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January 31, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB orders more Siemens Desiro ML trains

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has exercised an option for 11 Desiro ML trains from Siemens, fully exercising a framework agreement for 200 trains signed in 2010.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

Arriva’s Czech subsidiary leases Desiro DMUs from Alpha Trains

CZECH open-access operator Arriva Vlaky, a subsidiary of Arriva, will lease five two-car Desiro Classic class 642 DMUs from leasing company Alpha Trains under a 10-year contract from December 2020.

January 30, 2020 | Fleet

Upper Austria to procure up to 70 tram-trains

THE regional government of Upper Austria has instructed infrastructure manager, Schiene OÖ, to procure up to 70 tram-trains for branch line operation.

January 28, 2020 | Metros

Stadler wins Tyne and Wear Metro fleet contract

NEXUS, the local transport authority owner and operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro in northeast England, has selected Stadler to supply and maintain 42 new five-car articulated light metro trains worth £300m and build a new £70m depot.

January 28, 2020 | Rolling stock

Fleet order value passes $US 30bn in 2019

IRJ market analyst Oscar Sinclair looks at the trends and orders which shaped the rolling stock market in 2019.

January 27, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier’s delivery schedule for Abellio’s delayed EMUs “unrealistic”

BOMBARDIER has promised to provide the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg (ABRB) a binding, feasible delivery schedule by the end of January for the 21 delayed Talent 2 EMUs on order, after ABRB said it was not confident the vehicles would be delivered within Bombardier’s previous delivery timetable.

January 24, 2020 | Fleet

First Amtrak Acela Express train rolls off Alstom production line

INITIAL testing has started at Alstom’s plant in Hornell, New York state, of the first of 28 Accela Express high-speed trains for Amtrak.

January 23, 2020 | Fleet

DB Cargo awards contract to Toshiba for hybrid locomotives

GERMAN Rail’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo has placed an order with Toshiba, Japan, for 50 hybrid locomotives. DB will also rent another 50 locomotives.

January 22, 2020 | Fleet

First Merseyrail EMU delivered to Liverpool

MERSEYRAIL has commenced testing of the first new Stadler-built EMU for its network centred on Liverpool following delivery of the vehicle on January 16.

January 21, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier-CRRC joint venture awarded high-speed train maintenance contract

CHINA Railway has awarded Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), a 50:50 joint venture between Bombardier and CRRC Sifang Rolling Stock, a Yuan 2.45bn ($US 354.9m) contract to maintain 656 high-speed coaches.

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