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July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Abellio orders Hitachi trains for East Midlands franchise

ABELLIO announced on July 30 that it has selected Hitachi Rail for a £400m contract to supply a fleet of 33 bi-mode (diesel/25kV ac) inter-city trains for East Midlands Railway (EMR).

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

CAF rolls out extra EMUs for Auckland Transport

AUCKLAND Transport (AT) has released a photo of the first of a second batch of AM class EMUs currently being built by CAF in Spain, which is currently undergoing final electrical testing before being shipped to New Zealand.

July 30, 2019 | Metros

Maharashtra approves Mumbai metro expansion

THE cabinet of the Indian state of Maharashtra has approved three extensions of the Mumbai metro, which will add 50km to the network at a cost of Rs 240bn ($US 3.5bn).

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Portland and San Diego order additional Siemens LRVs

SIEMENS has been awarded two contracts to supply S700 LRVs for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and Portland regional transit operator TriMet.

July 29, 2019 | Metros

Alstom chosen for Barcelona metro train order

BARCELONA Metropolitan Transport (TMB) announced on July 27 that it has selected Alstom for a contract to supply 42 five-car metro trains to replace the network’s oldest fleets.

July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Seattle awards Downtown Redmond Link Extension contract

SEATTLE public transport authority Sound Transit has selected a joint venture of Stacy and Witbeck/Kuney for a $US 729.2m contract to design and construct the Downtown Redmond Link light rail extension.

July 29, 2019 | Europe

VAT cut on train fares could boost German passenger numbers by 5 million, says DB

REDUCING VAT on long-distance train fares in Germany could bring millions more passengers to the rail network and stimulate additional fleet investment, according to German Rail (DB).

July 29, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Flirts enter passenger service

THE first fleet of Stadler Flirt trains for a British operator entered service on the morning of July 29, when Abellio Greater Anglia’s class 755 bi-mode multiple units made their passenger debut on the lines from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

July 29, 2019 | Metros

RATP Dev and John Holland partner for Sydney metro operation bids

RATP Dev, France, and John Holland, Australia, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to partner on upcoming bids to operate and maintain the new Sydney Metro West and Greater West automated lines.

July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Caen tram network inaugurated

THE French city of Caen inaugurated its €259.9m tram network on July 27.

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