FUNKWERK has secured a contract from Hamburger Hochbahn, the operator of Hamburg's U-Bahn network, to install its Alister SIL 2 electronic interlocking for depot control at the Barmbek depot. Commissioning is scheduled for November 15.
COMMERCIAL services began on March 16 on the 1.5km link between Daikanyama and Shibuya in Tokyo, completing the connection between Fukutoshin metro line and suburban lines to the south-west of the city.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has awarded Thales a four-year contract to maintain ticket validation equipment on the Transilien suburban network in Paris and surrounding departments.
ABELLIO Rail NRW, the Abellio subsidiary operating in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, has invited bids for a contract to supply between 18 and 42 dmus for regional services.
GERMAN Rail (DB) carried a record number of passengers on its domestic services in Germany last year, with ridership reaching 49 million and the total distance travelled increasing by 4% to 82.4 billion passenger-km.
GO-Ahead has awarded Knorr-Bremse two contracts to deliver its Leader driver assistance system on dmus operated by its Southern and London Midland franchises in Britain.
EAST Japan Railway Company (JR East) began scheduled operations at 320km/h on the Tohoku Shinkansen with the timetable change on March 16.
SÃO PAULO suburban rail operator Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) is to launch an international tender for 65 eight-car emus, after a domestic contest intended to support local suppliers failed to attract sufficient interest.
RUSSIA's Finance Ministry has announced proposals to cut subsidies for long-distance train services and divert the funding to investment in aviation.
CAF is celebrating the first order for its Urbos 3 low-floor LRV from a German customer after signing a contract with Freiburg Transport (VAG) for 12 metre-gauge vehicles, which will support the expansion of the city's light rail network.
