of the upgrade to t…
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Siemens to Electrify Metro Line in Ecuador
Siemens has been commissioned by the Acciona-Odebrecht construction consortium to electrify the entire Metro Line in Ecuador's capital of Qu…
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Longsight Lengthens List of Mechan Equipment
Sheffield-based Mechan continues to be a key equipment manufacturer and supplier to Manchester’s home of high speed trains, the Longsight Tr…
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PKP CARGO Receives First Modernised ET41 Locomotive
The first modernised ET41 Locomotive in the history of this series was put into operation at the Rolling Stock Repair Workshops of PKP CARGO
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SBB Renews On-Board Electronics for Future Mobility
To remain on the cutting edge of technology, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will replace the on-board electronics of 261 regional trains in th…
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Groupe Eurotunnel Launches Sale of GB Railfreight
Eurotunnel Group announced that it has received a binding and irrevocable offer from EQT Infrastructure II, for the potential acquisition of…
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CRRC Locomotives Shipped to Argentina
On 15 Oct. 2016, the first of two CRRC locomotives were shipped from Shanghai Seaport. They will arrive in Argentina at the end of November.
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DB Cargo Plans to Cut 893 UK Jobs
DB Cargo UK has announced proposed redundancies and changes to its business model in response to rapid and unprecedented changes in the mark…
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Plans for Major Transformation of Ilford Station Unveiled
Network Rail has submitted proposals for a new station building in Ilford as part of the improvements being delivered for the Crossrail proj…
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Train Companies Launch Money Back Publicity Drive
A nationwide rail industry publicity campaign to boost awareness of how passengers can claim money back for delayed train journeys has been …