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April 23, 2019 | Fleet

First class 230 D Train enters service for London Northwestern Railway

THE first class 230 D-Train purchased by West Midlands Trains (WMT) for London Northwestern Railway’s (LNR) service on the Marston Vale Line began passenger operations on April 23.

April 23, 2019 | Europe

Porterbrook launches Innovation Hub to accelerate development

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook launched the “Innovation Hub” on April 23, a static testbed designed to fast-track the development of new ideas and accelerate improvements to passenger services.

April 23, 2019 | High-speed

SNCF to support Czech high-speed development

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will support the development of a planning framework for high-speed lines in the Czech Republic under an agreement with Czech infrastructure manager SŽDC, which was signed on April 12.

April 23, 2019 | Light Rail

Canberra Metro light rail services up and running

REVENUE services on the 12km Canberra Metro light rail line in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) commenced on April 22, preceded by three days of free community events leading up to the official start of services. Around 25,000 people were carried during an eight-hour period on April 20.

April 23, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler awarded Ottawa DMU contract

THE City of Ottawa and SNC Lavalin have awarded Stadler a contract worth $C 106m ($US 79.3m) to supply seven DMUs for use on the Trillium Line extension.

April 22, 2019 | Metros

Yekaterinburg receives new metro cars

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) subsidiary Metrovagonmash (MVM) officially handed over eight 81-717.6/714.6 series metro cars to Yekaterinburg Metro on April 15.

April 22, 2019 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro extension

HUNGARIAN firms Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 2.9bn ($US 10.3m) contract to carry out planning work on the four-station northern extension of Budapest metro Line M3 to Káposztásmegyer.

April 19, 2019 | News

San Diego unveils new-generation Siemens LRVs

THE first next-generation Siemens S700 LRVs for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) were unveiled on April 17.

April 19, 2019 | Light Rail

Stuttgart approves Line U5 extension

STUTTGART City Council has approved the southern extension of Stadtbahn Line U5 from Leinfelden station to Leinfelden Neuer Markt.

April 18, 2019 | Fleet

Final order placed for ForCity Smart Artic Helsinki tram

ŠKODA Transportation subsidiary Škoda Transtech will bring production of the ForCity Smart Artic Helsinki X34 tram to an end, with Berlin light-rail operator Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram (SRS), Germany, placing the final order for a single tram.

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