STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) launched a tender on May 9 for a contract to supply 50 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives.

THE City of Calgary Administration announced its recommendations for the first phase of the light rail Green Line on May 11, setting out project scope and construction timescales for one of Canada’s largest transit projects.

GERMAN open-access passenger operator Locomore announced on May 11 that it has filed for insolvency after revenues failed to increase in line with projections.

MAN Engines has delivered the first of 162 D2676 LE264 diesel engines to Alstom for installation on two fleets of Coradia Polyvalent bi-mode trains for customers in Africa.

IRJ at Railtex 2017: Alstom launched its CLever lightweight catenary system for the British market during the Railtex exhibition following a trial installation on the West Coast Main Line. The company also announced details of a new EMU for the British market.

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) subsidiary Federal Passenger Company (FPC) has awarded Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) a Roubles 10.6bn ($US 190m) contract to supply 106 double-deck coaches for inter-city services.

TEL AVIV Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA), the public company responsible for developing the city's light rail network, published two tenders on May 9 for contracts to provide project management and detailed planning services on the Green and Purple lines.

AFTER a difficult year in 2016, Eurostar returned to growth in the first three months of this year with increasing revenues and ridership, according to the operator’s first quarter results, which were published on May 10.

THE GLOOM hanging over the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) lifted a little on May 9 as the first of a fleet of Alstom X'Trapolis Mega EMUs entered service on one of the country's busiest commuter corridors.

IRJ at Railtex 2017: Hitachi and Talgo are both showing concept trains for potential operation on Britain’s HS2 high-speed line, which is due to open between London and Birmingham in 2026.