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March 2, 2017 | High-speed

Naples - Cancello high-speed contract awarded

ITALIAN State Railways’ (FS) engineering subsidiary Italferr has awarded a €397m contract to a consortium comprising Salini Impregilo (60%) and Astaldi (40%) for the design and construction of the Naples - Cancello section of the Naples - Bari line in Italy, which will have a maximum speed of 200km/h..

March 2, 2017 | Signalling

Wabtec to provide signalling for Tex Rail

FORT Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) has awarded a $US 97m signalling and communication services contract to Wabtec for the new Tex Rail commuter line in Texas.

March 1, 2017 | Rolling stock

China orders Bombardier high-speed trains

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded a contract for the supply of 18 eight-car CRH1 A-A new generation high-speed trains to Bombardier’s Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST).

March 1, 2017 | Light Rail

Omaha streetcar financial assessment completed

OMAHA City Council has received a final financial assessment of the proposed Omaha Urban Circulator, which is estimated to cost $US 156m and scheduled to open in 2022.

February 28, 2017 | Financial

Talgo net profit up 3.8% in 2016

SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer Talgo announced on February 28 that its net profit reached €61.9m, up 3.8% in 2016 compared with the previous year, which the company attributes to “strong manufacturing activity” particularly in relation to the Mecca - Medina high-speed project in Saudi Arabia.

February 27, 2017 | Rolling stock

Berlin orders more Bombardier trams

BOMBARDIER announced on February 27 that it will supply an additional 21 Flexity trams to Berlin Transport Authority (BVG), which has triggered an option in a framework agreement signed in 2006 for a maximum of 200 vehicles.

February 27, 2017 | Light Rail

Denver light rail R Line opens

DENVER Regional Transportation District (RTD) inaugurated the long-awaited light rail R Line on February 24, extending the route into the centre of Aurora.

February 24, 2017 | Rolling stock

Bentheim Railway orders Alstom DMUs

ALSTOM announced on February 24 that it has received an order worth over €20m from Germany’s Bentheim Railways (BE) for the supply of five Coradia Lint DMUs as part of a project to restore passenger services on the 28km Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus line in Lower Saxony.

February 17, 2017 | Rolling stock

Stadler to supply 52 EMUs for Liverpool

STADLER announced on February 16 that it has signed a deal with Merseytravel worth up to £700m to build and maintain 52 EMUs for Liverpool’s Merseyrail network, which will enter service 2020 onwards.