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Latest news about train technology, including diesel and electric locomotives, multiple units, coaches and wagons.
Amtrak’s first Avelia Liberty heads to Pueblo for testing
USA: The first of Amtrak’s next generation of trainsets for Acela Express services on the Northeast Corridor has left Alstom’s Hornell plant in New York state for nine months of dynamic testing at the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colorado.
First Stadler M110 metro trainset enters service in Minsk
BELARUS: Minsk Metro’s first Stadler M110 trainset has entered revenue service on the Awtazavodskaya Line on February 5.
Normandie’s inter-city EMUs enter service
FRANCE: The first of 40 Bombardier-built Omneo Premium electric multiple-units procured by SNCF on behalf of the Normandie region entered revenue service on the Paris – Caen – Cherbourg route on February 17.
First of 12 Panorama trams arrive in Olsztyn
POLAND: The first of 12 Durmazlar Panorama trams was delivered to Olsztyn on February 14.
Fast-charge battery development funded
AUSTRALIA: The development of fast-charge lithium-ion batteries to power catenary-free trams is among the projects which have been awarded A$11m of government funding under a programme to develop the national minerals sector.
Iași orders 16 more trams
ROMANIA: The Ministry of Regional Development & Public Administration has awarded Polish manufacturer Pesa a €38·5m contract to supply 16 trams to the city of Iași on February 5.
First Śląskie tram delivered for Katowice
Hitachi Rail STS awarded VR ETCS contract
Laude Smart Intermodal orders heavy-duty container wagons
‘Modern and higher-quality’ EMUs ordered for Lausitz services
Articulated hopper wagons certified
Automated tram operation demonstrated in Kraków
ŽSSK unveils RegioPanter EMU
Euromaint awarded Bergensbanen fleet maintenance contract
RM Rail to begin series production of covered van design
Singapore Jurong Line trains ordered
Helsinki metro fleet expansion and cab modifications agreed
TMH modernises two Sofia Metro trainsets
DB unveils refurbished Kiss EMU
Talgo to supply coaches for DSB’s Hamburg service
Alstom signs battery-electric multiple-unit contract
Australind DMU design revealed
RegioJet to develop central maintenance depot
ÖBB places final order under 200-EMU framework