TORONTO and Hamilton transport authority Metrolinx has purchased an additional 125 Bombardier double-deck coaches for the the Go Transit commuter rail network in a deal worth $C 428m ($US 328m).
BRUSSELS Transport Company (Stib) has awarded two contracts to supply rolling stock and train control systems for the automation of metro lines 1 and 5.
FRENCH leasing firm Akiem ordered 44 type DE 18 locomotives on July 29 from Vossloh Locomotives in Kiel, and delivery of the €140m order will start in 2018.
Coal was once the cornerstone of the British rail freight business, but changes in energy policy have triggered a steep and rapid decline in volumes. Keith Barrow looks at the prospects for the industry as it grapples with a seismic shift in the foundations of the market and uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union.
TEST running has started on part of Saudi Railway Company’s (SAR) 2750km North-South Railway in preparation for the launch of passenger services on the southern section from Riyadh to Qassim at the end of the year.
THE first class 345 Aventra commuter EMU for London’s east-west Crossrail link was unveiled to the press by Bombardier and Transport for London (TfL) at Bombardier’s Derby plant on July 29.
LORAM, United States, has announced its acquisition of RVEL, the rolling stock engineering and operating specialist based in Derby, Britain, and now seeks to grow its customer base in Britain and Europe.
VOSSLOH says Ebit for the first half of 2016 increased by 57.3% from €12.3m in 2015 to €19.3m this year despite a drop in sales.
CUBAN import agency Tradex signed a contract with Sinara Transport Machines, Russia, on July 23 for 75 diesel-hydraulic locomotives for Cuban Union Railways (UFC).
GEORGIAN Railway (GR) launched its new fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs on July 25, when the first two trains were introduced on express services from Tbilisi to the Black Sea resorts of Batumi, Kobuleti, and Ureki.
