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New Elfs For Czech RegioJet
New Elfs For Czech RegioJet

On 7 March 2019 at the Polish embassy in Praha RegioJet signed a contract with PESA for seven dual-voltage (3 kV DC, 25 kV AC) two-car EMUs....

Final EffiShunter 300 For ČD
Final EffiShunter 300 For ČD

České dráhy took over its 12th Type EffiShunter 300 diesel shunter produced by CZ LOKO. At the end of February the latter company completed this...

More Locomotives From Newag For LOTOS
More Locomotives From Newag For LOTOS

On 28 February 2019 LOTOS Kolej ordered five electric locomotives from NEWAG. A contract worth over 80 million PLN includes two four-axle...

First RA3 DMU Presented
First RA3 DMU Presented

On 21 February at Likhobory depot in Moskva first Class RA3 DMU was presented. This was developed by Metrovagonmash, being an evolution from the...

First Look At HS2’s Washwood Heath Depot Site
First Look At HS2’s Washwood Heath Depot Site

Ahead of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited beginning construction of a train maintenance depot in Washwood Heath, demolition of a former railway...

Keolis Downer Operates Light Rail Network In Newcastle
Keolis Downer Operates Light Rail Network In Newcastle

On 18 February 2019, Keolis’ Australian subsidiary, Keolis Downer, started operating the new light rail of Newcastle on behalf of Transport for...

New Limited Express EMU Laview For Seibu Railway
New Limited Express EMU Laview For Seibu Railway

On 14 February 2019 the Seibu Railway Company (Seibu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), the private operator of the 1,067 mm gauge rail network in...

ADY Carriages On Test In Switzerland
ADY Carriages On Test In Switzerland

In February at first time a 10-car rake of Stadler-built ADY sleepers started testing in Switzerland. The photo shows it at Rorschach, together...

3,730 Passenger Cars For FPK
3,730 Passenger Cars For FPK

On 14 February 2019, at the Russian investment forum held in Sochi, TVZ and FPK (Federal Passenger Company), in the presence of Russian Prime...

New Hoppers For RIF
New Hoppers For RIF

On 11 February 2019 OVK (UWC) announced it will supply Trade House RIF, one of Russia's largest exporters of cereal crops, with 700 hopper cars...

Class RA-26 Started Test Operation In Cuba
Class RA-26 Started Test Operation In Cuba

On 30 May 2017 a contract between Unión de Ferrocarriles de Cuba (UFC) and Sinara was signed for the construction of 80 Class RA-26 diesel...

Class E494 TRAXX Authorisation For The Italian Network
Class E494 TRAXX Authorisation For The Italian Network

Bombardier Transportation has achieved an important milestone for one of its innovative locomotives. On 7 February 2019, the Italian national...

Siemens Mobility delivers rail electrification for two metro lines in Singapore
Siemens Mobility delivers rail electrification for two metro lines in Singapore

On 11 February 2019 Siemens Mobility has been awarded contract by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority for the electrification of the Circle...

Praha's Last ForCity Alfa Tram Handed Over
Praha's Last ForCity Alfa Tram Handed Over

On 4 February 2019 at Plzeň works Škoda formally handed over the very last Type 15T ForCity Alfa trams ordered by DP Praha. This concludes one...

Van De Velde Award For M7 Train Design
Van De Velde Award For M7 Train Design

Bombardier Transportation and the Yellow Window industrial design agency received the Gold Public award at the Van de Velde Award ceremony held...

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