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20 January 2012
Urban rail news in brief - January 2012
Metro Bilbao has completed a programme to add a fifth trailer car to 13 Series 500 and all nine Series 600 trainsets, using vehicles ordered at a cost of €32m.... more
19 January 2012
National University Rail research centre established
USA: The Department of Transportation has awarded a multi-university consortium led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a $3·5m grant to establish a rail... more
19 January 2012
RFF to upgrade Blanc-Argent metre gauge line
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager RFF and the Centre region have signed an agreement to fund upgrading of the metre gauge Blanc-Argent line to ensure its long-term future. Passenger... more
19 January 2012
Moscow metro expansion plans announced
RUSSIA: The Moscow city government has announced plans to build a further 98 km of metro over the next nine years, taking the total network to 400 km and adding 44 stations at an... more
19 January 2012
Resurgent wagon market boosts Knorr-Bremse sales
KNORR-BREMSE: Sales grew by 14% to reach €4·24bn in the 2011 calendar year, Knorr-Bremse Group reported on January 12. The Rail Vehicle Systems Division recorded an 8%... more
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