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September 17, 2018 | Rolling stock

CAF DMUs for Northern begin mainline testing

MAIN line testing of the first CAF Civity DMU for Arriva Rail North (Northern) began on the British network on September 14, with the first train running from Liverpool to reach the West Coast Main Line for testing between Warrington and Carnforth.

September 16, 2018 | Asia

Busan orders more Hyundai Rotem trains for metro Line 1

BUSAN Transport Corporation has placed a Won 55.6bn order with Hyundai Rotem for 48 eight-car EMUs for metro Line 1.

September 14, 2018 | InnoTrans 2018

InnoTrans 2018 draws global rail industry to Berlin

The railway world is preparing to descend on Berlin this month for InnoTrans, the world’s largest railway technology trade show. Kevin Smith and David Burroughs pick out the highlights of the exhibition.

September 14, 2018 | Freight

Adani rethinks Queensland coal line project

INDIAN industrial conglomerate Adani has scaled back the designs for a planned line linking its Carmichael coal mine project in the Australian state of Queensland’s Galilee Basin to the coal export port at Abbott Point.

September 14, 2018 | Rolling stock

First Waratah Series 2 EMU enters service in New South Wales

THE first of 24 eight-car Sydney Growth Trains (SGT), now also known as Waratah Series 2, entered passenger service on September 7. The SGT trains are being delivered by Downer as part of the New South Wales government’s $A 1.5bn ($US 1bn) ‘More Trains, More Services’ programme.

September 14, 2018 | Central/South America

New Santiago metro trains enter service

SANTIAGO Metro launched its new fleet of NS 16 rubber-tyred metro trains on September 13, when the first train entered passenger service on the north-south Line 2 from Vespucio Norte to La Cisterna.

September 13, 2018 | Infrastructure

Singapore LTA awards rail asset management contract

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and ST Engineering Electronics a $S 11.8m ($US 8.6m) contract to develop and implement a Rail Enterprise Asset Management System (Reams).

September 13, 2018 | Main line

Lithuania to reinstate Klaipeda - Silute services

LITHUANIAN Railways (LG) has announced it will reinstate passenger trains between the port city of Klaipeda and the town of Šilute on the Baltic coast.

September 13, 2018 | Europe

DB curbs spending as debts rise and profits fall

GERMAN Rail (DB) chief executive Dr Richard Lutz has instigated emergency spending controls as the company seeks to avoid another profit warning and slow the increase in its debts, which are nearing €20bn.

September 13, 2018 | Financial

New Rosco joint venture formed in Europe

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company (Rosco) Rock Rail has joined forces with Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) to form a joint venture to fund, purchase and lease trains throughout Europe.

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