At the end of December Kirow bought Leipzig transport operator LVB’s remaining 49% stake in HeiterBlick, a company formed in 2004 to build Leoliner trams. LVB has ordered 48 cars, Halberstadt five and Bielefeld 16, but LVB has adopted a policy of disposing of non-core activities.
Russia’s Federal Agency for State Property Management sold Moscow metro and road builder Mosmetrostroy to construction company Centrstroy for 7·6bn roubles at an auction in December.
RUSSIA: The Federal Agency for State Property Management has announced its intention to auction 100% of the shares in Moscow metro construction company Mosmetrostroy before the end of this year. Founded in 1931, OAO Moscow Metrostroy has been responsible for constructing the whole of the capital’s metro network which now ...
GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB placed a €29m order for a further nine Bombardier Transportation low-floor trams on January 21. Following the delivery of 24 Flexity Classic trams in 2005-07, LVB has now exercised an option for nine more of the five-module, 12-axle vehicles, which are customised to suit LVB's ...
GERMANY: Bielefeld city transport operator MoBiel announced a €47m order for 16 high-floor light rail vehicles with options for a further 25 on January 26. Consortium leader Vossloh Kiepe will supply the electrical equipment for the cars, which are to be delivered from January 2011 to July 2012. They ...
BULGARIA: Bombardier Transportation has established a subsidiary in Bulgaria and opened a project management office in Sofia. ‘With substantial rail modernisation underway in Bulgaria, this new office marks a significant milestone in Bombardier’s commitment to this growing market’, said Richard Hunter, President, Rail Control Solutions at ...
