BASQUE metre-gauge operator EuskoTren opened a 1km branch of the Metro Donostialdea suburban network in San Sebastian on September 12, with the launch of the branch from Herrera to Altza.
THE President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Mr Carles Puigdemont, has opened a 1.5km extension to the Catalonia Government Railways (FGC) Vallès Line with three new stations in the Sabadell area of Barcelona.
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony to mark the launch of passenger traffic on the Moscow Central Ring railway on September 10.
A consortium of Ineco, Spain, its Mexican subsidiary Inecomex, Spain’s infrastructure manager Adif, and Cal y Mayor y Asociados, Mexico, have been awarded a contract to supervise the construction of an extension to Line 12 of the Mexico City metro.
AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) has chosen CAF as its preferred bidder for a contract to supply a fleet of 63 low-floor bi-directional light rail vehicles with an option for another 60 vehicles.
THE CEO of Italian State Railways (FS) has set out his future strategy for FS covering five key areas - mergers, the planned IPO, expansion abroad, door-to-door travel, and freight restructuring – which will form part of FS’ 10-year plan to be presented at the end of September.
HONG Kong’s MTR Corporation held a ceremony on September 8 to mark the breakthrough of the 11km Tai Wai - Hung Hom tunnel section of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) metro project.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) inaugurated a new station at Breda on September 8, which is one of the ‘New Key Projects’ to serve high-speed lines across the Netherlands.
THE first of 10 diesel-electric locomotives being supplied to All Aboard Florida for its new Brightline inter-city service in Florida has completed initial track testing at the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California, and moved for the first time under its own power.
FOLLOWING months of preparation, the railway world is set to descend on Berlin this month for the leading showpiece in the railway exhibition calendar: InnoTrans which runs from September 20-23. Kevin Smith and Dan Templeton are here to guide you though some of the highlights.
