A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier is now the only bidder in the running for a contract to supply up to 371 new trains for the Paris RER network after CAF was eliminated from the competition.

BELGIAN light rail operator De Lijn has selected CAF as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 146 low-floor LRVs for Antwerp, Ghent and the West Flanders coastal line.

THE Dutch province of Utrecht announced on October 28 that it has made a preliminary decision to convert Utrecht’s Nieuwegein/IJsselstein Fast Tram (SUNIJ) to a conventional light rail line by 2020, modernising infrastructure and replacing the ageing tram fleet with new low-floor LRVs.

PRODUCTION of the first of 66 bodyshells for the new fleet of Mk 5A locomotive-hauled coaches for British train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) began at CAF’s plant at Bessain in northern Spain on October 27.

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) has issued the first artist’s impressions of the forthcoming CAF Urbos 100 LRV for the city.

THE board of Wallonia Regional Transport (SWRT) has shortlisted three bidders for a concession to build and operate the first light rail line in Liège.

THE $US 148m Cincinnati Bell Connector tram line began carrying passengers on September 9, connecting The Banks to Over-the-Rhine, making 18 stops.

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) has chosen CAF as its preferred bidder for a contract to supply a fleet of 63 low-floor bi-directional light rail vehicles with an option for another 60 vehicles.