COPENHAGEN metro authority Metroselskabet has appointed a joint venture of Ramboll and Arup as design consultant for the extension of the metro to Nordhavn.
THE founder of Italian open access operator Arenaways Mr Giuseppe Arena has publically apologised for delays to the launch of the company's Trenohotel overnight service, citing unexpected technical and logistical problems.
SACRAMENTO Regional Transit District (RT) has appointed Siemens to refurbish 21 high-floor trams, which have been in storage since they were acquired from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in 2003.
THE first Stadler LRV to be equipped with supercapacitors for onboard energy storage has entered service with Geneva Public Transport (TPG).
BELGIAN public transport operator De Lijn has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 48 low-floor LRVs after the €128.6m deal was approved by the Flemish minister for mobility and public works, Mrs Hilde Crevits.
DUTCH regional transport company Syntus has become a 100% subsidiary of Keolis after the French company completed the acquisition of Netherlands Railways' (NS) 50% share.
THE governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, has authorised the launch of a tender for the acquisition of 65 eight-car emus for São Paulo commuter rail operator Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM).
IRELAND's Planning Board has granted a Railway Order authorising the extension of Dublin's Luas light rail network to Broombridge in a €370m project which will connect the two existing lines for the first time.
SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has placed a €200m order with Alstom for an additional eight ETR 610 Pendolino tilting emus. The order is an option from a contract for seven trains signed in March 2004 by Alstom and Cisalpino, the now defunct joint venture between Trenitalia and SBB.
COLLECTIVE Transport Production (KTP), the organisation responsible for Oslo's metro, light rail, and bus operations, has awarded Invensys Rail two contracts worth a total of €13.4m.
