CNR establishes Australian JV
China North Railway (CNR) has established a joint venture in Australia, its first such overseas partnership. The new company, Pacific […]
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Auckland plans to have trams and says NO to cars
Cars may be pushed out of Auckland’s main street as the city’s transport authority looks to modern trams to move […]
Serco sells Great Southern Rail in Australia
Serco Group plc has agreed the sale of its Great Southern Rail (GSR) business to Australian private equity firm Allegro […]
Japan: Tsunami-damaged Ishinomaki Line enters in operation
The JR Ishinomaki Line in Miyagi Prefecture resumed full service after the massive tsunami spawned by the March 2011 Great […]
Australia: SCT Logistics to expand in Victoria
Australia’s largest private rail operator, SCT Logistics will invest $39 million (28 million euros) to expand its operations in Victoria. […]
Australia: Rail releases its key platforms for New South Wales election
Australia’s rail industry is intensifying its campaigning on issues of critical importance to the rail sector through the release of […]
Indonesia: railway projects to be financed only by the state funds
For construction of railway projects, Indonesia will only use state funds because of a lack of private-investor interest in financing […]
Rail companies launched a new international procurement initiative
Six companies in the railway industry, Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and SNCF, launched on […]
Financial close for Sydney light rail project
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) has achieved financial close on its contract with the ALTRAC consortium for a new […]