Hamburg S-Bahn ATO retrofitting contract awarded
GERMANY: S-Bahn Hamburg has awarded Alstom a contract to complete the fitting of its Class 490 electric multiple-unit fleet with ETCS and equipment for GoA2 semi-automatic train operation with a driver onboard.
States seek to emulate Virginia passenger rail expansion model
USA: The Commonwealth of Virginia is making progress with its passenger rail investment initiative, which will see the number of passenger trains operating in the state double from 2019 to 2030.
Contactless payment deployed on commuter rail
USA: Philadelphia’s SEPTA says it is the first commuter rail operator in the USA to deploy contactless payment, which went live on its Regional Rail services on April 4.
Battery train undergoes high passenger load testing
UK: Great Western Railway recruited 250 volunteers to help assess the energy consumption of its Class 230 battery train when fully loaded.
Exports in mind as Turkey unveils national suburban train
TURKEY: The E39000 ‘national suburban trainset’ is unveiled by state-owned manufacturer Türasaş at its Sakarya factory.
South Coast Rail commuter services launched
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and operator Keolis Commuter Services have launched passenger services on Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail project, providing Fall River and New Bedford with trains to Boston for the first time in more than 65 years.
Momentum builds behind Gdańsk suburban rail expansion
Advanced EMUs refresh the Tobu fleet
Clear answer to NJ Transit’s cloudy window problem
Coaster double-deck coaches unveiled
Passenger trains return to Porto freight line
Morocco orders high speed, inter-city and suburban trains
DB seeks to order standardised S-Bahn fleets
Hitachi to supply telecoms and information systems for Lisboa’s Cascais Line
UK: The Welsh Valley Lines are going green
Praha cross-city rail tunnel plans firm up
Boston operator launches battery train procurement
Woojin starts production of Korail suburban EMU design
Adelaide train services return to the public sector
Tunis suburban rail Line D opens
Colombia: Bogotá finally chooses rail
Basque region looks to growth as it takes control of suburban rail services
Phased integration of Manchester rail services into Bee Network confirmed
Seoul network keeps growing as second section of GTX-A opens
