Dan Templeton

IRJ at IAF 2017, Münster: Italian lifting equipment company Platform Basket is premiering its RR 14 EVO 3 aerial working platform, which is designed for operations on road and rail with a 14m working height, of the International Exhibition for Track Technology (IAF) in Münster.

SWEDISH traffic management specialist (CTC) Cactus Rail has won an order to deliver CTC for a test track on the Åby - Katrineholm line as well as interchanges at Strångsjö and Simonstorp.

THE first six-car train for Chongqing metro Line 5 was delivered by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Qingdao Sifang on May 27.

GREATER Avignon and Tecelys, the company owned by local governments and is responsible for transport operation, has a selected a consortium of NGE Grou’s TSO subsidiary, Guintoli, EHTP, Agilis, and Alstom, to deliver civil and track works for the Avignon tramway in France.

DB Cargo’s British subsidiary, DB Cargo UK, is now offering digital route learning for its drivers in collaboration with Track Access Services (TAS).

THE New Zealand government has revealed that it will invest $NZ 450m ($US 318m) in KiwiRail, $NZ 436m in Auckland city’s rail link, and $NZ 98.4m in Wellington’s commuter rail network as part of its 2017 budget.

LONDON Underground (LU) introduced a new timetable on the Victoria line on May 22 meaning that during rush hour a train will arrive every 100 seconds.

CHINA Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has placed an order with Rolls-Royce to supply 15 MTU series 4000 engines for the 15 DL class freight locomotives that it will supply for New Zealand rail operator, Kiwi Rail.

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) is seeking expressions of interest for a supplier to build 43 87m-long trains to be used on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from 2022 to replace 33 of DLR’s oldest trains and cater for increasing ridership.