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November 1, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler presents battery electric Flirt

STADLER presented its prototype Flirt Akku battery-electric multiple units on October 25, when the train completed a trip from Stadler’s plant in Berlin-Pankow to Schildow in Brandenburg without an external power supply.

November 1, 2018 | Light Rail

Bern launches tender for up to 50 low-floor LRVs

BERN public transport operator Bernmobil has launched a tender for up to 50 low-floor LRVs, which are due to enter service on the metre-gauge tram network in the Swiss capital from 2023 onwards.

November 1, 2018 | Infrastructure

Abelllio launches construction of Pforzheim depot

ABELLIO Rail Baden-Württemberg, a subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS), has officially begun construction of a new depot at Pforzheim, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

November 1, 2018 | Metros

Delhi metro network reaches 300km

LESS than 16 years after the opening of its first line, the Delhi metro network passed the 300km mark on October 31 with the inauguration of the 17.8km eastern section of the orbital Pink Line (Line 7) from Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake.

November 1, 2018 | Infrastructure

Trafikverket awards Efacec multi-year level crossing contract

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has awarded Efacec, Portugal, a contract to develop, certify and supply new-generation automatic level crossing protection systems.

November 1, 2018 | Freight

Sweden completes Söderhamn - Kilafors upgrade

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has completed the upgrading of the 31km single-track line between Söderhamn and Kilafors, which is part of the TEN-T Core Network and a key north-south freight artery linking the East Coast Line with the Northern Main Line.

October 31, 2018 | Infrastructure

Network Rail to reinforce Dawlish sea wall

NETWORK Rail (NR) has announced that coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineers will undertake repairs to reinforce the London - Penzance main line connecting the southwest of England to the rest of the country.

October 31, 2018 | Rolling stock

Transmashholding finalises purchase of South African rolling stock plant

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) has completed a deal with DCD Group to acquire DCD’s rolling stock factory in Boksburg, South Africa, for a reported Rand 500m ($US 33.9m).

October 31, 2018 | Technology

DB invests in satellite technology start-up

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced that its Digital Ventures business unit will make a strategic investment of several million Euros in Canadian start-up satellite telecommunications firm Kepler Communications.

October 31, 2018 | Freight

Italian high-speed rail freight service ready for launch

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) subsidiary Mercitalia unveiled its new Mercitalia Fast high-speed rail freight service at an event at the company’s Caserta Marcianise terminal north of Naples on October 29.

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