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December 17, 2018 | Fleet

AVG exercises option for 20 Flexity tram-trains

BADEN-Württemberg municipal transport operator Albtal Transport (AVG) has exercised an €87m option with Bombardier for 20 Flexity tram-trains, the third order from a 2009 framework agreement for up to 75 vehicles.

December 17, 2018 | Light Rail

Light rail reaches Nice Côte d'Azur Airport

NICE Côte d'Azur Airport joined the city’s light rail network on December 15 with the inauguration of the 1.9km western stretch of Line T2 from Grand Arénas to terminals 1 and 2.

December 14, 2018 | Fleet

First LRV for Avignon tramway delivered

ALSTOM delivered the first of 14 Citadis X05 compact LRVs for Avignon, France, on December 13 after a three-day journey from La Rochelle where the LRV was designed and built, with the trams due to enter service in summer 2019.

December 14, 2018 | Metros

Israel announces three-line Tel Aviv metro network

A metro network consisting of three lines will be built in Tel Aviv, Israel’s minister of transport and intelligence, Mr Yisrael Katz, announced on December 12.

December 14, 2018 | High-speed

Texas Central Railway: blazing a trail for privately-funded high-speed rail

Despite producing more than a third of the United States’ crude oil output, urbanisation, rapid economic growth and congestion mean Texans could be getting out of their cars and on to high-speed trains much sooner than most other Americans. Keith Barrow looks at how Texas Central Railway is planning to link Dallas and Houston without a cent of public funding.

December 13, 2018 | Fleet

SOB orders additional Flirt EMUs from Stadler

SWISS operator Southeast Rail (SOB) and Stadler signed a contract in St Gallen on December 13 for the delivery of 12 additional Flirt EMUs, including seven eight-car Traverso Flirt trains, and five standard four-car sets.

December 13, 2018 | High-speed

China Railway orders more CR400AF high-speed trains

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 3.1bn ($US 453m) contract to supply 18 additional CR400AF Fuxing high-speed trains.

December 13, 2018 | Technology

SNCF selects Hastus solution for TGV resource management

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has begun deploying the Hastus solution developed by Giro to manage material and human resources for the TGV high-speed network, following the rollout of the software on Transilien lines in the Paris region.

December 13, 2018 | Main line

Arriva to retain Jutland regional network

ARRIVA has been awarded a new contract to operate regional services in Jutland, the sole network in Denmark put out to competitive tender.

December 12, 2018 | North America

Siemens selected for Via Rail Canada fleet renewal contract

VIA Rail Canada announced on December 12 that it has awarded Siemens Canada a $C 989m ($US 741m) contract to supply 32 inter-city trains for the Quebec City - Toronto - Windsor corridor.

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