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Downer is preferred bidder for a contract to supply 65 six-car trains as part of the Queensland Train Manufacturing Programme.

Downer selected for Queensland rolling stock contract

2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00

AUSTRALIA: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the selection of Downer as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 65 six-car trains for use in the southeast of the state as part of the Queensland Train Manufacturing Programme.

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2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

EUROPE: The TGV Lyria cross-border passenger train partnership of France’s SNCF Voyageurs (74%) and Switzerland’s SBB (26%) has been extended for a further five years.

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2023-02-08T14:40:00+00:00

UAE: Etihad Rail has awarded CRRC Qingdao Sifang a contract to supply three push-pull trainsets with options for up to 20 more.

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2023-02-08T12:49:00+00:00

UK: Private sector train operators will have a key role to play in the reformed rail structure, Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper told industry leaders on February 7.

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2023-02-08T10:31:00+00:00

CAMBODIA: A feasibility study for a further rebuild of the 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted to the government on January 24.

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ITALY: The first of four 950 mm gauge Stadler SRDe 212 diesel multiple-units for Ferrovie della Calabria was unveiled at Cosenza station on February 1.

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2023-02-07T15:25:00+00:00

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