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First of 1,200 locomotives handed over by Siemens to Indian Railways

The first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives being built by Siemens Mobility has been handed over to Indian Railways for commercial operations.

Stadler has secured acontract to build eight new FLIRT Intercity trains for Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland’s Translink NI Railway.

Alstom has secured a €295 million contract to a metro system operated by Transports publics de la région lausannoise (tl) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Amtrak has launched new TV advertisements to promote its next-generation Acela trains.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted an application to merge to the USA’s Surface Transportation Board.

Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply Romania with its first fleet of trains powered by hydrogen,

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility to modernise lines on the city’s subway network.

Nox Mobility has raised €2 million towards introducing a new generation of trains for night travel across Europe.

Amtrak has started the procurement process for a fleet of new long-distance trains.

Stadler has received approval for its EURODUAL bi-mode locomotives to operate throughout Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia.