SWEDEN: Following a procurement by Trafikverket, Alstom has been awarded a further two-year contract to maintain night trains operated by SJ. The agreement covers 12 Rc6 locomotives and 75 coaches ...

AUSTRALIA: The first of 12 three-car metro trainsets for the future Western Sydney Airport Line has been delivered 23 000 km from Siemens Mobility’s factory in Wien. The 23 km automated metro line ...

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. In June Delhi Metro Rail Corp officially commenced work at Central Secretariat for the 9.9 km Central Vista Corridor extension of ...

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CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group is to install ETCS software developed by its affiliate The Signalling Company on newly manufactured rolling stock for the first time, equipping 34 tri-mode trainsets being ...

INTERNATIONAL: No fewer than 13 teams from six countries around the world participated in the 15th annual Railway Challenge competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway ...

Having opened its first light rail line in 1978, the city of Edmonton is now working on the development of its Valley Line, and extensions to both older routes, focusing on streetscaping and better ...

Testing and staff training is now underway ahead of the opening of the first phase of Grand Paris Express automated metro Line 18 later this year. Jérémie Anne reports from Paris. When complete, Grand ...

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. Trainsets which lead contractor Mitsubishi Corp and manufacturing parter Kinki Sharyo are producing in Japan for Phase 1 of Cairo ...

FRANCE: Greater Paris transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has awarded incumbent SNCF Voyageurs a competitively-tendered contract to operate Transilien Line J commuter services. RATP Cap IDF ...

EGYPT: An Alstom-led consortium has signed four contracts worth €690m with Egyptian National Railways for the modernisation of two strategic freight rail corridors. Together with Rowad Modern ...

POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz and Japan’s Hitachi Rail have signed a strategic co-operation agreement covering the development and manufacturing of high speed and double-deck trains and the transfer of ...