TRANSPORT for London (TfL) subsidiary London Tramlink has exercised an option for four additional Variobahn low-floor LRVs from Stadler Pankow, which will be used on the light rail network in Croydon.
DB Regio introduced new Bombardier class 442 emus built for the Mid-German S-Bahn network around Leipzig on August 18, four months before they were due to enter service.
THE FIRST Pendolino set for PKP Intercity was presented to the public and the media at Wroclaw Central station on August 12, while en route from Alstom's Savigliano plant in Italy to the test centre at Żmigród, Poland.
TRIAL operation began on the light rail network in the Chinese city of Shenyang on August 15, when the first passengers travelled on the 60km system.
KRAKOW Transport Authority (MPK) has issued tender notices for two contracts to supply a fleet of 36 low-floor light rail vehicles and 40 ticket machines.
RUSSIAN construction company Transstroy announced on August 15 that it expects to complete construction on the final section of the Amur – Yakutsk Mainline (AYAM) in the Far East of the country by the end of next month.
ISRAELI transport minister Mr Yisrael Katz announced on August 13 that the National Infrastructure Committee has approved the initial phase of Israel Railways' (IR) national electrification programme.
ARRIYADH Development Authority (ADA) has appointed a joint venture of Parsons, Egis Rail, and Systra to supervise construction of the metro network in Riyadh.
NEW JERSEY Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) has unveiled a prototype light rail vehicle which it says will offer 50% more seating capacity on its Hudson – Bergen line at minimal cost.
CONSULTATION is due to begin this week on an application by British open-access passenger operator Grand Central to continue operating services on the East Coast Main Line beyond the expiry of its current track access agreement in 2016.
