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Record Production Rate Of A Class 2ES6
Record Production Rate Of A Class 2ES6

In the first quarter of 2019, Uralskie lokomotivy delivered 36 Class 2ES6 Sinara locomotives to RZD. The quantity of these two-section...

New Metros On Bangkok’s Skytrain System And Green Line Extension
New Metros On Bangkok’s Skytrain System And Green Line Extension

The first seven metros delivered by the consortium of Siemens Mobility and Turkish railway manufacturer Bozankaya are now in operation on the...

Vectrons For METRANS
Vectrons For METRANS

On 9 April 2019, METRANS, the operator of a combined and container transport, ordered 10 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility Czech...

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Progress at Euston
Progress at Euston

HS2 has completed two major demolition projects at Euston as work continues to deliver extra capacity and improve journeys for the 44 million...

Gibela Trains Presented By PRASA In Cape Town
Gibela Trains Presented By PRASA In Cape Town

On 9 April 2019 Alstom’s South African joint venture Gibela has seen two of its X’Trapolis Mega EMUs successfully revealed by the Passenger Rail...

Class RABe 501 Authorised For Passenger Operation
Class RABe 501 Authorised For Passenger Operation

The BAV (Bundesamt für Verkehr) has today issued a certification for Stadler’s new SMILE high-speed train, named Giruno by SBB, to run at 200 km...

OVK Launched Dumpcars On The Market
OVK Launched Dumpcars On The Market

OVK (UWC, United Wagon Company) expands its product portfolio and introduces its new dumpcars to the market, intended for the transportation and...

First Anniversary Of Eurostar Services To Amsterdam
First Anniversary Of Eurostar Services To Amsterdam

Eurostar is celebrating its first year of direct services from London to the Netherlands. Since launching in April 2018, over quarter of a...

A TRAXX AC3 For Hessische Güterbahn
A TRAXX AC3 For Hessische Güterbahn

In early April a new TRAXX AC3 for Hessische Güterbahn (HGB), 187 327, was on test in Kassel vicinity, this promoting the Rhein-Saar-Mosel...

Upgrading Of Trains For The Queensland New Generation Rollingstock Project
Upgrading Of Trains For The Queensland New Generation Rollingstock Project

On 29 March 2019 Bombardier Transportation was awarded an order from the Queensland Government to deliver modifications to the New Generation...

EP Cargo Invest Receives More Vectrons
EP Cargo Invest Receives More Vectrons

On 27 March 2019 at the VUZ Velim test base EP Cargo Invest took over all three of the Class 383 Vectrons MSes which it had ordered in November...

Sōtetsu JR Link Line Project Advances
Sōtetsu JR Link Line Project Advances

On 28 March 2019 at Hazawa-Yokohama-Kokudai station, a new facility built on a JR Freight marshalling yard, a ceremony was held to mark...

More RegioPanter EMUs For ČD
More RegioPanter EMUs For ČD

On 29 March the Škoda Transportation/Škoda Vagonka consortium signed a framework agreement with České dráhy to supply up to 50 RegioPanters....

New Double-Deck Push-Pull Rakes For ČD
New Double-Deck Push-Pull Rakes For ČD

Also on 29 March 2019 ČD signed a purchase agreement with the Škoda Transportation/Škoda Vagonka consortium for delivery of five double-deck...

Stadler METRO Trains For Atlanta
Stadler METRO Trains For Atlanta

On 29 March 2019 the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) announced its decision to award Stadler the contract for 127 two-car...

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