THE Victorian state government has increased its previously-announced initial order for high-capacity EMUs for Melbourne Metro commuter services from 37 to 65 seven-car sets.
Israel's network expansion programme and technological upgrades are set to revolutionise rail transport in the country in the next four to five years. Kevin Smith visits facilities in Haifa and Lod to see how the railway is preparing for the transition.
Once the butt of jokes for its poor reliability and slow journey times, Israel Railways is undergoing a radical transformation which promises to turn it into a competitive and viable means of transport for more and more people. CEO Boaz Tzafrir outlines to Kevin Smith how the company is delivering these improvements.
ATTIKO Metro has launched an international tender for a contract to supply 25 low-floor LRVs for the extension of the Athens tram network to Piraeus.
TRENITALIA has launched a tender for a framework agreement to purchase up to 500 electric and diesel trains worth around €4.5bn.
TRANSDEV Germany has awarded Alstom a €115m contract to supply 28 Coradia Lint DMUs for Augsburg Diesel Network 1, which the company's Bavarian Regional Rail (BRB) subsidiary will operate for 12 years from December 2018.
BRITAIN's rail minister Mrs Claire Perry officially launched the new fleet of Bombardier class 387/2 EMUs for Gatwick Express on March 10, travelling on an inaugural run from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport.
THE first of 80 Sr3 Vectron electric locomotives for Finnish national train operator VR Group was delivered to the VUZ test track at Velim in the Czech Republic on February 20 for dynamic testing.
A three-pronged strategy to substantially reduce rail noise was outlined by German transport and digital infrastructure minister Mr Alexander Dobrindt at an industry seminar in Berlin on March 9.
THE board of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) voted on March 9 to award CSR Sifang America JV, a subsidiary of China's CRRC Corporation, a contract to supply up to 846 metro cars, which will be assembled at a purpose-built facility in the city.
