INTERNATIONAL: Hitachi Rail has closed the deal to purchase Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business.

SWITZERLAND: Low-floor gauge-changing panoramic coaches have been added to enhance the accessibility of GoldenPass Express services between Montreux, Zweisimmen and Interlaken Ost.

LITHUANIA: National train operator LTG Group has awarded SRPA Impulse a contract to replace its Russian KLUB-U cab signalling equipment.

SINGAPORE: Metro and bus operator SBS Transit and Siemens Mobility have signed contracts for equipment maintenance and a memorandum of understanding for the use of software.

This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

UK: A vote in parliament on the evening of May 21 brought a formal end to work on the Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2.