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January 22, 2019 | Telecoms

Heathrow Express trains to be fitted with ETCS

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has awarded a contract to Bombardier to install ETCS Level 2 on 12 class 387 Bombardier Electrostar EMUs being converted for operation on Heathrow Express services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.

January 10, 2019 | Fleet

SBB criticises “unacceptable” Twindexx reliability

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) issued a statement on January 10 demanding immediate action from Bombardier to improve the reliability of its new Bombardier RABe 502 and RABDe 502 Twindexx (FV-Dosto) EMUs, which have suffered several failures since entering regular commercial operation last month.

January 2, 2019 | Metros

Delhi opens Pink Line extension

DELHI Metro Rail Corporation opened the final major section of the automated Pink Line on December 31, a 9.7km stretch from Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1.

December 28, 2018 | Locomotives

Traxx locomotives authorised for passenger operation in France

THE French Railway Safety Board (EPSF) has extended the Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Bombardier Traxx FM 140 AC 1M electric locomotives (German class 185.1) to allow passenger operation on the conventional railway network in France.

December 20, 2018 | Locomotives

Railpool orders 200th Bombardier Traxx locomotive

BOMBARDIER confirmed on December 20 that it has received orders for 20 Traxx electric locomotives from Railpool, taking the leasing company’s Traxx fleet to 217 units.

December 18, 2018 | Signalling

Swiss ATO pilot set for December 2019 launch

SWITZERLAND’s Southeastern Railway (SOB) announced on December 17 that a panel of judges has selected a winning concept for an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) pilot, which SOB is implementing as part of the Swiss Smartrail 4.0 programme.

December 17, 2018 | Fleet

AVG exercises option for 20 Flexity tram-trains

BADEN-Württemberg municipal transport operator Albtal Transport (AVG) has exercised an €87m option with Bombardier for 20 Flexity tram-trains, the third order from a 2009 framework agreement for up to 75 vehicles.

December 13, 2018 | High-speed

China Railway orders more CR400AF high-speed trains

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 3.1bn ($US 453m) contract to supply 18 additional CR400AF Fuxing high-speed trains.

December 13, 2018 | Fleet

NJ Transit approves contract for Bombardier double-deck trains

THE New Jersey (NJ) Transit board of directors approved a $US 670m contract with Bombardier on December 13 for 113 new double-deck vehicles, including its first double-deck EMUs.

December 12, 2018 | Light Rail

Ruhrbahn orders 26 LRVs from Bombardier

GERMAN light rail operator Ruhrbahn signed a contract worth nearly €80m with Bombardier on December 12 for 26 Flexity Classic low-floor LRVs for use on the tramway networks in Essen and Mühlheim.

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