THE FIRST of 10 Stadler Flirt emus for Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway (GySEV) was delivered to Stadler's Hungarian maintenance centre at Pusztaszabolcs on October 20 for commissioning.
BRITAIN's Department for Transport (DfT) has issued an invitation for operators to qualify to bid for the InterCity East Coast franchise, which will be let for eight or nine years with a possible two-year extension at the DfT's discretion.
PLASSER & Theurer exhibited a new Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic universal tamping machine at an open day held on October 23 at Plasser UK's maintenance depot in West London. The machine will be operated by SB Rail, Britain.
SERCO is to continue operating and maintaining the 75km Dubai metro network until at least September 2019 after signing a five-year contract extension with Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
NORWEGIAN State Railways (NSB) experienced a record increase in ridership in the first eight months of 2013, with passenger numbers rising 8.4% compared with the corresponding period in 2012.
German Rail (DB) has issued an invitation to tender in the Official Journal of the European Union on behalf of its long-distance subsidiary for a contract to supply between seven and 10 new diesel locomotives.
TENDERING is underway for four design-build contracts for civil works on the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, which will provide a double-track railway and four-lane highway connection between Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødbyhavn in Denmark.
FRENCH transport minister Mr Frédéric Cuvillier announced on October 23 that the government has finalised the route and implementation schedule for the extensions of TGV Sud-Europ Atlantique (TGV SEA) to Toulouse and the Spanish border.
SANTIAGO Metro has awarded a contract to a French consortium of ETF and Colas Rail to install and maintain track and catenary on two new metro lines in the Chilean capital.
DELHI Metro Rail Corporation has awarded Nippon Signal, Japan, a contract worth around $US 38m to supply Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) for Line 8, the city's first driverless metro line, which is currently under construction.
