TX Logistik AB, the Swedish subsidiary of the German TX Logistik AG, will be operating in Denmark and Sweden with a new Single Safety Certificate. In the successful re-certification, the European Union Agency for Railways confirmed to the company, which belongs to Mercitalia Logistics, that it fulfils all legal requirements for safe railway operations in both countries.
Alstom will manufacture, supply and put into service ten new Metropolis trains, with 3 cars each, including the supply of the on-board signalling system, for the project to expand the capacity of Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro.
Thales will design, install, test and commission the Operation Control Centre (OCC) for the new Line 7 of the Santiago metro in Chile and provide associated maintenance services for 10 years.
GB Railfreight (GBRf) is proud to announce a new 10-year locomotive leasing deal with Akiem, a leading European rolling stock leasing company. The agreement will see £25 million invested to increase the number of locomotives across GBRf’s operations. This investment has been made possible by GBRf’s recent wins in the intermodal sector and continuing growth across a number of key markets.
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a £12 million contract to carry out mileage-based modernisation on ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet of 40 trains that serve the Edinburgh to Glasgow line.
Alstom, acting as the Head of a Temporary Association of Enterprises (ATI), consisting of Consorzio Integra, Icop, Euroferroviaria, with engineering assigned to companies including Systra Sotecni, SWS Engineering and Alstom, who will provide a new signalling system to the EAV Vesuvian lines.
Alstom is currently tasked with its research project ARTE (Automatisiert fahrende Regionalzüge in Niedersachsen), which is taking place in Lower Saxony and focuses on automated driving based on optical signal and obstacle detection.