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September 7, 2018 | News

Ouigo to serve Paris Gare du Lyon

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) president Mr Guillaume Pepy confirmed on September 7 that Gare du Lyon will become the third central Paris station to be served by Ouigo low-fares high-speed services.

September 7, 2018 | Light Rail

Lyon orders more Alstom Citadis trams for Line T4

LYON Transport Authority (Sytral) has signed a framework contract with Alstom for the supply of Citadis low-floor LRVs, including a firm order for 11 trams worth more than €40m and an option for further orders depending on Sytral’s future requirements.

September 7, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Planning consent granted for Inland Rail Parkes - Narromine section

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) confirmed on September 6 that planning approval has been granted for the 104km Parkes - Narromine (New South Wales) section of the Inland Rail project, which will provide a faster route for freight between Brisbane and Melbourne.

September 7, 2018 | Europe

Saxony and DB sign Chemnitz - Leipzig upgrading agreement

A planning agreement for the upgrading and electrification of the Chemnitz - Bad Lausick - Leipzig line was signed on September 7 by Mr Martin Dulig, transport minister of the state of Saxony, and Mr Eckart Fricke, group representative of German Rail for Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

September 7, 2018 | Asia

Russian Railways to support Vietnamese light rail project

RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), has signed a partnership agreement with a consortium of Vietnamese investors led by the Lung Lo Construction Company for the Tan Tao-Lin Dong-Long Thanh Airport light-rail transit (LRT) project in Ho Chi Minh City and the Dong Nai Province in Vietnam.

September 6, 2018 | Rolling stock

First Quito metro train delivered

THE first CAF metro train for Quito Line 1 arrived in the Ecuadorian capital on September 6 after completing its sea voyage from Spain.

September 6, 2018 | News

Siemens inaugurates Rhine-Ruhr-Express depot

SIEMENS Mobility officially inaugurated its new rolling stock maintenance depot in Dortmund-Eving, Germany, on September 6, after one-and-a-half years of construction.

September 6, 2018 | Europe

NS harnesses 3D printing for train maintenance

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has begun introducing 3D printed components as part of its train maintenance activities with 20 components currently available and plans in place to produce more than 50 by the end of the year.

September 6, 2018 | Europe

Network Rail using 3D scanner for structural gauging

NETWORK Rail (NR) Scotland has begun utilising a track-based three-dimensional scanner for the first time to precisely model infrastructure ahead of the arrival of new trains onto the network.

September 6, 2018 | News

Stadler rolls out first Flirt EMU for Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg

STADLER and Go-Ahead celebrated the roll-out of the first Flirt 3 EMU for operation in Baden-Württemberg on September 5, in front of 100 delegates including the Swiss ambassador to Germany, Mr Paul Seger, and Baden-Württemberg minister of transport, Mr Winfried Hermann.

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