Rail Business

The new rolling stock will operate on the extensions of the North East and Circle lines on Singapore's mass rapid transit system.

The owner and operator of the UK's first high-speed line has revealed it is in advanced discussions with three international operators to launch a direct high-speed train from London to Bordeaux.

Operator RATP has chosen Alstom to deliver its automatic train operation system for Line 6 of the Paris metro.

In total, 22 trains will run on the T12 Express Massy/Evry line and 10 on the T13 Express Saint-Cyr/Saint-Germain line.

In March, Mitsui and Siemens announced their intention to form a 50-50 joint venture (JV) and build the depot.

Europe's leading rail freight organisations have pooled their resources to assess the economic impact of the Rastatt crisis.

DEG Signal has been taken over by Danish consultancy and engineering group Ramboll.

The joint venture - 70 per cent First Group, 30 per cent Trenitalia - has pulled out to focus on its bid for the West Coast Partnership franchise, according to a spokesperson.

Around A$1.6 billion will be spent on the C-Series train building programme - one of the biggest orders for rolling stock in the state's history.

CN said that the wagons are being obtained to meet a growing demand in forest products and metals business from customers across North America.