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February 6, 2019 | Australia/NZ

More Waratah Series 2 EMUs for Sydney Trains

NEW South Wales minister for transport and tnfrastructure Mr Andrew Constance announced on February 6 that a further 17 Waratah Series 2 double-deck EMUs will be ordered to accommodate rising demand on the Sydney Trains suburban network.

February 6, 2019 | Central/South America

Stadler completes first SALi locomotive for Bolivia

STADLER Rail Valencia has completed the first two of three South America Light (SALi) metre-gauge diesel locomotives for Andean Railway (FCA) at its facility in Albuixech, Spain.

February 5, 2019 | Track

SAR awards track monitoring contract to Perpetuum

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has awarded a contract to Perpetuum, Britain, to install track condition remote monitoring equipment on two SAR passenger trains as part of a two-year contract to monitor the condition of 1242km Riyadh - Hail - Qurrayat section of the North-South Railway.

February 5, 2019 | North America

Houston orders 14 Siemens LRVs

METROPOLITAN Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) has awarded Siemens a contract to supply 14 S70 LRVs for the Houston MetroRail light rail network.

February 5, 2019 | High-speed

HS2 unveils designs for Old Oak Common hub

HIGH Speed 2 (HS2) unveiled the latest designs for its west London hub at Old Oak Common on February 5, with work beginning to clear the site ready for construction.

February 5, 2019 | Fleet

DB orders Talgo trains for international services

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on February 5 that it has awarded Talgo a framework contract to supply up to 100 long-distance trains with an initial order for 23 sets worth €550m.

February 5, 2019 | Track

Israel launches track course to bridge skills gap

ISRAEL’s Ministry of Transport and Israel Railways is launching a degree course in civil and mechanical engineering specialising in track engineering to address a shortage of track engineers needed to implement mainline, metro and light rail projects in the coming decades.

February 4, 2019 | Telecoms

Frequentis rolls out Finland’s next-generation communication network

FREQUENTIS has completed the implementation of the Unified Railway Communication and Application (Urca) system across the Finnish network, which is claimed to be the first bearer-independent railway communication system in Europe.

February 4, 2019 | Fleet

Seibu Railway reveals “Laview” limited express EMU

JAPAN’s Seibu Railway announced on January 29 that its new 001 series “Laview” EMU will be introduced on Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Seibu Chichibu Line limited express services on March 16.

February 4, 2019 | Main line

Arriva challenges Valle d’Aosta regional contract award

ARRIVA filed an appeal at the Valle d'Aosta Regional Administrative Court on January 25 seeking the annulment of a contract awarded to Trenitalia for the operation of train services in the region.

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