The media in Boston has reported that on 31 August the Board of Directors of TheMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) agreed to designate CAF USA as thesuccessful bidder for the project to supply 102 LRVs to run on the Green Line in the City ofBoston for $811 million.
Stadler has won its first metro tender in Taiwan. On 29th August 2022 the Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a consortium of ST Engineering, Singapore, Stadler, Switzerland, and Siemens Mobility, Germany, to provide turnkey rail services for the new Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line.
DSB Component Workshops is the service unit for systems and components of rail vehicles of Danish operator Danske Statsbaner. Through the acquisition, Knorr-Bremse will be able to turn DSB Component Workshops into a regional service hub, make use of growth opportunities and further strengthen its foothold in the service segment for rail systems.
SEPTEMBER 18-22SICE will be part of this new edition of the most significant event in the ITS industry, which will take place this year in Los Angeles.
In northern Sweden, a new green industry is being formed, and the railway is a central part of climate-smart and efficient transport. There is also a general increase in demand for both freight and passenger transport, which puts the focus on railway maintenance.
Akiem, the leasing rolling stock specialist company for rail vehicles, has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that was signed in December 2021. The first locomotives from this call are to be delivered in mid-2024. Akiem previously ordered 20 Vectron locomotives from Siemens Mobility last December.
A newly awarded contract places Thales at the centre of digital trust for Network Rail Telecom (NRT), providing an enhanced cyber security posture across the entire Network Rail Enterprise.
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a contract for the maintenance of five trainsets made up of five cars each by EMOVA company, concessionaire of the Buenos Aires Subway Network.
Colas Rail, leader in a 50-50 consortium with Eiffage Énergie Systèmes, won the contract from Société du Grand Paris for the traction system to power the underground trains on Line 18, a major link in the Grand Paris Express network extending 35 kilometres between Orly Airport and Versailles‑Chantiers station.