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December 12, 2018 | Fleet

Norske Tog exercises option for 25 Flirt EMUs

NORWEGIAN state-owned rolling stock company Norske Tog has signed a contract with Stadler for 25 additional Flirt EMUs, using the final option from a contract signed in 2008.

December 11, 2018 | Main line

Stirling - Dunblane/Alloa electric services begin

SCOTLAND’s Edinburgh - Glasgow Improvement Programme (Egip) reached a milestone on December 9, when ScotRail began operating electric services from Stirling to Dunblane and Alloa following the completion of electrification of the two lines.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Second generation Avenio LRVs enter service in Munich

THE Government of Upper Bavaria has approved the first Avenio TZ LRVs for use on the Munich light rail network, with the LRVs coming into service on December 10.

December 11, 2018 | Asia

More 'Train 18' inter-city EMUs for Indian Railways

THE Indian Railways Board has approved the production of four additional 'Train 18' inter-city EMUs during the current financial year.

December 11, 2018 | News

Go-Ahead and Transdev win Bavarian regional tenders

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has announced the winners of the contracts to operate the Augsburger Networks concessions. The contracts, which together represent 10.3 million train-km annually, were tendered as two lots.

December 11, 2018 | Financial

RZD Logistics reports increase in revenue and profit

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) subsidiary RZD Logistics reported Roubles 30.5bn ($US 459.3m) in revenue from the first nine months of 2018, up 28% from Roubles 23.9bn during the same period in 2017.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Hamburger Hochbahn orders additional DT5 metro trains

HAMBURG U-Bahn operator Hamburger Hochbahn has ordered 13 additional DT5 trains from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier.

December 10, 2018 | Financial

Crossrail secures extra funds but completion date now unknown

A revised financing package for the final stages of London’s troubled Crossrail project has been confirmed by the Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan, the Greater London Authority, and Transport for London (TfL) with the total cost of the project set to rise by £1.6-2bn.

December 10, 2018 | Europe

French-Swiss cross-border rail link reopens

THE 20km line from Delle on the Swiss-French border to Belfort was officially reopened on December 6 ahead of the reintroduction of train services with the start of the new timetable on December 9. Most of the line has been out of service since 1992.

December 10, 2018 | Signalling

Alstom awarded Mumbai Metro Line 3 CBTC contract

MUMBAI Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) awarded Alstom a contract worth more than €100m on December 10 to supply the Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling system for Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro.

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