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July 30, 2019 | Metros

Maharashtra approves Mumbai metro expansion

THE cabinet of the Indian state of Maharashtra has approved three extensions of the Mumbai metro, which will add 50km to the network at a cost of Rs 240bn ($US 3.5bn).

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Portland and San Diego order additional Siemens LRVs

SIEMENS has been awarded two contracts to supply S700 LRVs for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and Portland regional transit operator TriMet.

July 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

Bids revealed for Croatian upgrade

CROATIAN Railways Infrastructure (HZI) publicly opened the 10 bids for a contract to reconstruct and double-track the 42.6km line between Križevci, Koprivnica and the Hungarian border on July 19.

July 29, 2019 | Metros

Alstom chosen for Barcelona metro train order

BARCELONA Metropolitan Transport (TMB) announced on July 27 that it has selected Alstom for a contract to supply 42 five-car metro trains to replace the network’s oldest fleets.

July 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

Germany plans €86bn rail investment in 2020-2029

GERMANY’s federal government and German Rail (DB) have reached an agreement to invest €86.2bn in the country’s railway infrastructure over the next decade, the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) confirmed on July 26.

July 29, 2019 | Financial

Greenbrier completes ARI manufacturing business acquisition

GREENBRIER completed its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries (ARI) from ITE Management on July 26, largely along the terms of the $US 430m agreement announced in April.

July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Seattle awards Downtown Redmond Link Extension contract

SEATTLE public transport authority Sound Transit has selected a joint venture of Stacy and Witbeck/Kuney for a $US 729.2m contract to design and construct the Downtown Redmond Link light rail extension.

July 29, 2019 | Europe

VAT cut on train fares could boost German passenger numbers by 5 million, says DB

REDUCING VAT on long-distance train fares in Germany could bring millions more passengers to the rail network and stimulate additional fleet investment, according to German Rail (DB).

July 29, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Flirts enter passenger service

THE first fleet of Stadler Flirt trains for a British operator entered service on the morning of July 29, when Abellio Greater Anglia’s class 755 bi-mode multiple units made their passenger debut on the lines from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

July 29, 2019 | Metros

RATP Dev and John Holland partner for Sydney metro operation bids

RATP Dev, France, and John Holland, Australia, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to partner on upcoming bids to operate and maintain the new Sydney Metro West and Greater West automated lines.

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