ARGENTINA: Suburban operator Trenes de Buenos Aires has unveiled the first nine-car EMU to be completed by Emfer for its Once - Moreno route, comprising five rebuilt single-deck Toshiba vehicles and four new double-deck cars to increase train capacity by 40%.
TBA is due to take delivery of a first batch of six EMUs by the end of this year, part of a 11bn pesos order placed by the federal government in 2008 for 100 double-deck cars and the refurbishment of 125 single-deck vehicles.
FINLAND: As part of its rolling stock renewal strategy, Finnish state-owned operator VR has ordered a build of special-purpose double-deck coaches to operate with its growing fleet of InterCity2 vehicles.VR has ordered 12 driving coaches and 15 restaurant cars from Finnish supplier Transtech Oy for delivery in 2013-14. Valued at ...
FRANCE: The first MI09 double-deck electric multiple-unit for Paris RER Line A was officially unveiled on February 8. Certification testing is underway with three MI09 trainsets, ready for entry into passenger service by the end of the year. A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier signed a contract to supply ...
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €362m contract to supply 137 Twindexx 2010 coaches and 27 Traxx P160AC electric locomotives to enter service from the end of 2013. While DB Regio uses around 2 000 double-deck cars on regional services, the contract announced on January 12 is DB's ...
