InnoTrans 2018: the rail industry meets in Berlin

The world’s largest rail trade fair returns to Berlin on September 18-21

IC2 trainsets ready to return to service

ROMANIA: Open access operator Astra Trans Carpatic ran a demonstration Timișoara - Arad - Oradea - Baia Mare service on September 8 using one of the AnsaldoBreda IC2 diesel multiple-units it has acquired from Denmark’s DSB.

Russian Railways to support Vietnamese light rail project

RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), has signed a partnership agreement with a consortium of Vietnamese investors led by the Lung Lo Construction Company for the Tan Tao-Lin Dong-Long Thanh Airport light-rail transit (LRT) project in Ho Chi Minh City and the Dong Nai Province in Vietnam.

KL - Singapore high speed construction deferred

MALAYSIA's economic affairs minister, Mr Azmin Ali, and Singapore's transport minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, have signed an agreement to postpone the construction of the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail (HSR) link by up to five years.

CN orders 60 locomotives

Canadian National has ordered a further 60 Evolution Series diesel locomotives from GE Transportation, building on an order for 200 placed in December 2017.

Ultra high-endurance rails

EVRAZ: High-endurance rails aimed at railways with heavy freight travelling over long distances will be one of the key features of the Evraz presence at InnoTrans 2018.

Seven operators to bid for Helsinki suburban rail contract

HELSINKI Regional Transport (HSL) announced on August 30 that all seven operators that have expressed an interest in running the Finnish capital’s suburban rail network from 2021 onwards will be invited to bid for the contract.

First Omneo Premium EMU for Normandy on test

DYNAMIC testing of the first Bombardier Omneo Premium double-deck long-distance EMU for the French region of Normandy has begun on the Caen - Lison - Cherbourg line.

Innovative wagons on test

DB Cargo and VTG have presented Germany’s Minister of Transport & Digital Infrastructure Andreas Scheuer with the initial findings of a government-backed project which was launched in October 2016 to develop and test quieter, more energy efficient and more cost-effective wagons.

Singapore LTA awards grinder contract to Harsco

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Harsco Rail a contract deliver a 16-stone grinder, which is due to be delivered in January 2020.