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December 19, 2018 | Fleet

CFL orders Alstom EMUs to meet surging travel demand

LUXEMBOURG Railways (CFL) has awarded Alstom a contract worth around €360m to supply 34 Coradia regional EMUs.

December 18, 2018 | Africa

Gibela rolls out first South African-built X’Trapolis Mega EMU

THE first locally-assembled Alstom X’Trapolis Mega suburban EMU for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) left the Gibela plant at Dunnottar in Gauteng on December 7 bound for the operator’s depot at Woolmerton north of Pretoria.

December 18, 2018 | Financial

EU “concerned” by impact of Siemens-Alstom merger on high-speed train market

EUROPEAN Union competition commissioner, Mrs Margrethe Vestager, has expressed concerns that the Siemens-Alstom merger could reduce competition in the market for high-speed rolling stock amid reports that one of the two manufacturers could sell its high-speed business.

December 18, 2018 | Track

RFI orders rails from British Steel

ITALIAN infrastructure manager Italian Railway Network (RFI) has awarded British Steel two multi-million pound contracts to supply a total of 86,000 tonnes of rail, including 68,000 tonnes of standard grade rail and 18,000 tonnes of premium heat-treated SF350 rails in lengths of 108m.

December 18, 2018 | Signalling

Swiss ATO pilot set for December 2019 launch

SWITZERLAND’s Southeastern Railway (SOB) announced on December 17 that a panel of judges has selected a winning concept for an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) pilot, which SOB is implementing as part of the Swiss Smartrail 4.0 programme.

December 17, 2018 | Main line

BOB to operate Chiemgau - Berchtesgaden network

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has awarded a contract to operate the Chiemgau - Berchtesgaden Network to Transdev subsidiary Bavarian Overland Railway (BOB) following an open tender.

December 17, 2018 | Freight

Swiss government confirms plans for SBB Cargo reform

THE Swiss Federal Council has confirmed as part of its strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 2019-2022 that the company’s rail freight subsidiary, SBB Cargo, will be opened up to a third-party minority shareholder

December 17, 2018 | News

Oklahoma City Streetcar opens

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in the US city of Oklahoma on December 14 to mark the opening of the city’s first light rail network. Passengers will be able to use the system free-of-charge until January 5.

December 17, 2018 | Metros

Singapore LTA awards North East Line fleet modernisation contract

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SBS Transit have awarded CRRC Nanjing Puzhen a $S 116.7m ($US 84.8m) contract to upgrade the fleet of 25 Alstom C751A trains which operate on the North East Line (NEL).

December 17, 2018 | North America

Mexico launches Maya Train project

MEXICO’s president Mr Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Amlo) officially launched the Maya Train project with an indigenous ceremony near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque on December 16.

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