IRAQ: A US$115m contract for Chinese firm Dongfang Electric Corp to supply Iraqi Republic Railways with 10 diesel multiple-units was signed in Baghdad on December 15.
The first two units are scheduled to be delivered within a year. IRR said the 160 km/h trainsets would be modern, sophisticated and built to a high specification.
The national railway is paying 10% of the contract value up front, with the remainder to be paid in instalments as each batch of trains is delivered.
Austria: Following the end of the warranty, Innsbruck tram operator IVB has awarded Bombardier a €44m contract to maintain its fleet of 32 Flexity Outlook cars until December 2028, with an option for eight years. Czech Republic: D has awarded Pesa Bydgoszcz a KC191m contract to refurbish 15 Bdt ...
IRAQ: Computer-based train control and digital microwave radio communications networks were handed over to Iraqi Republic Railways during a ceremony at the operations control centre in Baghdad Central station on July 18. The 'state-of-the-art' system enables dispatchers to control movements throughout the IRR network. The computer-based train control element comprises ...
Argentina: Last month 15 ex-NS DH1 single-car DMUs were shipped from the Netherlands to Buenos Aires suburban concessionaire TBA. Ferrosur Roca has taken delivery of two more EMD G26 locomotives rebuilt by TŽV Gredelj. Bangladesh: Using Indian government credit, BR has awarded Texmaco a 600m taka contract to ...
