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Siemens Mobility Awarded Service Contract For ICE 4 Trains
Siemens Mobility Awarded Service Contract For ICE 4 Trains

On 19 January 2021, Deutsche Bahn has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for the Type IS 600 revision of 40 Class 412 EMUs.

Stadler Uses Local Suppliers In Nexus project
Stadler Uses Local Suppliers In Nexus project

Stadler is making localism a key tenet of the project to build, supply and maintain new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

BST To Provide Maintenance For 32 Chinese HSTs
BST To Provide Maintenance For 32 Chinese HSTs

On 19 January 2021, Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST), has been awarded a contract by China State Railway Group to provide maintenance service for 32 BST-built high-speed trains.

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Škoda Vagonka Put Into Operation A New Machining Centre
Škoda Vagonka Put Into Operation A New Machining Centre

On 17 January 2021, Škoda Vagonka of Ostrava put into operation a new machining centre with a mobile portal, thanks to which it can machine oversized aluminum bodyshell components.

Gautrain Fleet Completed 40 Million Km In service
Gautrain Fleet Completed 40 Million Km In service

Bombardier Transportation announced that its Gautrain fleet in South Africa has completed 40 million km in service since operations began in 2010. 

Bombardier To Overhaul 143 TWINDEXX Coaches For Israel Railways
Bombardier To Overhaul 143 TWINDEXX Coaches For Israel Railways

On 15 January 2021, Bombardier Transportation announced that it started preparations for work on the mid-life overhaul for Israel Railways’ fleet of 143 TWINDEXX double-deck coaches.

First ZSSK's New GTW 2/6 EMU Arrived
First ZSSK's New GTW 2/6 EMU Arrived

On 15 January 2020, the first new GTW 2/6 EMU was disembarked from a road trailer in the Poprad depot.

Siemens Mobility To Install Egypt’s First High-Speed Rail System
Siemens Mobility To Install Egypt’s First High-Speed Rail System

On 14 January 2021, the National Authority for Tunnels, a governmental authority under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport of Egypt, and Siemens Mobility have signed a MoU - together with the local companies Orascom Construction S. A. E. and The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.) - to design, install and commission Egypt’s first ever high-speed rail transportation system. 

Class 93 Locomotives For Rail Operations (UK)
Class 93 Locomotives For Rail Operations (UK)

On 14 January 2021, Stadler and Rail Operations (UK) Limited have signed a framework agreement for the supply of up to 30 Class 93 tri-mode locomotives.

Stadler To Supply Rescue Trains To ÖBB
Stadler To Supply Rescue Trains To ÖBB

In late December 2020, Stadler and ÖBB Infrastruktur signed a framework agreement for up to 20 new fire-fighting and rescue trains.

New EMUs For Centovalli Railway
New EMUs For Centovalli Railway

In late December 2020, Ferrovie Autolinee regionali Ticinesi SA (FART) and Stadler signed a contract worth around 94 million CHF for delivery of eight new tailor-made EMUs.

Three More OMNEO Regio 2N EMUs For SNCF
Three More OMNEO Regio 2N EMUs For SNCF

On 13 January 2021, Bombardier Transportation has received an order for three additional OMNEO Regio 2N EMUs from SNCF on behalf of Île-de-France Mobilités.

Two More Class CR400AF HSTs
Two More Class CR400AF HSTs

On 12 January 2021, Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST), has been awarded a contract from China State Railway to supply two eight-car 350 km/h Class CR400AF Fuxing EMUs.

Citadis X05 Trams In Kaohsiung
Citadis X05 Trams In Kaohsiung

On 12 January 2021, Alstom’s Citadis X05 trams have entered passenger service on the South Circular Light Rail line of Kaohsiung City in Taiwan.

First OVK Wagons For Mongolia
First OVK Wagons For Mongolia

In mid-December 2020, OVK (UWC) announced that it has won an international tender to supply Mongolia with 810 high-capacity gondolas.