Argentina: Ferrocarril General Belgrano SA has called bids for renewal of 100 km of track, including material supply.
Australia: Bowditch & Partners has won a n A$300000 contract to provide earth-moving plant to the Railway Services Authority of NSW. The five-year deal covers the northwestern part of the state.
Bangladesh: Wagon Pars of Iran was due to complete the delivery of 66 second class coaches to Bangladesh Railway last month. Contract value exceeds US$12m.
Brazil: Caraj
EUROPE: The EU Agency for Railways has launched ERA Railway Factsheets, giving what it calls ‘a comprehensive overview of the rail sector across European countries with one-click access’. Covering aspects such as transport statistics, railway organisations, rolling stock, infrastructure, safety, market structure, and the legal framework, ...
UK: ‘We in the rail sector must be objective and honest about what we are good at’, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines told a conference in Birmingham on October 3, as he reflected on how the industry can plot its way through the uncertainty of the post-Covid period.
EUROPE: Senior figures from across the UK rail sector came together at the Rail Partners with Ukraine event to hear how national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is keeping trains running under wartime conditions, and to raise money to fund food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families. ...
