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An option for an additional 15 vehicles is also included in the deal, as is the provision of training, equipment repair and warranty services.

Not only did Stadler have an order intake of around €3 billion in 2017, but it now employs 7,600 members of staff - more than it ever has before.

It will see the two businesses work on an exclusive schedule of products and services for the African market, with a particular emphasis on supply chain solutions and the digital conditional-based supply chain of the future.

Around 500 employees will work in the new hall, which boast a total 8,100sqm factory floorspace. 

Rail companies of all sizes came together to recognise the industry’s greatest achievements at the Rail Partnership Awards on 7 June. Last held in 2015, the relaunched event was organised by Rail Media on behalf of Network Rail and provided...

Rail companies of all sizes came together to recognise the UK rail industry’s greatest achievements at the Rail Partnership Awards on 7 June.

Almost two years of development and construction have gone into the multiple-unit FLIRT train, which was presented for the first time on June 6.

Free long-distance trains will run on 31 routes and make 734 trips, according to Russian Railways.

The train’s voyage saw it cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and pass through the Panama Canal.

The announcement comes less than six months after Brightline's first service was launched between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida, and weeks after the service was extended to Miami.