Alstom will supply 41 X’Trapolis trains to Perth, Australia
Western Australian government agency Metronet has ordered 41 C-series electric trains from Alstom. They will be operated on the commuter routes in Perth and its environs. The final agreement will be concluded by late 2019....Read more
Deutsche Bahn retrofits 93 SBB coaches
Due to the overload of its own workshops, SBB engages contractors to modernise the passenger coaches. The upgrade of 15 coaches has been recently completed by Josef Meyer Rail, the Swiss company specialised in rolling...Read more
Transmashholding starts production of carriages for Egypt in Hungary
Russian rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH) has completed harmonising the technical configuration of the passenger carriages to be produced for Egyptian National Railways (ENR). It allows the company to start the production of cars at...Read more
First Chinese train inaugurated in Boston Subway
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has introduced into service the first six-car metro train developed and produced by the Chinese manufacturer CRRC. It runs on the Orange Line of the Boston Subway. By 2022...Read more
Dutch Railways orders extra ICNG trains
Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has ordered an additional batch of the InterCity Next Generation (ICNG) trains from Alstom. The French manufacturer will supply 18 eight-car units. They will run on the high-speed route...Read more
Trenitalia seeks supplier for 250 electric trains
Italy’s state-owned rail operator Trenitalia has launched the procurement process for the purchase of 250 electric multiple units. The overall cost of the trains is circa 2.7 billion Euros. 250 single-deck vehicles will be used...Read more
Bombardier to supply 70 monorail vehicles to Egypt
The consortium led by Bombardier Transportation has signed an agreement with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels on the design and construction of two new monorail lines in Cairo. 70 four-car monorail vehicles will be supplied...Read more
New Polish tram debuts in Poznan
The public transport operator MPK Poznań has introduced into service the Moderus Gamma LF03AC BD tram. It is a new type of the bidirectional low-floor vehicle manufactured by Modertrans Poznań, the operator’s subsidiary focused on...Read more
Transmashholding sets up two joint ventures in Hungary
Russian rolling stock group Transmashholding (TMH) has set up two joint ventures – TMH Hungary Invest and Transmashholding Hungary (TMH Hungary). With their help, TMH will participate in the exclusive negotiations with the Government of...Read more
New Urbos tram from Amsterdam under climate tests in Germany
The Amsterdam public transport company GVB has dispatched a new Urbos tram for the climate tests. All systems and functionalities of the vehicle are being examined in the extreme weather conditions. The trials are taking...Read more
SNCF orders new batch of TGV double-decker trains
French rail operator SNCF has ordered a new batch of the TGV high-speed double-decker trains from Alstom. The manufacturer will supply 12 ten-car Avelia Euroduplex sets for the sum of 335 million Euros. These trains...Read more
Škoda wins Latvian order for 32 electric trains
Škoda Vagonka, a member of Škoda Transportation Group, has won a procurement for the supply of 32 electric trains to Latvia. The agreement between the Czech manufacturer and the Latvian passenger rail operator Pasažieru vilciens...Read more
Two US cities order 51 trams from Siemens
TriMet and MTS, the public transport providers in the metropolitan areas of Portland and San Diego have ordered 51 new trams from Siemens Mobility. The S700 low-floor vehicles will replace the old types of rolling...Read more