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November 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Paris extends orbital light rail line

PARIS moved another step closer to the completion of its orbital light rail line on November 24 with the inauguration of the 4.3km extension of Line T3b from Porte de la Chapelle to Porte d’Asnières in the north of the city.

November 23, 2018 | Europe

Itso releases service for Google Pay integration

ITSO announced on November 20 that it has launched a service with Google Pay which will allow instant, secure and seamless ticketing on smartphones.

November 23, 2018 | Light Rail

Bombardier chosen for Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV contract

AUSTRIAN light rail operator Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) has awarded Bombardier a contract for 18 TW500 barrier-free LRVs, with an option for 16 more.

November 23, 2018 | Metros

$A 1.38bn Sydney Metro contract announced

THE New South Wales state government has awarded Systems Connect, an unincorporated joint venture between CPB Contractors and UGL, an $A 1.38bn ($US 998.2m) contract for major infrastructure works associated with the extension of the second stage of the Sydney Metro project from Chatswood to Bankstown.

November 23, 2018 | Infrastructure

Getzner supplies vibration protection for Ankara - Sivas high-speed line

GETZNER has begun installing elastic vibration protection on the 406km Ankara - Sivas high-speed line, marking the start of the Austrian company’s biggest ever rail project in Turkey.

November 23, 2018 | Light Rail

Orléans extends public transport contract with Keolis

ORLÉANS Metropole renewed a contract with Keolis on November 20 for the operation and maintenance of its “Tao” multimodal transport network, which serves 22 districts in the region.

November 22, 2018 | North America

Virgin Trains USA to launch IPO

VIRGIN Trains USA filed a prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16 in preparation for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

November 22, 2018 | Financial

Alitalia accepts purchase offer from FS

THE government-appointed commissioners of Italian national airline Alitalia have accepted an offer from Italian State Railways (FS) to acquire Alitalia, beating bids submitted by EasyJet and Delta Airlines.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Västtrafik orders more 200km/h EMUs from Bombardier

VÄSTTRAFIK, the public transport authority for the Swedish county of Västra Götaland, has exercised an option for five more 200km/h Zefiro Express regional EMUs from Bombardier in addition to the 40 it ordered in March.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Talgo selected for Latvian EMU contract

LATVIAN national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens announced on November 21 that it has selected Talgo for a €225.3m contract to supply 32 1520mm-gauge EMUs together with maintenance facilities for the fleet.

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