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January 5, 2021 | Fleet

LTG Link to acquire 30 new electric trains

LITHUANIAN state-owned operator LTG Link has announced the launch of a public procurement process to purchase 30 new electric trains worth around €200m.

January 5, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In Brief – Fleet: CD Regioshuttles enter service; GySEV expands Desiro fleet; Sinara and Sakhalin sign LNG loco agreement

Czech Republic: Czech Railways (ČD) has begun operation of 22 Regioshuttle DMUs, formerly used by German regional rail operator Southwest Germany Transport (Sweg). The vehicles were purchased via an intermediary, with 13 sets delivered to ČD at the end of 2020. Nine more will be delivered this year, following major maintenance and/or revision. The new vehicles will expand ČD’s fleet of Regioshuttles to 55.

January 5, 2021 | Fleet

Bart suspends delivery of new metro cars

SAN Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has announced that it will temporarily halt delivery of its new Fleet of the Future (FOTF) metro cars from January 8 to allow the manufacturer, Bombardier, the time to address two reliability issues.

January 4, 2021 | Asia

CRRC Sifang launches new monorail train

CHINESE rail manufacturer CRRC Sifang has begun production of a new monorail train with a maximum speed of 100km/h following the completion of testing in late 2020.

January 4, 2021 | Fleet

Renfe signs metre-gauge fleet contract with CAF

SPANISH operator Renfe has signed a €258m contract with CAF for the supply of 37 1000mm-gauge trains to operate commuter and medium-distance services.

December 27, 2020 | Financial

Argentina selects Chinese companies to restore freight lines and supply trains

THE government of Argentina has signed four agreements worth a combined $US 4.7bn to a group of Chinese companies for the rehabilitation of freight railways, and the supply of new trains.

December 24, 2020 | Europe

PKP Intercity awards additional coach refurbishment contract

POLISH operator PKP Intercity has awarded a Zlotys 549m ($US 145.9m) contract for the modernisation of another 125 passenger coaches to a consortium of Pesa Group members Pesa Bydgoszcz and ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki.

December 21, 2020 | North America

TransLink orders additional trains for Vancouver SkyTrain

TRANSLINK, which operates Vancouver’s Skytrain metro system, has awarded a $C 721m ($US 565m) contract to Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 41 five-car trains for the network.

December 21, 2020 | Africa

Nigeria begins trials on Lagos - Ibadan line

NIGERIAN Railways (NR) has begun trial operation on the 156km $US 1.5bn Lagos - Ibadan railway, ahead of launching full services in January.

December 21, 2020 | Fleet

SNCB orders 204 double-deck coaches

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has exercised an option for 204 additional double-deck M7 coaches worth €445m from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier, under a framework agreement signed in December 2015.

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