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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 | Fleet

NJ Transit approves contract for Bombardier double-deck trains

THE New Jersey (NJ) Transit board of directors approved a $US 670m contract with Bombardier on December 13 for 113 new double-deck vehicles, including its first double-deck EMUs.

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.

December 12, 2018 | Metros

Hamburg U-Bahn Line U4 extension opens

THE 1.3km southern extension of Hamburg U-Bahn Line U4 from HafenCity University to Elbe Bridges opened on December 6.

December 12, 2018 | Financial

Siemens and Alstom move to allay EC concerns over merger

ALSTOM and Siemens submitted a remedy package to the European Commission (EC) on December 12 in response to the competition commissioner’s Statement of Objection on the proposed merger, which was issued to the two suppliers on October 29.

December 12, 2018 | Main line

Arriva continues Pågatågen operations under new contract

ARRIVA began its second term as operator of the Pågatågen regional network in Skåne, Sweden, on December 9 under a new €550 contract which extends the operator’s franchise until 2026.

December 12, 2018 | Central/South America

Brazil launches tenders for North-South Railway concession

THE Brazilian government launched procurement of the concession for the construction, operation and maintenance of the North-South Railway (FNS) with a tender notice in the Official Journal of the Union (DOU) on November 30.

December 11, 2018 | Main line

Stirling - Dunblane/Alloa electric services begin

SCOTLAND’s Edinburgh - Glasgow Improvement Programme (Egip) reached a milestone on December 9, when ScotRail began operating electric services from Stirling to Dunblane and Alloa following the completion of electrification of the two lines.

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