ITALY’s open-access high-speed rail operator, Italo-NTV, has applied to list its shares on the Italian Equities Market (MTA) of the Italian Stock Exchange.

THE Board of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) voted on January 24 to approve New York City Transit's decision to award a contract to Kawasaki for up to 1612 R211 subway cars.

BASELLAND Transport (BLT), the Swiss tram operator serving the greater Basel area, has launched trials with a collision warning system with a view to equipping its entire fleet of Tango trams with the technology.

CZECH rail freight operator CD Cargo has launched its largest-ever procurement of new traction with the publication on January 19 of a contract notice for an international tender to supply 55 locomotives for international operations.

THE council of Sweden’s Uppsala Region has given train leasing company Transitio the go-ahead to order eight Stadler double-deck EMUs for Upptåget regional services.

THE 100th Siemens Vectron electric locomotive for European Locomotive Leasing (ELL) was officially handed over to Austrian rail freight operator LTE in a ceremony at Vienna Freudenau intermodal terminal on January 19.

THE European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the use of restructuring aid for Polish state-owned train operator Regional Railways (PR) amid concerns that the company may have benefitted from illegal state support.

THE mayor of Leipzig, Mr Burkhard Jung, says the city may have to build either a new tram tunnel or a second S-Bahn tunnel if it is to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population.

GERMAN Rail has awarded a €1m four-year framework to Powerlines Products, Germany, to supply conductor rail aluminium supports and insulators for use on the Hamburg S-Bahn.

THE Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has started construction of Line 3 of the Porto Maravilha light rail network, which is being developed by Rio’s Port Urban Development Company (CDURP).