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3/25/2022
Brookville Equipment Corp. is preparing to deliver the first of five all new Liberty® NXT light-rail vehicles (LRV) to Sound Transit for its Tacoma Link system, supporting the 2.4-mile Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension of the current 1.6-mile Tacoma Link line that's slated to open in 2023. The 66-foot-long vehicles are part of a $26.5 million contract for the design-build of the five LRVs.
Alstom and the Romanian Railway Reform Authority have signed a contract for the delivery of 20 Coradia Stream inter-regional trains and associated 15-year maintenance services. The contract’s value is an estimated 270 million euros. The trains will be the first passenger trains provided by Alstom for operation in Romania. The contract can be extended with the option for another 20 trains.
STG Logistics has acquired the intermodal division of XPO Logistics, one of the largest providers of container transportation services in North America. The combined business — which will be marketed as STG Logistics — will offer port-to-door containerized logistics services including drayage, transloading, warehousing, fulfillment, rail transportation and associated final-mile distribution.
The United Kingdom’s Department of Transport awarded a new contract to Govia, a joint venture between Keolis (35%) and the Go-Ahead Group (65%), for train maintenance and operation of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) network. The network covers London and several regions to its north and south. The three-year contract will run from April 1, 2022, through April 1, 2025, with an option to extend it for three years. GTR is the UK's largest rail network with 807 miles of track.