VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has confirmed it will launch a new tender for between 120 and 150 low-floor LRVs, instead of exercising an option for additional Ultra Low-Floor (ULF) vehicles from Siemens.
SEOUL Metropolitan Government and the SML9 consortium have awarded a consortium of Transdev and RATP Dev a 10-year contract to continue operating and maintaining Seoul metro Line 9.
ŠKODA Transportation unveiled the first of 60 type 28T low-floor LRV for the Turkish city of Konya on October 29.
BRAZILIAN president Mrs Dilma Rousseff and governor of the state of São Paulo, Mr Geraldo Alckmin, announced on October 25 that a further Reais 5.4bn ($US 2.47bn) will be made available for commuter rail and metro investment in São Paulo.
FOLLOWING a spate of derailments, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has suspended all services on the Bangkok – Chiang Mai line north of Uttaradit for urgent repairs.
TURKEY celebrated the completion of the rail connection between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul on October 29, with the inauguration of the Lira 9.2bn ($US 4.6bn) Marmaray link beneath the Bosphorus.
TRAIN services have been disrupted by a severe storm with winds gusting at up to 159km/h which swept across southern England in the early hours of October 28 before heading to the Netherlands en route to Denmark where it was expected to arrive later today.
THE northern extension of Stockholm's Tvarbanan light rail line from Alvik to Solna was officially inaugurated on October 27.
MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has issued requests for proposals to replace the 44-year old trains on its Red Line and the 32-year old cars on its Orange Line at a cost of around $US 1.3bn.
THE vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Mr László Baranyay signed a €152m 25-year loan agreement with Ukrainian finance minister Mr Yurij Kolobov in Luxembourg on October 25, which will be used to finance the extension of the Dnepropetrovsk metro.
