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Alstom to Provide Trains for the CDG Express in Paris
Alstom has been chosen by the Hello Paris joint venture to supply 13 trains from its Coradia family for the CDG Express, due to open in 2025…
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Industry Insider Week 31 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 31: Alstom supply 10 additonal Coradia trains to various French regions, launch the Citadis and more.
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£400 Million Investment in Hitachi Trains for East Midlands Railway
Abellio UK, franchisee of East Midlands Railway (EMR), invests £400 million in new Hitachi trains for East Midlands Railway.
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Eight-Car Trains Introduced on Edinburgh – Glasgow Route
ScotRail have introduced the first eight-car Class 385 trains on the main line between Glasgow Queen Street station and Edinburgh Waverley.
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region Orders Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains
Alstom will supply 10 additional Coradia Polyvalent Léman Express trains to the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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Skoda Vagonka Wins Contract for Electric Trains in Latvia
Latvian State Railways and Škoda Vagonka have signed a contract for the supply of 32 new single-deck electric trains for Latvia.
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25 More Light Rail Vehicles for San Diego
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract for 25 low-floor Light Rail Vehicles (LRV's) from San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)…
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Alstom to Supply 5 Additional Trains to Occitanie Region
Alstom have received an order from the French regions of Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée for 5 additional Coradia Polyvalent trains.
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Russian Railways Launches Freight Service from Korea to Europe
Russian Railways and FESCO launch freight service route running from the Republic of Korea to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Landbridge line.
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Amtrak: New Nonstop Service Between Washington, D.C. and New York City
Amtrak has announced the launch of its new Acela Nonstop service between Washington Union Station (WAS) and New York Penn Station (NYP).
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Industry Insider Week 30 – 10 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 30: Deutsche Bahn resumes acceptance of ICE 4 trains, purchased 17 new double-decker trains and more.
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Inauguration for Alstom Citadis X05 Tram for Caen la Mer
Alstom's Citadis X05 tram for Caen la Mer has been inaugurated and will start running on three new lines in the region.
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Greater Anglia: New Intercity Train Completes Test Run
One of the new Greater Anglia intercity electric multiple units manufactured by Stadler has successfully completed a daylight test run.
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Low-Emission Locomotives Enter Service on California Northern Railroad
Genesee & Wyoming Inc (G&W) have announced two new Tier 4 compliant low-emission locomotives are now in service with subsidiary company CFNR…
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More Trains: DB Is Expanding Its Intercity Fleet by 17 New Double-Decker Trains
Deutsche Bahn is speeding up the development of its long-distance services and has made a quick decision to purchase 17 double-decker trains…
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Rail Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Zero-Emission Technology
UK: Rail Minister Andrew Jones has reaffirmed the government's commitment to zero-emission technology for greener rail journeys.
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China’s Virtual Rail Transit System Put Through Its Paces in Doha
CRRC's virtual rail transit system has shown good performance in the hot conditions of Doha, Qatar, after testing began on 17 July 2019.
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Industry Insider Week 29 – 11 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 29: Stadler celebrate the roll-out of the new KISS train and supply 80 TRAMLINK trams to Milan.
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Deutsche Bahn Will Resume Acceptance of ICE 4 Trains
Siemens, Bombardier and Deutsche Bahn have come to an agreement regarding the ICE 4 fleet. DB will resume acceptance of the fleet right away…
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Alstom to Supply Train Control and Traction Systems to Nanjing Metro
China: Alstom has been contracted by Nanjing Metro to supply the train control and traction systems for the driverless Line 7.
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BART Trains Get Bike Straps Encouraging Active Travel
Following successful testing BART says it will fit all of its trains with new bike straps, which customers prefer over U-shaped rubber docks…
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First Upgraded Class 175 DMU Back in Service for TfW
The first of the 27 Class 175 DMUs manufactured by Alstom between 1999 and 2001 has been upgraded and has re-entered passenger service.
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Hungarian Railways Gets Its First Stadler KISS
Stadler and Hungarian Railways celebrated the roll out of the first KISS double-decker (part of an order of 11) due to enter service in 2020…