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December 10, 2018 | Light Rail

Ulm celebrates opening of tram Line 2

ULM celebrated the opening of the new 10km metre-gauge tram Line 2 on December 8, the day before the line came into service with the introduction of the new European timetable on December 9.

December 7, 2018 | Metros

Metro Medellin selects CAF for EMU refurbishment

THE city of Medellín has awarded CAF a contract to refurbish 42 three-car EMUs manufactured in the 1990s and currently operating on the Colombian city’s metro network.

December 7, 2018 | Policy

ORR sets out recommendations to avoid repeat of timetable chaos

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), chaired by Professor Stephen Glaister, published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of May’s timetable failure on December 7, alongside a draft final order requiring Network Rail (NR) to improve its timetabling process.

December 7, 2018 | Light Rail

Vienna Flexity trams enter service

THE first class D Flexity trams for Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien began service on Line 67 on December 6 after receiving approval from authorities following test runs.

December 7, 2018 | North America

Caltrain to increase Stadler EMU order

THE board of directors of Californian commuter rail operator Caltrain has unanimously approved the acquisition of 37 additional Stadler double-deck EMU cars as part of the San Francisco - San Jose electrification project.

December 7, 2018 | Metros

Final Sydney Metro driverless train completed

THE last of 22 fully-automated Metropolis trains for Sydney Metro was rolled out at Alstom’s Sricity facility in Andhra Pradesh, India, on December 6.

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.

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