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David Burroughs

David Burroughs joined IRJ as News and Features Writer in June 2018, becoming News Editor in January 2022. He previously worked as a reporter with the Taranaki Daily News and Stuff in New Zealand, where he covered a range of topics including local government, court, politics and education, before taking up a role as online editor at the Evening Telegraph in Dundee, Scotland. He studied journalism and photography at the Western Institute of Technology in Taranaki.

September 4, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Downer reopens Cardiff workshop following $A 38m investment

DOWNER officially reopened its Cardiff Service Delivery Centre on September 4 following an $A 38m ($US 27.2m) upgrade to the facility in New South Wales, Australia.

September 3, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Social media offers personalised delay announcements

BRITISH operator East Midlands Trains (EMT) has begun testing new communications technology that uses Facebook Messenger to notify passengers of disruption to their journeys with personalised direct messages, a world first for the rail industry.

August 31, 2018 | Metros

Panama Metro signs Line 3 monorail MoU

PANAMA Metro (MPSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hitachi, Ansaldo STS, and Mitsubishi to supply a 26.7km, 14-station monorail system for Line 3 of the Panama Metro.

August 31, 2018 | Metros

Moscow Metro opens third section of Line 8A

MOSCOW Metro opened a 15.3km-long extension to the Solntsevo Line (Line 8A) from Ramenki station southwest to Rasskazovka station on August 30, the longest single section ever opened in the Russian capital.

August 31, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Crossrail opening delayed until Autumn 2019

CROSSRAIL announced on August 31 that opening of the central section of London’s £14.8bn Elizabeth Line between Paddington and Abbey Wood, will be delayed from December until autumn 2019.

August 31, 2018 | Financial

Oktal purchases Sydac from Knorr-Bremse

KNORR-Bremse announced on August 29 it has sold driver training simulator developer Sydac to Oktal, a subsidiary of the French Sogeclair group for an undisclosed sum.

August 30, 2018 | Africa

Transnet records 11.3% revenue increase in 2017-18

TRANSNET, South Africa, has reported an 11.3% revenue increase to Rand 72.9bn ($US 4.9bn) for the year ending March 2018, up from Rand 65.5bn compared with the year ending March 2017, as it moves towards implementing its new Transnet 4.0 strategy.

August 30, 2018 | Financial

RZD reports 7.6% revenue growth in first-half results

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) released its financial results for the first half of 2018 on August 29, with revenue, including from its 192 subsidiaries, increasing by 7.6% to Roubles 1.16 trillion ($US 16.1bn), compared with Roubles 1.08 trillion during the same period last year.

August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail

EU to fund Lodz cross-city tunnel

THE European Union (EU) announced on August 28 that it is investing €411m via the Cohesion Fund in the construction of a 7.24km-long underground line to link Lodz Fabryczna, Kalisk, and Żabieniec stations.

August 29, 2018 | Rolling stock

Singapore LTA awards grinder contract to Harsco

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Harsco Rail a contract deliver a 16-stone grinder, which is due to be delivered in January 2020.