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First APM for Bangkok’s Gold Line Arrives in Thailand
The first automated people mover (APM) for Bangkok's Gold Line arrives in Thailand. It was manufactured by a Bombardier JV in China.
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UWC Completes Box Car Supply for Kuchukterminal
UWC has completed its supply of 100 box cars for logistics company Kuchukterminal, raising its fleet to 220 box cars.
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Transfesa Logistics to Renew European Container Fleet
Transfesa Logistics, a freight operator majority-owned by Deutsche Bahn, is renewing its European container fleet.
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Hitachi Begins Manufacturing East Coast Trains Order
Hitachi begins manufacturing the 5 Class 803 EMUs in its East Coast Trains order. The trains will run on the East Coast Main Line from 2021.
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Transitio AB Orders 12 Additional KISS Trains
Transitio AB has triggered a second option from its 2016 framework agreement, ordering 12 additional KISS trains from Stadler.
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Eurofima Provides €80m Financing to DSB
Eurofima is making 80 million euros in funding available to DSB – Danish State Railways – for the purchase of Siemens Vectron locomotives.
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20 Additional Capricorn Trains for RhB
Swiss train operator has received the go-ahead to order an additional 20 Capricorn EMUs from Stadler in addition to the original 36.
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The First New Class 701 Train Arrives for SWR
The first Bombardier Aventra Class 701 for South Western Railway (SWR) has been delivered from Derby. The total order is for 90 trains.
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UWC Signs Tank Car Contract with Slavneft-YANOS
UWC has signed a contract with Russian oil refinery Slavneft-YANOS for the supply of tank cars for transporting molten sulphur.
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Skoda Delivers ForCity Smart Artic Tram to Germany
Skoda has received homologation for its third ForCity Smart Artic tram for the town of Schöneiche, Germany. It was manufactured in Finland.
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New Coradia LINT Fleet to Enter Service in Bavaria
The new Alstom Coradia LINT fleet is due to enter service in Bavaria from 14 June, following the order signing in December 2018.
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RS-Trans Orders 25 Tank Cars from UWC
RS-Trans has ordered 25 tank cars from UWC for the transportation of sulphuric acid. The model 15-9545 tank cars have 25t axle load bogies.
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Bulgarian State Railways Orders 10 Siemens Smartron Locomotives
Bulgarian State Railways has ordered ten 25kV AC Smartron locomotives from Siemens Mobility, for delivery between February and May 2021.
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Bombardier to Supply 28 BiLevel Rail Cars for Seattle
Bombardier has signed two contracts for the delivery of 28 BiLevel rail cars in a procurement overseen by Sound Transit, Seattle.
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Transdev Wins Operating Contracts in Sweden Worth €1.2 Billion
Private transport operator Transdev has won a number of contracts for bus and rail services in Sweden amounting to 1.2 billion euros.
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Skoda Transtech Delivers First Tram to Tampere
Skoda Transtech has delivered the first of 19 trams to the Finnish city of Tampere under a contract it won in 2017.
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Indian Railways Puts First Alstom Prima T8 Locomotive into Service
Indian Railways has put its first Alstom Prima T8 electric locomotive into commercial service, after a contract for 800 units signed in 2015…
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Bombardier Delivers 200th FLEXITY Tram to Berlin
Bombardier has delivered its 200th Flexity tram to Berlin and will delivery another 31. Berlin has the world's third-largest tram network.
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Occitanie Region Receives 300th Coradia Polyvalent
The Occitanie region in France has received Alstom's 300th Coradia Polyvalent type Régiolis under a 2009 contract with SNCF.
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Bombardier FLEXITY Trams Authorised in Dusseldorf
Bombardier Transportation's Flexity trams for Dusseldorf have received authorisation. In total Bombardier is delivering 59 high-floor units.
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Croatian Railways and Koncar KEV Sign Delivery Contract
Croatian Railways and Končar signed a contract for the delivery of 12 electric multiple units for regional and urban-suburban routes.
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Siemens Mobility Sells 1000th Vectron Locomotive
Siemens Mobility, which first unveiled its Vectron locomotive at InnoTrans 2010, has sold its 1000th unit, to Danish State Railways.
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Bombardier to Supply 210 Commuter and Intracity Cars to Delhi
Bombardier Transportation will supply 210 commuter and intracity train cars (40 trains) for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.
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Newag Delivers First Dragon 2 Locomotive to Laude Smart Intermodal
Newag S.A. has delivered the first of four Dragon 2 electric locomotives ordered in May 2019 to Laude Smart Intermodal.