THALES announced on September 16 that it has been awarded a €57m contract by AlpTransit Gotthard to supply signalling systems for the Ceneri tunnel.
MIPRO announced on September 15 that it has been awarded a €22.3m contract by the Finnish Transport Agency (Liikennevirasto) for the renewal of signalling systems at Niirala, Kotolahti-Mussalo, and Vainkkala marshalling yards in eastern Finland.
THE San Diego Association of Governments (Sandag) has announced on September 14 that it secured a $US 1bn grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the 17.7km Mid-Coast LRT extension.
TRANSPORT for Greater Manchester (TfGM) says it is on course to complete a second light rail line through Manchester city centre before Christmas after the final rails were laid on September 13.
CHINA’s high-speed network now exceeds 20,000km after the opening of a line linking Zhengzhou in the central Henan province with Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu on September 10.
THE $US 148m Cincinnati Bell Connector tram line began carrying passengers on September 9, connecting The Banks to Over-the-Rhine, making 18 stops.
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony to mark the launch of passenger traffic on the Moscow Central Ring railway on September 10.
STRUKTON announced on September 5 that it has been awarded a contract by Melbourne tram operator Yarra Trams to supply new static inverters for B-class trams.
ICOMERA announced on September 7 that it has been selected by Norwegian train operator Flytoget to provide Wi-Fi for its 16 class 7 airport express EMUs, which are used on services between Drammen, Oslo central, Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
