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Buenos Aires Metro order Alstom Metropolis Cars
Buenos Aires have ordered 60 Alstom Metropolis cars for use on Line D on the city's metro network. The contract is worth €60m.
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$121.6m Union Pacific Investment into California Network
Union Pacific Investment into California's rail infrastructure, spending $121.6 million on replacing and maintaining track.
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New Mayor Promises London Transport Reform
New Mayor of London has promised a London transport reform, pledging to Freeze fares, cut inefficiency and improve value for money.
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Qatar Rail Terminates Contract
Qatar Rail terminates contract with SOQ JV relating to the design and construction of the Mushaireb Station/ Education City Stations.
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Hitachi Unveil Honolulu Metro Cars
Hitachi rail unveil the new metro of Honolulu Metro Cars which will operate on the island's new metro system. They were designed by Hitachi …
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Japanese PM and Cameron Visit Hitachi Rail Site
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister David Cameron visit Hitachi Rail Europe's North Pole train maintenance centre as part of UK tou…
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Keolis to Operate Gold Coast Light Rail Extension
Keolis has been selected to operate and maintain Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail extension, extending the network north towards Brisban…
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Bombardier Complete MOVIA Production for Singapore
Bombardier complete the production of its MOVIA metro cars for operation on Singapore's downtown line, marking the end of a seven year proje…
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Melbourne Order Alstom X'Trapolis Trainsets
Alstom will supply a further five Alstom X'Trapolis trainsets to Public Transport Victoria to operate on Melbourne's suburban network.
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Stockholm: Scandinavian Rail Development 2016
The Scandinavian Rail Development Conference 2016 will come to Stockholm on 24 May, focusing on the issues affecting the region's railways.
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CORE 2016 Railway Technical Conference Comes to Melbourne
CORE 2016 - Conference on Railway Excellence comes to Melbourne on 16–18 May. The railway technical conference theme is Transport for a Vita…
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Crossrail 2 Project – London’s Next Infrastructure Development
A look into Crossrail 2 Project - the next big infrastructure project linking Hertfordshire and Surrey through London, catering to the city'…
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UK: Alstom Completes Pendolino Train Refurbishment
Alstom complete train refurbishment of Virgin's Pendolino Class 390 running on the West Coast Main Line at their purpose-built facility in M…
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UITP 2017 Global Public Transport Summit: Call for Contributions
UITP has issued a call for contributions to its UITP 2017 Global Public Transport Summit relating to digitalisation, urban planning and comp…
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Icomera Win DB Connectivity Contract
DB choose Icomera wifi for their fleet of high-speed ICE fleet of trains. Icomera will provide the connectivity solution to 260 existing tra…
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EU-funded FOSTER-RAIL Concludes and Publishes Final Report
A look at the FOSTER-RAIL roadmaps – setting out a timetable for research and innovation in the european rail industry to improve competitiv…
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Perth: Forrestfield-Airport Link Contractor Announced
The Forrestfield-Airport link contractor has been announced as a joint venture between Salini Impregilo and NRW Pty Ltd (SINRW).
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Riga Orders Škoda 15T Trams
Škoda will provide 20 low-floor Škoda 15T trams for the Rīgas Satiksme tram fleet in the city of Riga, improving passenger services and capa…
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Australia: Newcastle LRT Shortlist Announced
New South Wales announces managing contractor of Newcastle LRT shortlist, following successful bids for the role of Managing Contractor
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Virgin Trains Roll Out Tactile Rail Maps
Virgin Trains have developed tactile rail maps with RNIB to feature in the eleven stations it manages on the east coast route.
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European Parliament Adopts 4th Railway Package
The European Parliament has voted on adopting the 4th railway package, intended to create a more competitive and homogenised railway in Euro…
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Network Rail Signalling Contract Awarded
Network Rail signalling contract awarded to Alstom and Amey to upgrade signalling systems and power supply between reading and paddington.
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Italy: Alstom Delivers Coradia Meridian Jazz
The first of 12 Alstom Coradia Meridian Jazz trains have been delivered to Napoli train station to operate on the Capania region of Italy.
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AVG Orders Stadler Citylink LRV
AVG orders 25 Stadler Citylink light rail vehicles for the Karlsruhe tram network to go into operation in 2016. These Citylink vehicles are …
