BAVARIAN Railway (BEG) has awarded Transdev Group’s subsidiary Bavarian Regional Rail (BRB) a contract to continue operating the Augsburg II Diesel Network concession from 2019 until 2021, with an option for a one-year extension.

A delegation from Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) visited Coignères in Paris last week to view a full-size mock-up of the Alstom Metropolis train for Dubai metro.

Since it was launched in 1981, the TGV has become Alstom’s blue ribbon product. But what might the TGV of the Future look like? Kevin Smith visits Alstom’s headquarters in Paris to find out more about the joint government-industry programme that is underway to develop France’s next-generation high-speed train.

ALSTOM led consortium Gibela has completed delivery of the first 20 trains to Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) as part of the €4bn contract signed in 2013 to supply 600 X’Trapolis Mega suburban EMUs over 10 years.

ALSTOM has delivered 13 Coradia Lint regional trains, which will begin operation in Demark later this year, to North Jutland Railway (NJ).

ALSTOM announced on June 29 the opening of a 13000m² train modernisation centre in Widnes, Britain, which the company says is the biggest in the country.

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF Mobility) will begin commercial operation of Alstom’s Citadis Dualis tram-train on the Epinay-sur-Seine - Le Bourget line (Tram 11 express) in Ile-de-France on July 1.

FRENCH National Railways’ (SNCF) leasing subsidiary Akiem, has awarded a €20m contract to Alstom to carry out mid-life overhauls on 23 BB 36000 electric locomotives.

BANGALORE completed the first phase of its metro network on June 18 when India's president Mr Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12km southern section of the Green Line from Sampige Road to Yelachenahalli.