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February 1, 2012 | Rolling stock

Siemens hands over first Lastochka emu to RZD

SIEMENS presented the first completed Desiro Rus regional emu to Russian Railways (RZD) vice-president Mr Valentin Gapanovich at its plant in Krefeld, Germany, on January 27.

January 31, 2012 | Signalling

Danish Signalling Programme contracts signed

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has today signed two contracts worth a total of Euros 700m as part of its programme to install ERTMS across the entire 2100km mainline network by 2021.

January 30, 2012 | High-speed

Wenzhou crash report blames design flaws and poor management

The long-awaited official report into the Wenzhou high-speed train crash in July 2011 cites serious design and management failings as the causes of the accident which killed 40 and injured 172. In the report, the Chinese government for the first time provides details about what happened in the hour before the crash, reports Han Qiao from China Features in Beijing.

January 30, 2012 | Light Rail

Basle orders 60 Bombardier Flexity LRVs

BASLE Transport Authority (BVB) has signed a SFr 222m ($US 241m) contract with Bombardier for a fleet of 60 Flexity low-floor LRVs, which according to BVB is the largest single order for new vehicles in its 116-year history.

January 27, 2012 | Financial

EBRD to fund Serbian Corridor 10 upgrade

THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a Euros 95m sovereign-guaranteed loan to Serbian Railways (ZS) to help upgrade the section of European Corridor 10 between Belgrade and the Croatian border.

January 26, 2012 | Financial

Good year for SNCF as revenues rise 7.2%

TURNOVER at French National Railways (SNCF) was up by 7.2% at Euros 32.65bn in 2011 compared with Euros 30.47bn in 2010, with particularly strong performance in the railway's passenger sectors.

January 26, 2012 | Light Rail

Dijon celebrates arrival of first LRV

THE city of Dijon celebrated the arrival of its first Alstom Citadis LRV at its new operating and maintenance centre on January 26. Testing of the vehicle will commence in February on the 8.5km Line T1 and 11.5km Line T2, which serve 16 and 21 stations respectively in the Greater Dijon area. Commercial operations on the new network are scheduled to begin in September.

January 25, 2012 | Locomotives

Ferromex expands locomotive fleet:

Having received 44 SD70ACe locomotives at the start of 2011, Ferromex, Mexico, ended the year with the delivery of a further batch of 38 units from EMD, taking its total SD70ACe fleet to almost 100.

January 25, 2012 | Financial

UP reports record results

UNION Pacific reported net income of $US 964m in the fourth quarter of 2011, and $US 3.3bn for the full year, an 18% increase on 2010.

January 25, 2012 | Signalling

PTC: milestone or millstone?

The deadline for the network-wide deployment of Positive Train Control (PTC) in the United States is now less than four years away. Kevin Smith examines the current status of this mammoth project, the challenges it poses to US railways, and how they might yet make it work in their favour.

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