Latest Rolling Stock News
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Alstom Pledges Universal Accessibility in Transport
Alstom and Fundación ONCE have pledged to improve universal accessibility in transport, signing an agreement to improve design, R&D, and tra…
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TVZ to Ship 3,730 Passenger Coaches to Federal Passenger Company
TVZ and Federal Passenger Company have signed a contract for the delivery of 3,730 passenger coaches to be delivered between 2019 and 2025.
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New Hitachi Class 385 Electric Train Deployed on Additional Routes
The new Hitachi Class 385 electric multiple unit has entered service on additional routes in Scotland, bringing the total in operation to 31…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 7
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 11–15 February 2019.
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Suppliers Needed for VIA Rail Fleet Replacement Programme
VIA Rail (Canada) has selected Siemens Canada to manufacture its new fleet for the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Siemens is now looking for …
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Risk of Death 56 Times Lower for Rail Passengers Than Car Passengers
Travelling by rail is much safer than travelling by car or by bus. In fact, the risk of death is 56 times lower when travelling by rail.
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UWC to Supply 101 Ammonia and Methanol Tank Cars to Shchekinoazot
United Wagon Company is to supply Shchekinoazot with 101 ammonia and methanol tank cars that the customer will receive in full by the end of…
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MP14 Rolling Stock for Line 14 of the Paris Metro Begins Dynamic Testing
The new MP14 rolling stock for Line 14 of the Paris Metro has begun dynamic testing on Line 1, following successful static testing.
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Transmashholding to Supply Yekaterinburg with New Metro Cars
Transmashholding has signed a sales contract with the Yekaterinburg Metro for the supply of eight metro vehicles type 81-717.6/714.6.
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UWC to Supply 700 Grain Hopper Cars to Trade House RIF
Grain exporter Trade House RIF has signed a contract with United Wagon company for the purchase of 700 UWC hopper cars, to be delivered by 0…
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12 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 6
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 4–8 February 2019.
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Skoda Delivers Last of 250 ForCity Alfa Praha Trams to Prague
Skoda Transportation has delivered the last of 250 ForCity Alfa Praha trams to the city of Prague in what was the company's biggest contract…
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Talgo Wins Contract with Deutsche Bahn for 23 Long-Distance Trains
Talgo wins contract with Deutsche Bahn: the two companies have signed a framework agreement as well as a contract for 23 long-distance train…
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Bombardier M7 Double-Decker Train Wins Design Award
The Bombardier M7 double-decker train has landed the transportation company and Yellow Window industrial design agency the Gold Public award…
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Transmashholding Wins Baku Metro Contract for Six Five-Car Trains
Metrowagonmash, which is part of Transmashholding, and Baku Metro have signed a contract for thirty metro cars. They will be of the type 81-…
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Transmashholding to Ship 23 Freight and Passenger Locomotives to Cuba
Transmashholding (TMH) and import agency Tradex have signed a contract for 23 LDE-2500 diesel locomotives. The customer is Ferrocarriles de …
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China: CRRC Subsidiary Tests New Maglev Generation
CRRC Zhuzhou tested a new generation of maglev trains with an operating speed of 160km/h. The traction efficiency of this new model is 30% h…
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 4
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 21–25 January 2019.
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United Wagon Company Delivers 60 Heavy Duty Flat Cars to TransContainer
Russian freight car manufacturer UWC has completed a contract for 60 heavy duty flat cars. TransContainer required these bogies to have an e…
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CRRC to Manufacture 22 Trains for Egypt
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC announced today that its subsidiary, CRRC Sifang, has won a contract to develop and manufacture 22 t…
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Belarusian Railway Buys 10 Stadler Broad-Gauge FLIRT Trains
Belarusian Railway, which operates the entire rail network in Belarus, has signed a contract with Stadler for ten FLIRT trains. The trains i…