SIEMENS has despatched the first completed type C2 train for the Munich U-Bahn to its Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre, where it will undergo trials prior to entering service at the end of the year.
AFTER several years of poor or mixed results, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) achieved a strong turnaround in 2012 with a return to profitability.
SWITZERLAND's metre-gauge Frauenfeld-Wil Railway (FWB) has begun testing the first of a fleet of five new ABe 4/8 emus, which were ordered from Stadler in 2011 at a cost of SFr 31m ($US 33m).
A CONSORTIUM of RATP Dev and Transdev has secured a three-year contract to operate the 60km light rail network in the Chinese city of Shenyang, which is due to open on July 1.
PLANNING for a direct rail link beneath the IJmeer Lake to connect eastern Amsterdam with Almere has been suspended due to the slump in the Dutch property market and constraints on public finances.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) and Renfe have postponed the launch of direct TGV services between Paris and Barcelona due to delays in completing certification of TGV Dasye sets for operation on the Figueres – Barcelona high-speed line.
THE German subsidiary of National Express has invited bids by May 25 from up to six suppliers for a four-year framework contract to supply up to 250 electric trains.
AROUND 1000 guests attended a ceremony in the Korean city of Yongin today to mark the inauguration of the Yongin EverLine, an automated light metro linking Giheung station on Korail's Bundang Line with Everland, the country's largest theme park.
SIEMENS handed over the 100th MX3000 metro train to Oslo Metro operator Collective Transport Production (KTP) on April 24, 10 years after the contract was signed for the initial batch of three-car trains.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) continued to feel the impact of the economic downturn in the first quarter of this year as revenues remained almost static at €8.2bn, a 0.9% year-on-year increase.
