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September 24, 2018 | Middle East

First Alstom Dubai metro train set for November delivery

THE chairman of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), HE Mattar Al Tayer, visited Alstom’s plant in Katowice in Poland last week for a test run on one of the first Alstom Metropolis trains for the Dubai metro.

September 20, 2018 | Rolling stock

DTI to supply passenger information systems for South African EMUs

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: DTI, Australia, has finalised contract negotiations with Alstom Ubunye for the supply of Passenger Information Systems (PIS) for 576 X’Trapolis EMUs being manufactured for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

September 20, 2018 | Rolling stock

MTU to develop hybrid powerpacks for Britain and Germany

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: THE CEO of rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook, Ms Mary Grant, and Rolls Royce vice president for industrial business, Mr Lars Kraft, signed an MoU at InnoTrans on September 19 for the delivery of MTU Hybrid Powerpacks for tests on two class 170 Turbostar DMUs in use in Britain.

September 19, 2018 | Freight

Rail Cargo Wagon shows new modular wagon prototype

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: Rail Cargo Wagon, a subsidiary of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), is showing Transant, a new modular wagon concept developed in partnership with Voestalpine, at the outside track area.

September 19, 2018 | Rolling stock

FlixTrain shakes up German long-distance market

FlixTrain became the latest entrant to the German open-access long-distance passenger market earlier this year when it took over services previously operated by HKX and Locomore. Kevin Smith assesses the operator’s position in the market and its prospects for future development.

September 18, 2018 | Rolling stock

CRRC unveils Next Generation metro train

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: CRRC unveiled its Next Generation metro train, a joint project of the Chinese-German joint venture, CG Rail, at the outside track area.

September 18, 2018 | Rolling stock

France to test hybrid regional train

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) and Alstom, along with the French regions of Grand-EST, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Occitanie have agreed to test a battery-powered regional train beginning in 2020.

September 18, 2018 | North America

First Amtrak Avelia bodyshell completed

ALSTOM and Merrill Technologies this week celebrated the completion of the first locomotive bodyshell for the future Avelia Liberty trainsets, which will serve as the new Acela Express fleet on the Northeast Corrido in the United States.

September 18, 2018 | Fleet

Five shortlisted for Tyne &Wear Metro fleet replacement

NEXUS, the passenger transport authority for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland, announced on September 17 that it has shortlisted five bidders to participate in a tender for a contract to design, build and maintain a new fleet of trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro network.

September 18, 2018 | Technology

Battery train energises race to replace diesel

Rapid advances in battery technology and the drive to reduce emissions of harmful particulates are helping to push the case for the development of battery-electric trains. Keith Barrow looks at the technology behind Bombardier’s prototype Talent 3 battery-electric multiple unit, which will enter service in Germany next year.

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