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December 7, 2018 | Fleet

Translink Northern Ireland to lengthen CAF DMUs

TRANSLINK has awarded CAF a €50m contract to supply 21 new DMU cars for Northern Ireland Railways (NIR), with the agreement signed on November 6.

December 7, 2018 | Metros

Thai prime minister opens Bangkok Skytrain extension

THAILAND’s prime minister Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha inaugurated the 12.8km southern extension of the Bangkok Skytrain Sukhumvit Line (Green Line) from Samrong to Kheha in Samut Prakan on December 6.

December 6, 2018 | Fleet

Mireo EMU unveiled by Siemens

SIEMENS presented the first new-generation Mireo EMU to Baden-Württemberg state transport minister, Mr Winfried Hermann, at the supplier’s Wildenrath test centre in Germany on December 6.

December 6, 2018 | High-speed

Third Chinese contract for Vossloh’s rail fastening division

VOSSLOH has been awarded a €20m contract to supply rail fastenings for the Weifang - Laixi high-speed line in northeast China, the third such contract for the German manufacturer in 2018.

December 6, 2018 | Europe

Munich Airport regional rail link inaugurated

MUNICH Airport gained a direct rail connection with eastern Bavaria on December 6 when Germany’s federal minister of transport Mr Andreas Scheuer, Bavarian transport minister Dr Hans Reichhard, and German Rail (DB) management board member for infrastrucuture Mr Ronald Pofalla inaugurated the Neufahrn Curve.

December 6, 2018 | Light Rail

CRRC Sifang to supply Cairo interurban EMUs

CRRC Sifang and a consortium of China’s Avic International and China Railway Group signed a contract on December 3 to supply 22 trains for the inter-urban light rail line between Cairo and 10th of Ramadan City.

December 6, 2018 | Europe

SNCF to launch hydrogen-powered regional services by 2022

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) announced on December 06 it has committed to bringing the first hydrogen fuel-cell train in France into operation by 2022.

December 6, 2018 | Metros

Noida metro Aqua Line Phase 2 approved

THE government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has approved the second phase of the Noida metro Aqua Line, which will extend services southeast from Noida Sector 71 to Knowledge Park 5 in Greater Noida.

December 5, 2018 | Europe

Chairman of Crossrail and HS2 resigns

SIR Terry Morgan stepped down as chairman of Crossrail and High Speed 2 (HS2) on November 5, after a decade overseeing the cross-London project and four months at the head of Britain’s high-speed project.

December 5, 2018 | Light Rail

Caen light rail testing underway

THE French city of Caen reached a milestone in the construction of its light rail network on December 3 when the first dynamic test run took place on the short section between Avenue du 19 mars 1962 in Fleury-sur-Orne and Poincaré station in Caen.

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