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January 31, 2012 | Signalling

Danish Signalling Programme contracts signed

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has today signed two contracts worth a total of Euros 700m as part of its programme to install ERTMS across the entire 2100km mainline network by 2021.

January 25, 2012 | Signalling

Banedanmark reveals preferred bidders for Danish ERTMS programme

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has selected Alstom and a joint venture of Thales and Balfour Beatty Rail as preferred bidders for two contracts to resignal Denmark's entire 2132km mainline network with ETCS Level 2 by 2021.

January 3, 2012 | Signalling

Hungarian ETCS contract awarded

HUNGARY'S National Infrastructure Development Company (NIF) has awarded a consortium of Thales and Hungarian partner Dunántúli a Euros 70m contract to design, supply, install and commission ETCS Level 2 on the 66km Szajol - Püspökladány line in Eastern Hungary.

December 16, 2011 | Telecoms

Thales wins São Paulo CBTC contract

THE Brazilian-Malaysian consortium responsible for building Line 17 - an 18km monorail - in São Paulo has awarded a contract to Thales to install Seltrac communications-based train control (CBTC) to enable the line to be operated automatically and without drivers. Thales says this is the first CBTC project in Brazil.

December 15, 2011 | Fare collection

Thales to implement Gurgaon fare collection system

Thales has been selected to implement a fare collection system on Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, the city's new metro.

December 14, 2011 | Metros

Istanbul’s first Anatolian metro ready to roll

As the first metro line on the Anatolian side of Istanbul prepares to open, and with construction about to begin on a second line, David Briginshaw reports on the city's ambitious plans to expand its transit network to more than 500km.

November 16, 2011 | Metros