WORKERS laid the final section of track on August 14 on a new Yuan 4.5bn ($US 706m) line in southwest China which will eventually provide a second standard-gauge connection to Vietnam.
A ceremony was held on August 18 to mark the start of construction of last remaining 21km segment of the 143km Nagasaki – Hakata Shinkansen between Isahaya and Nagasaki.
MID-SAXONY Transport Authority (VMS) has awarded Vossloh Kiepe and Vossloh Rail Vehicles a €42.3m contract to supply eight bi-mode City Link tram-trains for use in the Chemnitz area.
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A full-size mock-up of Trenitalia's forthcoming ETR 1000 Frecciarossa emu was unveiled at the Rimini Meeting festival on August 19 by Italian prime minister Mr Mario Monti.
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London Underground has announced that it will terminate a 30-year private finance initiative (PFI) power network contract with the Powerlink consortium, which has been operating and maintaining its electrical power network since 1998.
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China has completed construction of the 141km Yuxi-Mengzi railway line, part of the Pan-Asia railway network that will connect China to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
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German transport technology manufacturer Vossloh has won a €42m order to supply eight electro-diesel tram-trains to the eastern German public transport operator Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen
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