AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has signed a 10-year framework agreement with Nomad Digital to provide passenger information solutions for the majority of its fleet of trains and Postbuses.
SOUTHEASTERN Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Septa) has awarded Ansaldo STS, a Hitachi Group Company, a $US 53m contract to install communications-based train control (CBTC) on the Media and Sharon Hill lines of Septa's light rail network.
THE mayor of Istanbul Mr Kadir Topbaş announced on November 11 that construction will begin on 10 urban rail projects totalling nearly 100km next year as the city continues its drive to expand the network to 483km by the end of the decade.
THE government of the Australian state of Victoria has announced the shortlisted bidders to finance and build 37 high-capacity six-car trains for the Melbourne suburban network.
THE Kerala state cabinet gave the go-ahead for Kochi metro Phase 1B on November 12, referring the Rs 20.2bn ($US 306m) project to the Indian government for final approval.
THE project to develop a long-overdue new rail tunnel from New Jersey under the Hudson River to New York City took a major step forward on November 11 with the creation of a corporation within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to oversee the scheme.
SPANISH national train operator Renfe has launched its first open tender for high-speed trains in a decade, inviting bids for a €1.1bn-€2.6bn framework contract to supply up to 30 new sets with a maximum speed of 320 km/h.
THE Bremen senate announced on November 10 that it has allocated Bremen Tramways (BSAG) €210m for the acquisition of 67 new low-floor LRVs.
CINCINNATTI Streetcar marked a milestone in the project to return trams to the city's streets on November 10, when the first of five LRVs being supplied by CAF ran under its own power for the first time on the 5.8km line.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality has launched an environmental impact assessment into the construction of a 10km tram line along the western bank of the Golden Horn.
