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Helsinki low-floor tram unveiled in Finland
Monday, June 17, 2013 Transtech has inaugurated the first of 40 low floor trams to be delivered to Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at its Otanmäki rolling stock plant in...

Hitachi successfully operates onboard ETCS system with Network Rail existing track-side signalling
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Hitachi Rail Europe has taken a step forward in its European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 operation by connecting its onboard ETCS solution to the Network Rail Cambrian Line...

Bombardier to deliver 96 Movia trains to Stockholm Metro
Monday, June 10, 2013 Bombardier Transportation had secured a SEK5.1bn ($771m) order from Stockholm public transport body Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) to supply 96 Movia trains to the Stockholm metro in...

Bombardier to deliver Talent 2 trains to Germany’s National Express Rail
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Bombardier Transportation has secured a €170m contract from National Express Rail, a German subsidiary of the British National Express Group (NX), to deliver 35 Talent 2 electric...

CSR Sifang licences Škoda ForCity trams for Chinese market
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Škoda Transportation has signed an agreement with CSR Quingdao Sifang (CSR Sifang) for a technology license to produce ForCity 15T low-floor trams for the Chinese...

Nanjing SR Puzhen to deliver 174 train cars to Nanjing Metro Line 4 in China
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Midas Holdings' joint venture company Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) along with its consortium partners, Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment (SATEE) and Alstom Transport...

EIB provides loan for Lithuanian Railways rolling stock
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a loan of €50m to help fund the purchase of new rolling stock for Lithuanian...

Alstom unveils Citadis Spirit LRV for North American market
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Alstom has unveiled its new Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle (LRV) for the North American market at the ongoing 2013 American Public Transportation Association Rail Conference in Philadelphia,...

European rail closer to silent braking technology
Monday, June 03, 2013 A two-year study carried out by the International Union of Railways (UIC) and supported by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has shown that usage of...

Alstom and TMH to develop dual-voltage electric freight locomotive for Russian Railways
Friday, May 31, 2013 Alstom and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) have entered into an agreement with Russian Railways (RZD) to jointly develop a new dual-voltage electric...

Aeroexpress orders 25 double-deck trains from Stadler
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Russian rail operator Aeroexpress has signed a €685m contract with Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail for the delivery of 25 double-decker multiple-unit trains to the Moscow City...

New South Wales's Waratah rail project reaches halfway mark
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Australia's New South Wales (NSW) government has delivered 39 new air-conditioned Waratah trains (312 carriages) in a public-private-partnership (PPP) with Reliance Rail, marking the halfway...

Interfleet to certify Hitachi's fleet of Super Express trains
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Hitachi Rail Europe has selected Interfleet Certification, a division of international rail consultancy Interfleet Technology, as the Notified Body (NoBo) and Designated Body (DeBo) for the...

EIB to increase loan for PKP to buy Alstom Pendolino high-speed trains
Friday, May 17, 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) will increase its loan to Polish rail operator PKP Intercity from the €224m originally agreed in July 2011 to €342m to buy a fleet of 20 Pendolino...

Hitachi awards contract to build UK rolling stock manufacturing plant
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Hitachi Rail Europe has signed a contract with Merchant Place Developments to build and fit-out a rolling stock manufacturing and assembly plant in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham,...

Siemens rolls out first Amtrak locomotive for Northeast service
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Siemens has rolled out the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives from its California assembly line to be used by US rail operator Amtrak for its Northeast intercity rail...

Alstom to supply 14 Coradia Lint trains to Germany’s AKN
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Alstom has secured a €60m contract to deliver 14 Coradia Lint regional trains to AKN Eisenbahn, a railway company operating commuter and freight trains in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein,...

Voith selects MAN engines for Brazilian passenger trains
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Voith has placed an order with MAN to provide an additional 68 six-cylinder under-floor engines to be equipped in combination with its DiwaPacks powerpack on passenger trains being built...

CSR Puzhen to supply Bombardier Flexity 2 trams to Nanjing
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock (CSR Puzhen), a partner of Bombardier, has secured a contract from the city of Nanjing in China to supply 15 catenary-free low-floor...

Škoda 109E locomotive secures TSI certification
Monday, April 22, 2013 Czech rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation has received certification for its 109E multi-system electric locomotive, confirming that the design complies with the European...