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January 28, 2019 | Financial

Wabtec and GE expect close of merger by end of February

WABTEC and General Electric (GE) announced on January 25 that they have modified the terms of the merger agreement between Wabtec and GE Transportation, which is now expected to be completed by the end of February.

January 28, 2019 | Locomotives

Transmashholding wins Cuban locomotive order

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) and Cuban import agency Tradex have signed a contract for the supply of 23 type LDE-2500 diesel-electric locomotives.

January 28, 2019 | Metros

Hook of Holland metro conversion hit by more delays

THE troubled project to convert the Schiedam – Hook of Holland Line from heavy rail to light metro and connect it to the Rotterdam metro network has run into additional problems which threaten to further delay completion.

January 25, 2019 | Europe

Adif approves master plan to combat climate change

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif and high-speed network manager Adif AV have approved their Master Plan for the Fight Against Climate Change 2018-2030, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the rail network.

January 25, 2019 | Freight

DB Cargo UK and Maritime Transport to combine intermodal operations

MARITIME Transport and DB Cargo UK have announced an agreement to combine their expertise, which the companies say will increase Britain’s rail freight capacity.

January 25, 2019 | Metros

First car bodies for Klang Valley Line 2 delivered to Malaysia

THE car bodies of the first two four-car trains for Kuala Lumpur’s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT) Klang Valley Line 2 arrived in Westport, Port Klang, on January 23.

January 25, 2019 | High-speed

Spanish competition authority approves Acciona-Ilsa high-speed deal

SPAIN’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) confirmed on January 24 that it has given the go-ahead for Spanish infrastructure group Acciona to take a controlling stake in open-access high-speed operator Intermodalidad de Levante (Ilsa), which is planning to launch new services in competition with Renfe.

January 25, 2019 | Metros

Noida metro Aqua Line inaugurated

THE first phase of the Noida - Greater Noida metro Aqua Line was inaugurated on January 25 by Mr Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

January 25, 2019 | Asia

Myanmar celebrates completion of rolling stock assembly plants

MYANMAR Railways (MR) and CRRC marked the completion of the Naypyidaw locomotive manufacturing plant and the Mandalay passenger coach manufacturing plant on December 31 with the delivery of the first locomotive and coaches at a ceremony in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in northern Myanmar.

January 24, 2019 | Metros

First Istanbul Line M7 driverless train delivered

A milestone was reached in the construction of the first driverless metro line on the European side of Istanbul this week with the delivery of the first vehicles for Line M7 to Tekstilkent depot in the north of the city.

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