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March 6, 2019 | Main line

Poznań regional EMU contract awarded

THE Wielkopolska Province in Poland has awarded Pesa and ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki a Zloty 103.5m ($US 27.2m) contract to supply five five-car EMUs for regional operation on the Poznań metropolitan railway network.

March 6, 2019 | Europe

100,000th train travels through the Gotthard Base Tunnel

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has marked the 100,000th train to travel through the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) since it was commissioned on June 1 2016, with an SBB Cargo International freight service making the milestone journey.

March 6, 2019 | North America

CRRC hires first employees for Chicago assembly facility

CRRC Sifang America has hired the first 70 employees for its new $US 100m Chicago facility, where it will assemble 7000-series metro trains for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

March 6, 2019 | Africa

Kenya acquires DMUs from Mallorca

KENYA’s Ministry of Transport has reached a Shillings 1.5bn ($US 15m) agreement with Mallorcan Railway Services (SFM) to acquire 11 DMUs for use by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) on the Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) network.

March 5, 2019 | Fleet

CZ Loko completes ČD shunter order

CZ LOKO delivered the last of 12 EffiShunter 300 locomotives to Czech Railways (ČD) at the end of February, completing a Koruna 239m ($US 10.5m) contract launched in September 2017.

March 5, 2019 | High-speed

Ouigo set to expand to Toulouse

OUIGO, French National Railways’ (SNCF) low-cost high-speed service, is set to expand to Toulouse this summer, with direct trains from Paris Montparnasse beginning on July 6.

March 5, 2019 | Financial

Unipart Rail acquires Westcode UK and Westcode Incorporated

UNIPART Rail acquired 100% of the share capital of Westcode UK and Westcode Incorporated on March 1.

March 5, 2019 | Main line

Midland Main Line electrification extension confirmed

THE British government has confirmed that electrification of the Midland Main Line (MML) will be extended to Market Harborough station as part of the MML Upgrade.

March 5, 2019 | Light Rail

Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT

THE Amstelveen hybrid tram/light metro line linking Amsterdam South and Amstelveen Westwijk closed on the night of March 2-3 for conversion to a conventional tram line under a €300m project which is due to be completed by the end of 2020.

March 5, 2019 | Metros

First section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 opens

INDIAN prime minister Mr Narendra Modi opened the first 6.5km Vastral - Apparel Park section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 on March 4, before taking a ride on one of the driverless trains due to operate on the network.

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