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NewsSecond generation Citylink tram-train arrives in Chemnitz
GERMANY: The first of 19 second-generation Stadler Citylink tram-trains ordered by Mittelsachsen transport authority VMS for use around Chemnitz has been delivered for testing.
NewsGovernment says Korail and Supreme Railways are to merge next year
SOUTH KOREA: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport has confirmed its intent to merge national operator Korail with rival Supreme Railways, but trade unions representing SR staff have criticised what they see as stifling of competition and innovation.
NewsContract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
AUSTRALIA: Project promoter Suburban Rail Loop Authority has awarded a A$6·7bn Linewide contract package to supply rolling stock, fit out and then operate the Suburban Rail Loop East in Melbourne.
NewsPJM diagnostic equipment fitted to Plasser & Theurer machine
AUSTRIA: Plasser & Theurer has completed a prototype fitment of PJM’s vehicle status diagnostic tools on a ballast management train.
NewsSiemens Mobility signs Vietnamese high speed rail co-operation agreement
VIETNAM: Siemens Mobility has signed a framework agreement with a local partner to develop two planned high speed rail lines as turnkey projects.
NewsEMUs and freight locos shipped as Malaysia’s East Coast link nears completion
MALAYSIA: CRRC Dalian has dispatched the first two of 11 electric multiple-units and two of 12 electric freight locomotives it is supplying for Malaysia’s 665 km East Coast Rail Link.
NewsMoskva-2026 metro train enters service
RUSSIA: The first TMH Metrovagonmash Moskva-2026 trainset has entered passenger service on Line 2 of the capital’s metro network.
NewsRoma Line C extended to Colosseo under archaeological top-down approach
ITALY: A 3 km extension of Roma metro Line C was formally inaugurated on December 16, along with two new stations at Porta Metroni and Colosseo/Fori Imperiali.
NewsFirst section of Canadian high speed rail route selected
CANADA: The first phase of the Alto high speed rail project will be built between Ottawa and Montréal, transport minister Steven MacKinnon has announced.
NewsRock Rail to finance second-largest BEMU fleet in Germany
GERMANY: Westfalen-Lippe transport authority NWL has ordered 61 Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units for use on Netz Nördliches Westfalen regional passenger services from December 2029.
NewsHyundai Rotem high speed trainset on its way to Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN: The first of six high speed trainsets that Hyundai Rotem is building for Uzbek national railway UTY has been shipped from the South Korean port of Masan.
NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
NewsRadar positioning system provides precise stopping without CBTC
SPAIN: Masats has tested of a radar positioning system which enables the highly accurate stopping of trains without relying on CBTC.
NewsRevizto targets rail sector with infrastructure collaboration software platform
INTERNATIONAL: The Revizto collaboration platform used in the architecture, engineering and construction industries has been expanded for use on complex long-distance linear projects such as railways.
NewsContract awarded for Palermo tram extensions
ITALY: The city of Palermo has awarded a contract for the design and construction of tram extensions E1, E2 South, and F.
NewsSiemens Mobility completes ETCS Level 2 deployment programme in Belgium
BELGIUM: The consortium of Siemens Mobility and Equans has completed its project to equip 2 274 km of tracks with ETCS Level 2, Siemens Mobility announced on December 15.
Rail Business UKPersonnel protection system installed at Glasgow Subway depot
UK: A Zonegreen Depot Personnel Protection System has been installed on five tracks at the Glasgow Subway’s Broomloan maintenance facility as part of a wider upgrade undertaken by Story Contracting.
NewsŠkoda to supply BEMUs to Latvia
LATVIA: National transport authority Autotransporta Direkcija has awarded Škoda Group a €89·4m contract to supply nine battery-electric multiple-units.
NewsRegionaltangente West tram-trains to offer easy access from three platform heights
GERMANY: The Fahma rolling stock subsidiary of Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 27 Citylink tram-trains for use on the Regionaltangente West orbital line.