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Keith Barrow

Keith Barrow joined IRJ as News Editor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Editor in 2008. He was previously editor of employee publications for the Welsh Assembly Government, G4S, and Thomsonfly, and has written for a range of other publications including the Derby Telegraph. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2002 with a degree in journalism.

September 27, 2017 | Rolling stock

Stadler presents first Flirt 3 EMU for GySEV

IRJ at Trako 12th International Railway Fair, Gdansk, Poland: The first of 10 Flirt 3 EMUs for Austrian-Hungarian operator Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway (GySEV) was formally presented to GySEV CEO Mr Kövesdi Szilárd by Mr Peter Jenelten, Stadler Rail executive vice-president for marketing and sales, at the Trako exhibition in Gdansk on September 26.

September 27, 2017 | Keith Barrow

Alstom-Siemens Mobility merger won’t leave Bombardier out in the cold

SEPTEMBER 26 brought a double-dose of bad news for Bombardier, with the US Department of Commerce imposing punitive tariffs of 219% on the import of C Series aircraft and Alstom and Siemens announcing the combination of their mobility businesses in a “merger of equals” which will create the world’s second-largest supplier of rail equipment.

September 22, 2017 | Central/South America

Costa Rica’s Incofer to order new trains

COSTA Rica’s national railway Incofer has announced it plans to order eight new passenger trains before the end the year.

September 22, 2017 | Financial

Alstom and Siemens Mobility in merger talks

ALSTOM confirmed on September 22 that it is in discussions with Siemens regarding a “possible combination” with Siemens Mobility.

September 22, 2017 | Rolling stock

Four suppliers bid for Latvian EMU contract

LATVIAN national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV) announced on September 21 that it has received technical bids from four manufacturers for a contract to supply 32 EMUs.

September 22, 2017 | Central/South America

TMH to supply 28 DMUs to Cuban Railways

TRANSMASHHOLDING, Russia, announced on September 21 that it has signed a contract with Cuban import agency Tradex for 28 four-car DMUs for Cuban Union Railways (UFC).

September 22, 2017 | Asia

Singapore establishes high-speed rail infrastructure company

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on September 21 that it has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, SG HSR, to implement the Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail project.

September 22, 2017 | North America

Sound Transit introduces new driving cars

SOUND Transit introduced a new fleet of nine Bombardier double-deck driving cars for its Sounder commuter rail network on September 21, when the first vehicle entered passenger service between Seattle and Tacoma.

September 22, 2017 | High-speed

China opens Wuhan - Jiujiang high-speed line

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) launched commercial operations on a 224km high-speed line linking Wuhan in Hubei province with Jiuijang in neighbouring Jiangxi on September 21.

September 21, 2017 | Light Rail

Granada opens first light rail line

FIVE years after it was originally due to open, the first light rail line in the Spanish city of Granada finally began carrying passengers on September 21.

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