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Alstom supplies advanced traction system Optonix to Qingdao Metro Line 3 (China)

20 December 2011
Alstom and SATEE, have been awarded a contract worth around €26 million...

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FTA Administrator Rogoff joins Maryland Officials to unveil clean new hybrid buses

19 December 2011
13 new, energy-efficient hybrid buses announced...

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Bombardier wins fourth order from Frankfurt

19 December 2011
Order comprises 78 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Swift high-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs) and 10 FLEXITY Classic trams...

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Thales awarded first metro signalling contract in Brazil

19 December 2011
São Paulo’s Line 17 driverless monorail will be equipped with the Thales SelTrac CBTC signalling solution...

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Bombardier and Vienna Transport Authority make metro line U6 fit for the future

19 December 2011
Five new trainsets ensure greater comfort on Vienna’s longest metro line...

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EIB supports Bucharest’s metro and electricity generation in Romania

19 December 2011
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing two loans in Romania amounting to almost EUR 500 million...

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EIB supports extension of Prague’s metro network

19 December 2011
The EIB is lending EUR 350 million for the extension of the Prague Metro Line A...

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BEML bags Rs.3.18bn Jaipur Metro orders

19 December 2011
BEML LIMITED, the Public Sector Mini Ratna Company under the Ministry of Defence manufacturing Metro Cars, has bagged the prestigious Jaipur Metro Order valuing to Rs.318bn.

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European project to develop CO2 assessment methodology for intelligent transport systems

13 December 2011
Europe is taking a further step to scientifically underpin the estimation of CO2 emissions...

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Positive Tube reliability trend continues as passenger numbers keep rising

12 December 2011
London Underground (LU) outlines programme of work under way to further improve performance...

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NAPIER: Art Deco buses

12 December 2011
The town of Napier in New Zealand contacted MBD Design to create some touristic buses with a stylish Art Deco flavor...

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Final bendy buses banished from the streets of London

9 December 2011
The Mayor of London will fulfil his pledge to banish bendy buses from the streets of London tonight...

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Mayor and DfT announce £10 million to cut pollution from Capital’s bus fleet

8 December 2011
Up to 1,000 buses will be fitted with innovative equipment to reduce pollution as part of the Mayor's plans to deliver cleaner air...

Bombardier Consortium Delivers its First Fully Modernised Metro Train to São Paulo Metro in Brazil

Bombardier consortium delivers its first fully modernised metro train to São Paulo Metro in Brazil

8 December 2011
Fully modernised cars will support the vital road-to-rail paradigm shift...

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Stagecoach invests £44m in new vehicles for budget coach networks in North America and UK

7 December 2011
Stagecoach is investing around £44million in a fleet of new double-decker coaches...