SWITZERLAND's Southeastern Railway (SOB) signed a SFr 170m ($US 173m) contract with Stadler Rail in Herisau on June 27 for 11 Flirt EMUs, which will be used on Lucern - St Gallen Voralpen-Express services.
SIEMENS has announced plans for a new range of commuter and regional EMUs, known as Mireo. The articulated design uses many components used in the current Desiro City EMU for Britain and will supersede Siemens' Desiro ML platform for continental European markets.
A new fleet of long-distance coaches entered passenger service with Bangladesh Railway (BR) on June 25, when the country's prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed launched the new Sonar Bangla Express service from the capital Dhaka to the port city of Chittagong.
CENTRAL Japan Railway Company (JR Central) announced on June 25 that it will introduce a new-generation Shinkansen train on the Tokaido and Sanyo lines in 2020.
CHINESE rolling stock supplier CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) announced on June 23 that it has signed three contracts with a total value of Yuan 3.15bn ($US 480m) to supply metro trains and trams to three Chinese cities.
THE government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced funding of $A 10.5bn for new public transport projects and for the ongoing maintenance and support of existing infrastructure and services as part of its 2016-17 budget, which was unveiled on June 21.
VR Transpoint has launched a collaboration with Innofreight, Austria, to develop a new type of freight wagon, named Finnowagon, for rail logistics in Finland, the aim being to create a more flexible service for rail logistics customers.
THE Municipality of Naples announced on June 17 that it has selected CAF as preferred bidder for a contract worth around €98m to supply 10 six-car trains for metro Line 1.
STADLER Minsk has completed delivery of an order for five Kiss double-deck EMUs for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), with the final two sets completing their journey to Baku this week.
MPK Wroclaw has unveiled plans to invest in the renewal of its tram fleet with the acquisition of 56 new vehicles by 2020.
