India: new policy in offing to attract private investment in railway sector
In a bid to tap private investment, railways said some new policies are in the offing to attract funds as […]
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Uganda: Chinese firm CHEC given USD 8bn railway deal
The Government has signed an agreement, finally giving away the giant and lucrative deal to upgrade and expand Uganda’s railway […]
Australia: Perth to launch tender for 50 suburban trains
Western Australia Public Transport Authority (PTA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a contract to supply a new […]
Russia-Armenia rail link will be useful for all regional states
Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volynkin has confidence that a project to restore a direct rail link between Armenia and […]
Kuwait announces the deadline for railway tender
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Communications has set August 31 as a deadline for qualifying at least 12 companies for a […]
FYR Macedonia lauches tender for rehabilitation of a section of Corridor VIII
Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure (‘PERI’) intends using the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and […]
East Africa: Rift Valley Railways obtained funds for acquisition 20 locomotives
East Africa’s Rift Valley Railways, operator of the only rail line linking Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast with Uganda, said it […]
Balfour Beatty awarded £70 million contract for Crossrail’s new Woolwich station
Balfour Beatty announces the award of a £70 million (EUR 87 million) contract to complete and fit-out the new Crossrail […]
Transport for London awarded the contract for new Bank station entrance
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded the contract to fit out the brand new Waterloo & City line station entrance […]
Contactless payment on London Underground
Contactless will be available on London Underground, tram, DLR, London Overground, and National Rail services that accept Oyster from 16 […]