LISBON metro unveiled a project to create a circular line by the end of 2021 as part of its new Operational Development Plan, which was published on May 8.

LUXEMBOURG National Railways (CFL) has issued a call for tender for the supply of a fleet of 25kV ac EMUs for operation within Luxembourg and on cross-border service to France and Belgium.

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) launched a tender on May 9 for a contract to supply 50 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives.

THE City of Calgary Administration announced its recommendations for the first phase of the light rail Green Line on May 11, setting out project scope and construction timescales for one of Canada’s largest transit projects.

GERMAN open-access passenger operator Locomore announced on May 11 that it has filed for insolvency after revenues failed to increase in line with projections.

MAN Engines has delivered the first of 162 D2676 LE264 diesel engines to Alstom for installation on two fleets of Coradia Polyvalent bi-mode trains for customers in Africa.

IRJ at Railtex 2017: Alstom launched its CLever lightweight catenary system for the British market during the Railtex exhibition following a trial installation on the West Coast Main Line. The company also announced details of a new EMU for the British market.

TEL AVIV Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA), the public company responsible for developing the city's light rail network, published two tenders on May 9 for contracts to provide project management and detailed planning services on the Green and Purple lines.

AFTER a difficult year in 2016, Eurostar returned to growth in the first three months of this year with increasing revenues and ridership, according to the operator’s first quarter results, which were published on May 10.

THE GLOOM hanging over the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) lifted a little on May 9 as the first of a fleet of Alstom X'Trapolis Mega EMUs entered service on one of the country's busiest commuter corridors.