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November 23, 2018 | Light Rail

Bombardier chosen for Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV contract

AUSTRIAN light rail operator Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) has awarded Bombardier a contract for 18 TW500 barrier-free LRVs, with an option for 16 more.

November 23, 2018 | Metros

$A 1.38bn Sydney Metro contract announced

THE New South Wales state government has awarded Systems Connect, an unincorporated joint venture between CPB Contractors and UGL, an $A 1.38bn ($US 998.2m) contract for major infrastructure works associated with the extension of the second stage of the Sydney Metro project from Chatswood to Bankstown.

November 23, 2018 | Light Rail

Orléans extends public transport contract with Keolis

ORLÉANS Metropole renewed a contract with Keolis on November 20 for the operation and maintenance of its “Tao” multimodal transport network, which serves 22 districts in the region.

November 22, 2018 | North America

Virgin Trains USA to launch IPO

VIRGIN Trains USA filed a prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16 in preparation for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

November 22, 2018 | Financial

Alitalia accepts purchase offer from FS

THE government-appointed commissioners of Italian national airline Alitalia have accepted an offer from Italian State Railways (FS) to acquire Alitalia, beating bids submitted by EasyJet and Delta Airlines.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Talgo selected for Latvian EMU contract

LATVIAN national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens announced on November 21 that it has selected Talgo for a €225.3m contract to supply 32 1520mm-gauge EMUs together with maintenance facilities for the fleet.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Alstom unveils hydrogen train concept for French regions

ALSTOM has unveiled a concept for a hydrogen fuel cell variant of its Coradia Polyvalent (Régiolis) multiple unit, which the supplier is developing as an alternative to diesel trains for the French regions.

November 22, 2018 | Freight

Turkey awards contract for Cerkezkoy - Kapikule upgrade

A consortium consisting Gülermak Heavy Industry Construction and Alsim Alarko Industrial Plants & Trading has been awarded a contract to modernise a 200km stretch of mainline between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border, Turkey’s only rail connection with the European rail network.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

FNM signs multiple-unit framework agreement with Stadler

NORTH Milan Railway (FNM) and Stadler signed an eight-year framework agreement in Milan on November 21 for the supply of between 30 and 50 bi-mode (diesel and electric) multiple units for regional services.

November 22, 2018 | Freight

Czech government scraps CD Cargo privatisation plan

CZECH minister of transport, Mr Dan Ťok, announced at a press conference in Prague on November 21 that the government has decided to abandon plans to privatise rail freight operator CD Cargo.

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