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Robert Preston

March 5, 2025 | Fleet

Porto Metro orders 22 LRVs from CRRC Tangshan

New fleet worth €69.5m will be deployed on Ruby Line now under construction.

March 4, 2025 | Metros

Madrid awards metro extension contract

€180.9m contract covers construction of 1.7km section of Line 5 to Barajas Airport.

March 4, 2025 | Metros

Hitachi Rail wins Paris metro CBTC contract

CBTC will be installed on the 17.2km Line 12 of the network operated by RATP.

March 3, 2025 | Fleet

Alstom wins NJ Transit bogie overhaul contract

Contract worth $US 25m covers overhaul of 209 bogies for Multilevel II coach fleet.

March 3, 2025 | Financial

SNCF passenger revenue grows by 5.8% in 2024

Domestic high-speed traffic up 4% as freight performance improves.

February 27, 2025 | Financial

Azerbaijan invests in Italian high-speed operator

Sovereign wealth fund invests €34.5m by joining fund that holds 50% stake in Italo-NTV.

February 26, 2025 | Infrastructure

TBM launched on southwestern Italian high-speed line

Machine is boring the 3km Saginara Tunnel on Lot 1A of the Salerno - Reggio Calabria project.

February 25, 2025 | High-speed

First tender for northern Spanish high-speed line

Budget of €439.2m set for contract to build 8.4km first section of Burgos - Vitoria line.

February 25, 2025 | Analysis

“Shock” delays for Grand Paris Express project

The president of transport authority Île-de-France Mobility has called for joint action to ensure completion of lines 15 South, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express network by the end of next year. Robert Preston reports.

February 21, 2025 | Fleet

More Vectrons for Northrail

Parent of leasing company signs framework for up to 50 locomotives with Siemens.

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