European Rail Firms Eye UK Rail Franchise
Four government-backed European rail operators have expressed an interest in taking over the UK West Coast franchise operated by Virgin…
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Universal Allocates Funds for Zambian Rail Line
Steel producing firm Universal Mining and Chemical Industries has allocated $100m to construct a railway line from Lusaka to Mumbwa…
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NJ Transit Selects US Firm for Rail Control System
The New Jersey Transit has awarded a contract to Carlyle Group company ARINC to provide a central control system for…
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BNSF Reveals Capital Programme
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and rail operator BNSF Railway Company has unveiled plans to spend $3.5bn this year to improve the…
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JV Secures Indian State Metro Project Work
A joint venture between Afcons Infrastructure and Russia's Transtonnelstroy has received two construction orders worth $567m for the Chennai metro…
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Consortium Wins Polish Metro Trains Deal
A consortium of Siemens and Poland-based Newag has won a €272m ($370.9m) order for 35 six-car metro trains from Warsaw's…
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Oman to Award Contracts for National Railway by June
The Omani Government will select a project manager and a consultant by June this year for a detailed route design…
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Bangladesh to Finalise Metro Rail Route
The Bangladeshi Government will finalise the route of the proposed 21.5km metro-rail network in Dhaka within two weeks, aimed at…
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A Winter of Discontent: Ice on the Tracks
Four years of heavy seasonal snowfall have had a devastating affect on rail links across Europe, particularly within the UK…
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UK Reveals Rail Franchise Reforms
The UK Government has unveiled plans to introduce commuter franchises with binding obligations on service quality and tackling overcrowding as…