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Citadises For Köln
Citadises For Köln

On 25 November 2020, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe has signed a contract with the Alstom/Kiepe Electric consortium for the supply of 64 Citadis low-floor trams.

Siemens Mobility Conducts Research Into The Safety Of Automated Railways
Siemens Mobility Conducts Research Into The Safety Of Automated Railways

On 24 November 2020, Siemens Mobility and its partners have won two research projects from the German Center for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF, Deutsches Zentrum für Schienenverkehrsforschung) to study the safety of automated rail operations.

HS2 Invites Lift And Escalator Suppliers To Tender
HS2 Invites Lift And Escalator Suppliers To Tender

On 23 November 2020, HS2 issued an invitation to tender to five bidders in the running to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations.

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Keolis Wins A New Tram Contract In China
Keolis Wins A New Tram Contract In China

On 15 October 2020, Keolis’ Chinese joint venture Shanghai Keolis was awarded a new five-year contract by the public transport authority of Jiaxing,forming a new joint venture called Shenjia (51 % Jiaxing Rail Co. and 49 % Shanghai Keolis) with the authority to operate and maintain the city’s new tram network. 

H2goesRail - DB And Siemens Will Test The HMU
H2goesRail - DB And Siemens Will Test The HMU

Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility are driving forward the climate-friendly transition in rail transport and will test the use of hydrogen trains for the first time.

The Latest TMH Metro Train Awarded „Formula Of Movement“ Prize
The Latest TMH Metro Train Awarded „Formula Of Movement“ Prize

On 20 November 2020, a Model 81-775/776/777 train in the version for Moskovsky Metropoliten, produced at Metrovagonmash, won the „Formula of motion“ National Award for achievements in the transport field.

New Agreement For Sofia Metro Trains Modernisation
New Agreement For Sofia Metro Trains Modernisation

On 6 November 2020, Metrovagonmash and Sofia Metro signed an agreement, which follows that from 24 March 2020 for option to modernise an additional batch of 40 Model 81-717.4/714.4 metro cars

BST’s First Order Of The Class CR300AF High Speed Trains
BST’s First Order Of The Class CR300AF High Speed Trains

On 19 November 2020, Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST) has been awarded a contract to supply 14 eight-car Class CR300AF EMUs.

Capsule Carriage Concept For Russian Railways
Capsule Carriage Concept For Russian Railways

On 18 November 2020 during the Transport Week in Moskva, TMH presented to the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin its concept of a capsule passenger car, which is being developed together with 2050.LAB.

Green Cargo And Schenker Collaborate On A New Solution For Refrigerated Goods
Green Cargo And Schenker Collaborate On A New Solution For Refrigerated Goods

In a partnership between Schenker AS and Green Cargo, modified refrigerated wagons will be tested for Schenker’s product North Rail Express (NRE) on the Oslo - Narvik route.

TRAXX MS Locomotives For CFL Cargo
TRAXX MS Locomotives For CFL Cargo

On 18 November 2020, Bombardier Transportation announced that it signed a contract with CFL cargo for 10 TRAXX MS locomotives.

RheinCargo Helped To Reactivate Dyckerhoff’s Siding
RheinCargo Helped To Reactivate Dyckerhoff’s Siding

On 10 November 2020, the siding of Dyckerhoff GmbH in Amöneburg, north of Wiesbaden, was used again for the first time after 15 years.

Smartrons For RheinCargo
Smartrons For RheinCargo

One of the newest operators of the Smartrons ordered so far is the Neuss-based RheinCargo.

New TVZ-Built Cars For Sakhalin
New TVZ-Built Cars For Sakhalin

In mid-November 2020, TVZ sent 18 new 1,520 mm gauge carriages to passenger service operator Passazhirskaya kompaniya „Sakhalin“.

New Class 2TE25K2M Successfully Tested In The Eastern Siberia
New Class 2TE25K2M Successfully Tested In The Eastern Siberia

In the first half of November 2020, 2TE25K2M-0001 locomotive completed comparative tests on the BAM

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