SIEMENS announced on December 6 that it successfully conducted driving tests with its Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment in Sweden over a two-week period in November.
The Administrative Court in Vienna has rejected an appeal by Stadler against Austrian Federal Railways’ (ÖBB) decision to award Bombardier a framework contract for up to 300 EMUs.
SPANISH national train operator Renfe opened economic bids for a contract to supply and maintain up to 30 high-speed trains at its headquarters in Madrid on November 22, with CAF and Talgo emerging as front runners for the contract.
CHARLOTTE Area Rapid Transit System (Cats) has selected Siemens as preferred supplier for a contract to supply six LRVs for the second phase of the Lynx light rail Gold Line.
TRIAL passenger operation of German Rail’s (DB) new ICE 4 high-speed trains began on October 31, when two class 412 sets were introduced on Hamburg - Würzburg - Munich services.
SIEMENS announced on November 1 that it has received an order for 45 new S70 LRVs from San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, expanding their 35-year-long partnership.
MINNEAPOLIS St Paul Metropolitan Council has awarded Siemens a $US 118m contract to supply 27 LRVs for the expansion of the light rail network in the Twin Cities.
GERMAN Rail (DB) and Siemens are launching a one-year pilot project to predict servicing and maintenance requirements for DB’s class 407 ICE 3 trains supplied by Siemens.
THE Acciona-Odebrecht construction consortium, building the first metro line in the Ecuadorian capital Quito has commissioned Siemens to electrify the line, it was announced on October 21.
THE University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research (IRR) is working with Siemens to develop a sensor system which could turn any rail vehicle into a track monitor to inspect the condition of rails and the track bed.
