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January 30, 2012 | Light Rail

Basle orders 60 Bombardier Flexity LRVs

BASLE Transport Authority (BVB) has signed a SFr 222m ($US 241m) contract with Bombardier for a fleet of 60 Flexity low-floor LRVs, which according to BVB is the largest single order for new vehicles in its 116-year history.

January 25, 2012 | Light Rail

Frankfurt and Essen order Bombardier Flexity LRVs

BOMBARDIER has secured two contracts worth more than €240m to supply LRVs to two German cities.

January 25, 2012 | Light Rail

Croydon Variobahn on test in Chemnitz:

The first of six Stadler Pankow Variobahn low-floor LRVs for Transport for London's Croydon light rail network was tested in the German city of Chemnitz during December and January.

January 3, 2012 | Rolling stock

Pesa wins first German contract

POLISH rolling stock manufacturer Pesa is celebrating its first ever German order after signing a contract on December 20 with Regentalbahn for a fleet of 12 two-car Link dmus.

December 14, 2011 | Rolling stock

NTV unveils Italo trains

ITALIAN open-access high-speed operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV) launched its new trains and services to the Italian and global media on December 13 at the new purpose-built maintenance depot in Nola, north west of Naples. NTV chairman Mr Luca Cordero di Montezemolo opened the event with a message from the Italian President welcoming the creation of the new company and the fact that it has created 2000 jobs, mostly in the economically depressed south of Italy.

November 16, 2011 | Locomotives

LDZ presents rebuilt freight loco

Latvian Railways subsidiary, LDZ Rolling Stock Service, presented the first rebuilt ChME3 Co-Co diesel locomotive at the 1520 Strategic Partnership conference in Riga.

November 16, 2011 | Europe

Germany to reopen cross-border links

PLANS to reopen two cross-border lines in Germany - one in the south into the Czech Republic and the other in the north into Poland - are gaining traction.

November 16, 2011 | Light Rail

Karlsruhe orders Vossloh tram-trains

Vossloh has received a €75m contract to supply 25 low-floor Citylink Net 2012 tram-trains to Karlsruhe Transport Authority (VBK) and Albtal Transport (AVG).

November 16, 2011 | Financial

DB agrees framework contract for emus

GERMAN Rail (DB)and private German passenger operators are establishing framework contracts with chosen suppliers ahead of future regional passenger rolling stock tenders.

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