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UK Department for Transport Places Avanti West Coast on Short-Term Contract, Requires Improvements

October 28, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The UK Department for Transport said it has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent increase in services required.

KiwiRail Inks Deal for New Train Control System

September 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail has signed a supply contract with French multinational Alstom for what railroad officials called a “once-in-a-generation upgrade” to its Train Control System (TCS).

KiwiRail, Stadler Rail Valencia Sign Contract for 57 New Locomotives for New Zealand’s South Island

October 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail and Stadler Rail Valencia have signed a binding contract for 57 new, state-of-the-art locomotives.

Companies Plan to Bring Hydrogen Trains to Italy’s Historic Apennine Diesel Railway

September 22, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

AECOM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, and Italian partners Cinque International and Ancitel Energy and Environment, to upgrade Italy’s historic Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.

New Zealand Focuses on Rural Areas During Rail Safety Week

August 9, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ want motorists to take extra care as new research reveals more than three-quarters of significant vehicle collisions with trains occur in provincial towns and rural areas.

One Killed Following Truck, Train Collision in New Zealand

May 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

One person was killed after a truck and a train collided in Marton, New Zealand, police said.

20 Killed in Mexico City Metro Track Collapse

May 4, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

At least 20 people were killed an dozens more injured when a section of elevated of Mexico City metro collapsed.

Person Killed by Train in Invercargill, New Zealand

May 3, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

One person has died after being hit by a train in Appleby, Invercargill, New Zealand.

CN Makes Unsolicited Bid to Acquire Kansas City Southern Following CP Deal

April 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian National Railway submitted an unsolicited proposal to acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction valued by CN at $325 per KCS share.

New Zealand’s New Te Huia Passenger Train to Launch April 6

March 31, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new Hamilton-to-Auckland commuter train will begin service on April 6, marking the first inter-regional passenger train in New Zealand in years.