ALL Aboard Florida, the inter-city passenger subsidiary of Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), has awarded Siemens a 30-year contract to maintain its train fleet.

DENMARK's North Jutland Railway, which operates a 58km network from Hjørring to Hirtshals and Hjørring to Frederikshavn and Skagen, has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to supply 13 two-car Coradia Lint regional DMUs.

ITALFERR, the engineering subsidiary of Italian State Railways (FS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Algeria's National Railway Investment Agency (Anesrif) on June 26 to create an engineering joint venture, which will support the modernisation and expansion of the country's railway network.

THE first TGV Duplex train for Morocco's inaugural high-speed line arrived in the country at the port of Tangiers on June 29.

PROPOSALS to develop a light rail network in Reykjavik are at the heart of a new 25-year urban planning strategy for the Icelandic capital, which was signed by representatives of all of the city's municipalities on June 29.

CISCO, a US IT specialist, has launched its internet of things system based on six technology pillars which, when combined together, should help to reduce the complexity of digitalisation for the railway industry.

ROME added another six stations to its metro network on June 29 with the opening of the 5.4km western extension of Line C from Parco di Centocelle to Lodi.

FOUR British universities have launched an £8.5m five-year research programme aimed at developing track which will cost less, last longer and have reduced maintenance needs.

CUBAN Railways (UFC) closed its Havana Central station on June 24 for the start of a three-year rebuilding and renovation project, which will include the construction of additional platforms.

JOURNEY times between the capitals of China's Anhui and Fujian provinces were cut in half on June 28 with the launch of commercial services on the 813km Hefei - Fuzhou high-speed line.