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February 8, 2019 | Fleet

KiwiRail orders 450 wagons from CRRC Qiqihar

NEW Zealand state-owned operator KiwiRail has awarded CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock a contract to supply 450 flat wagons.

February 8, 2019 | Light Rail

First tram tracks laid for Westside Metro extension in Birmingham

THE first tram tracks have been laid in Birmingham for phase one of the West Midlands Metro Edgbaston extension from Grand Central to Centenary Square.

February 8, 2019 | Main line

North of England leaders back Northern Powerhouse Rail

POLITICAL and business leaders from the north of England have backed a confidential document outlining several concepts for a proposed £39bn government investment in the region's railway infrastructure.

February 7, 2019 | Financial

Bombardier Transportation appoints new president

BOMBARDIER announced on February 7 that Mr Danny Di Perna has been appointed as the new CEO of Bombardier Transportation following the resignation of Mr Laurent Troger.

February 7, 2019 | Light Rail

British government launches light rail consultation

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport launched a call for evidence on February 7 seeking views on the potential use of light rail and other types of rapid transit in English towns and cities.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

European passenger rail market growing, says EU report

PASSENGER traffic in the European Union (EU) continued to grow by 1.7% per year between 2009 and 2011, the European Commission (EC) report on the state of the EU rail market shows, although freight traffic has failed to recover to pre-crisis levels.

February 7, 2019 | Freight

SBB Cargo extends contracts with Swiss Post and DB Cargo

SBB Cargo has signed multi-year contract extensions with Swiss Post and DB Cargo for domestic and international rail freight services.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

Dutch extend plans for high-frequency operations

TRAINS will connect nine major Dutch cities every 10 minutes by 2040 under plans unveiled by state secretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, on February 6.

February 6, 2019 | Fleet

CAF wins fleet maintenance contracts in Spain and Saudi Arabia

CAF announced on February 6 that it has been awarded four contracts with a total value of €240m to maintain rolling stock fleets in Spain and Saudi Arabia.

February 6, 2019 | Freight

80% of DB Cargo wagons now equipped with “whispering brakes”

A milestone was reached in Germany’s programme to reduce rail noise on February 5, when the country’s largest rail freight operator DB Cargo rolled out the 50,500th wagon equipped with so-called whispering brakes.

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