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Siemens today announced plans to present its vision of U.S. high-speed rail to the people of Florida with its "Future of Florida High-Speed Rail Tour," a traveling exhibit featuring a full-sized model of the Siemens Velaro high-speed train.
Siemens AG, the German maker of the ICE high-speed train, is poised to clinch a 2.2 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) order from Russia for 240 regional trains , as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin works to upgrade infrastucture.
More here: Siemens, OAO Russian Railways to Sign $2.8 Billion Regional Trains Deal
Riding on Calgary's LRT system got a bit more comfortable with the addition of 38 air-conditioned trains.
Continue here: Calgary adds C-Trains
China is spending mountains of money to expand its country's high-speed railway network and manufacture the world's fastest trains. But do its ambitions in the railway sector justify how these goals are being pursued - and the risks they might ultimately pose?
Continue here: Harmony And Ambition - China's Cut-Throat Railway Revolution
Siemens AG said Wednesday it has received an order from Russian Railways to build 54 regional trains that will be used for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
More here: Siemens to supply trains for 2014 Winter Games (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Image / tompagenet PAYG is not even the end of today's exciting transport news! Siemens , who are bidding to supply the trains on the Thameslink route between Bedford and Brighton, say they would implement the first 'intellligent trains' of their kind in Europe. The Desiro City model can count the number of passengers in each carriage to control the air con flow, and also sends crowding ...
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Get Bossed About By Your Train (Londonist)
Trains will be assembled in China from parts made in German, Austrian and China
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Siemens Unveils $1 Billioin Chinese Train Contract (Industry Week)
The German group Siemens said it had won another Chinese contract for 100 high-speed trains worth 750 million euros (one billion dollars).
The German group Siemens said Friday it had won another Chinese contract for 100 high-speed trains worth 750 million euros (one billion dollars).
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Siemens wins Chinese train contract (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)