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October 12, 2018 | Fleet

Madrid Metro to boost capacity with order for 60 trains

THE regional government of Madrid has announced it will purchase more trains and hire more drivers to meet the increasing passenger number on the Madrid metro network, which is experiencing the highest level of patronage in its 100 year history.

October 11, 2018 | Light Rail

Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs

PILSEN City Transport Company (PMDP) has awarded Škoda Transportation a contract worth up to Koruna 1bn ($US 44.7m) for up to 22 low-floor, high-capacity ForCity Smart trams manufactured by the Pilsen-based group.

October 11, 2018 | Fleet

Modertrans Poznań unveils new MPK Poznań trams

POLISH manufacturer Modertrans Poznań officially unveiled its new Moderus Gamma tram for MPK Poznań on October 4.

October 10, 2018 | Fleet

Northern unveils first new DMUs and EMUs

ARRIVA Rail North (Northern) officially unveiled the first two new trains being introduced under its £500m modernisation programme at an event in Liverpool on October 4.

October 5, 2018 | Rolling stock

VTG completes Nacco takeover

VTG has completed its takeover of the Nacco Group, Europe’s fourth largest wagon leasing company, from the American CIT Group, after satisfying conditions set by Germany’s Federal Cartel Office and the Austrian antitrust court.

October 5, 2018 | Fleet

More Oriole EMUs for Moscow suburban network

RUSSIA’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) has awarded Transmashholding (TMH) subsidiary Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) a contract to supply a second batch of type EG2Tv Oriole EMUs for use on the Moscow Central Diameters (IDC) network.

October 4, 2018 | Middle East

Qatar Rail orders additional trains for Doha metro

QATAR Rail announced on October 4 that it has awarded Kinki Sharyo a contract to supply 35 additional trains for the Doha metro network, taking the total fleet to 110 sets.

October 3, 2018 | High-speed

JR East previews 400km/h Alfa-X Shinkansen test train

EAST Japan Railways (JR East) has released further details of its Alfa-X (E956) Shinkansen test train, which will be used to evaluate new technological and aerodynamic features for the railway’s next-generation of high-speed trains.

October 1, 2018 | Light Rail

Erfurt orders Stadler trams

ERFURT Transport (EVAG), Germany, announced on October 1 that it has selected Stadler Rail for a €56.2m contract to supply 14 low-floor LRVs, with an option for 10 additional units.

September 21, 2018 | Fleet

Pesa confirms restructuring on schedule and DB contracts secure

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: Pesa CEO Mr Krzysztof Sędzikowski, who has been in post since early 2018, confirmed at InnoTrans this week that the planned transaction with Polish state investment fund Polski Fundusz Rozwoju (PFR) will be completed “within days, or at worst weeks”.

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