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December 16, 2013

International & UK Railway News 16th December 2013

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Vossloh España unveils Direct Rail Services Class 68 - Railway Gazette



Railway Engineering News

Alstom’s high-speed trains cross their 16th border on the new Paris-Barcelona high-speed line



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Alstom, which played a major role in defining the ERTMS and ETCS standards, offers Atlas, a dedicated system fully compliant with these standards to meet customer operational needs. This complete solution integrates all network's data to adapt the speed and distance between trains, even when the train crosses a border.


From: www.railway-technology.com

Mülheim Transport Authority orders Bombardier Flexity Classic trams
Germany's Mülheim Transport Authority (MVG) has placed orders with Bombardier Transportation to deliver €27m ($37m) worth of additional Flexity Classic trams. 

       
CAF-Thales consortium signs $451.9m Santiago Metro contract
The CAF-Thales consortium has secured a $451.9m supply contract from the metro operator of Santiago, Chile, following a competitive tender process. 

       
Arcadis to provide engineering consulting services for Santiago Metro
Dutch infrastructure firm Arcadis has won an $11m contract to provide engineering consulting services for the design of the stations of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro in Chile, which will be operational in 2018. 

       
First Great Western to implement WiFi on its rail services
British train operating company First Great Western (FGW) has reached an agreement with Nomad Digital to deploy free WiFi on board its high-speed train fleet and sleeper services.

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