04 Jul 2009 | Can you hear me?

INFORMATION: As the extent of station public address coverage has increased, so have complaints from residents living nearby. Technology is available to automatically sample background noise before an announcement is made and adjust the volume to ensure it is heard without causing too much disturbance beyond the station, but many of these systems cannot cope with changing levels of background nois More...

 03 Jul 2009 | Pöyry wins São Paulo metro Line 4 project management

BRAZIL: Pöyry has been awarded a €3m contract by the São Paulo Metro to provide project management for Phase II of the city’s fully automated driverless Line 4. The company is already supervising construction of Phase I. The contract scope includes project management, More...

 03 Jul 2009 | Paint firms agrees business transfer

ANCR: Vehicle paint manufacturer AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has announced the transfer of its European rail activities to Mäder Group. ANCR's Italian activities will become part of Isva-Mäder, a joint venture between Isva Vernici and Mäder Group, while its Spanish arm wil More...

 03 Jul 2009 | DSB goes back for more Desiros

DENMARK: DSB placed an order for an additional eight Desiro diesel multiple-units with Siemens Mobility on July 2. The two-car DMUs are to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010, and will replace Duewag/Scandia MR units dating from 1978-85 on Grenåbanen services bet More...

 03 Jul 2009 | Dublin Metro North shortlist announced

IRELAND: The Railway Procurement Agency has shortlisted two tenderers to proceed to the final stage of the procurement competition for the 18 km Metro North light rail line, following the receipt of four bids for the PPP contract in February. The remaining bidders are More...