KUALA Lumpur operator Prasarana has awarded a consortium of Siemens and Rasma Corporation a contract for the supply and installation of signalling and train control equipment for LRT3, a planned 38km automated light metro in the Malaysian capital.

DYNAMIC testing of Alstom Citadis X05 LRVs has begun on Sydney’s CBD and South East light rail line, which is due to open next year.

ROLLS-ROYCE has won a contract from Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW), United States, to supply two types of EPA Tier-4-compliant MTU diesel engines to power switching locomotives.

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) says it achieved a marked improvement in its commercial and business performance in 2017, but revenues remain “insufficient” due to the huge debts of SNCF Network, which rose a further €1.7bn to €46.6bn.

THE City of Buenos Aires has launched a tender through metro authority Sbase for a concession to operate the metro network in the Argentinean capital for 12 years from January 2019.

MADRID Metro has completed a €6.1m project to equip all 301 of its stations and 10 depots with low-energy LED lighting.

DYNAMIC testing of the first Alstom Prima T8 double-unit electric locomotive for Indian Railways (IR) has begun at the Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura in the Indian state of Bihar.

A milestone in the preparations for the opening of the core section of the Crossrail east-west link across London was reached on the night of February 25-26, when a Bombardier class 345 Aventra EMU ran under its own power for the first time through the tunnel beneath the River Thames.

SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer Talgo signed new orders worth €700m in 2017, the highest figure since 2011 as the company’s order backlog reached €2.8bn.

UKRAINIAN Railways (UZ) signed a $US 1bn contract for the modernisation of its diesel locomotive fleet with GE Transportation at a ceremony in Kiev on February 23, which was attended by Ukraine’s president, Mr Petro Poroshenko.