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DMU order finalised for TEX Rail

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) has held a formal signing ceremony with manufacturer Stadler, confirming an order for eight new diesel multiple units (DMU) for TEX Rail. From 2018, the trains will operate services on the new 43.5-kilometre...

Manchester celebrates arrival of 100th M5000 tram

Manchester's 100th M5000 tram has arrived in Manchester, having travelled across Europe from Bombardier's factory in Vienna. The tram arrived at the Port of Hull on Saturday morning before travelling by road to Manchester's Queen’s Road depot. Last year, the final original...

Women in Engineering

Nowhere is the shortage as acute as in the rail industry and especially in the train control & communications and electrification disciplines. The National Skills Academy for Rail Engineering (NSARE) predicted back in 2012 that the number of ETP (Engineering, Technical and Planning) skills requirement will fall short by around...

Delhi Metro awards broad-gauge train contract to BEML

Indian heavy equipment manufacturer BEML has been awarded a Rs.645 crores ($100 million) to build 74 new broad-gauge metro cars for Delhi Metro. BEML was a member of the MRM consortium that supplied Delhi Metro's Phase 1 trains. Shri H S Anand,...

Network Rail projects facing delays

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has said it will take action to ensure Network Rail meets its performance targets after revealing that the infrastructure manager was falling behind with its programme of enhancements and renewals. In its latest...

New Baku metro trains enter passenger service

Three new metro train sets have gone into commercial service in Baku, Azerbaijan. The five-car, Russian gauge metros, which have been produced by Alstom and Metrowagonmash, have gone into operation on Baku's Red and Green lines. They are first trains in Azerbaijan with...

California selects high-speed rail delivery partner

A Parsons Brinckerhoff-led team has been awarded a $700 million contract to act as the Rail Delivery Partner (RDP) for California's high-speed rail project. Following a decision by the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board of directors, negotiations to finalise the terms...

Arriva handed Limburg rail concession

A rail and bus concession in the Netherlands, which had been awarded to state operator NS, has been handed to Arriva following claims about irregularities in the tendering process. The £1.4 billion contract covers the operation of rail and bus...

Mazowieckie Railways presents new Impuls EMUs

The head of Poland's Mazovia region said he hopes passengers appreciate a new fleet of Impuls 45WE EMUs after receiving the first train from manufacturer Newag. Mazowieckie Railways placed a €62 million order for 12 new trains in November 2014...

Driver training launched on Borders Railway

Driver training has begun on the new 30-mile Borders Railway. Training will continue throughout the summer, as final preparations continue ahead of the start of services on September 6. The Borders Railway, which includes new stations at Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge,...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...