CHINA Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has placed an order with Rolls-Royce to supply 15 MTU series 4000 engines for the 15 DL class freight locomotives that it will supply for New Zealand rail operator, Kiwi Rail.

SOUND Transit, which serves the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in Washington state, has placed an order with Siemens for 30 additional S70 type light rail vehicles (LRVs).

NEW YORK’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled a comprehensive plan on May 15 to improve reliability on the New York subway and restructure its management team.

Abellio Greater Anglia is the first British franchise to embark on complete replacement of its train fleet as part of its growth strategy to fund premium payments to the British government of £3.7bn during its nine-year term. Greater Anglia’s managing director Jamie Burles tells David Briginshaw about the operator’s plans to meet these ambitious goals.

UKRAINIAN tram manufacturer Tatra-Yug has unveiled a new 70% low-floor LRV, which has been developed by a team of Ukrainian designers and built with the support of around 250 domestic suppliers.

GERMAN Rail (DB) says it is stepping up 3D printing of rolling stock components as it seeks to harness the technology to streamline maintenance processes.

LUXEMBOURG National Railways (CFL) has issued a call for tender for the supply of a fleet of 25kV ac EMUs for operation within Luxembourg and on cross-border service to France and Belgium.

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) launched a tender on May 9 for a contract to supply 50 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives.

IRJ at Railtex 2017: HOPPECKE Industrial Batteries presented its lithium-ion battery, which is specifically designed for use in locomotives with hybrid drives.

MAN Engines has delivered the first of 162 D2676 LE264 diesel engines to Alstom for installation on two fleets of Coradia Polyvalent bi-mode trains for customers in Africa.