MASSACHUSETTS Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has approved the purchase of 24 light rail vehicles from CAF, Spain, for the Green Line.

CZECH infrastructure manager SŽDC has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom, Austria, two contracts to install GSM-R covering 330 route-km of lines in the central Czech Republic.

ALL traction power for the Dutch railway network will come from wind turbines under a new energy contract signed on May 15 between power company Eneco and Vivens, an energy procurement joint venture which includes Netherlands Railways (NS), Veolia, Arriva, Connexxion and railfreight operators.

MUNICH Transport (MVG) has issued an international invitation to prequalify for a contract to supply 13 new low-floor LRVs as part of a project to increase capacity on the busiest sections of the city's tram network.

THE Region of Waterloo, Ontario, has reached financial close on a 33-year PPP contract to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the city's first light rail line.

PASSENGER traffic on the Egyptian National Railway (ENR) network has plummeted by 87% year-on-year as a result of continuing political turmoil, according to annual figures released by the country's railway authority.

CAPTRAIN, the international railfreight subsidiary of French National Railways' logistics unit SNCF-Geodis, has restructured the management of its Dutch and port services businesses, placing them under the control of Captrain Germany.

CZECH Railways (ČD) launched trial passenger operation of its new fleet of Siemens Railjet long-distance trains on May 6, when the first set entered service on the international Prague – Vienna – Graz route.

DENMARK's Ministry of Transport confirmed on May 13 that the government has reached an agreement with opposition parties to construct a new rail link to Billund Airport in Jutland.

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has awarded Windhoff, Germany, a contract to supply 11 self-propelled track and catenary maintenance vehicles.