THE first Stadler LRV to be equipped with supercapacitors for onboard energy storage has entered service with Geneva Public Transport (TPG).
THE first CAF Civity regional emu for the Italian autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia was delivered to Italian State Railways' (FS) Osmannoro test centre on July 31 for static and dynamic testing.
BELGIAN public transport operator De Lijn has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 48 low-floor LRVs after the €128.6m deal was approved by the Flemish minister for mobility and public works, Mrs Hilde Crevits.
THE governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, has authorised the launch of a tender for the acquisition of 65 eight-car emus for São Paulo commuter rail operator Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM).
SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has placed a €200m order with Alstom for an additional eight ETR 610 Pendolino tilting emus. The order is an option from a contract for seven trains signed in March 2004 by Alstom and Cisalpino, the now defunct joint venture between Trenitalia and SBB.
CZECH Railways (CD) has begun tests with a prototype modernised coach for long-distance services.
BRAZILIAN bus operator EMTU says CAF has submitted the best proposal for a contract to supply 22 LRVs for the planned light rail line from São Vicente Barreiros Terminal to Valongo in Santos.
The Qatar Foundation has awarded Siemens a turnkey contract worth more than €100m to build and equip the 11.5km light rail line that will link Education City with the Doha Metro.
NS Hispeed celebrated a long-awaited milestone on July 29, when one of its AnsaldoBreda V250 Fyra emus operated a scheduled passenger service for the first time.
MOLDOVAN Railways (CFM) will launch an accelerated service between the capital Chisinau and Ocnita on July 28, using the first of a fleet of modernised dmus.
