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May 23, 2012 | Australia/NZ

Victoria Regional Rail Link contract awarded

JOHN Holland has secured the $A 570m ($US 595m)contract to build the City to Maribyrnong River section of Victoria's Regional Rail Link.

March 21, 2012 | Light Rail

Gold Coast catenary contracts awarded

Bombardier Transportation Australia has awarded Balfour Beatty Rail a $A 14m ($US 14.6m) contract to provide the overhead catenary system for the first 13km phase of the Gold Coast LRT.

March 20, 2012 | Australia/NZ

Sydney North West Rail Link moves forward

A TOTAL of 15 major tenders and 25 contracts have now been awarded for works on Sydney's A$ 8bn ($US 8.4bn) North West Rail Link, including planning approvals, noise and vibration expertise and land surveys.

February 21, 2012 | Australia/NZ

Rio Tinto revives plans for driverless heavy-haul trains

IRON-ORE miner Rio Tinto has revived plans for driverless trains on its railway in Western Australia's Pilbara region and will invest $US 518m in what it says will be the world's first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail operation.

January 25, 2012 | Locomotives

Downer/Progress Rail to supply new locomotives to Tasrail

TASRAIL, which operates the 726km, 1067mm-gauge rail network on the Australian island state of Tasmania, has awarded a $A 60m ($US 61.3m) contract to Downer Rail, Australia, and Progress Rail, United States, for 17 type PR22L locomotives, delivery of which will start in mid-2013.

December 21, 2011 | Main line

Queensland rail link opens one month early

QR National has completed its $A 1.1bn ($US 1.1bn) Goonyella - Abbot Point expansion project by opening a 69km line to connect the Goonyella and Newlands rail networks in the northern Bowen Basin coalfield. The 20-month project was completed one month early.

December 14, 2011 | Locomotives

G&W Australia receives new Downer locomotives

ADELAIDE-based operator Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) has received the first of 16 new locomotives that will be delivered this year.

December 14, 2011 | Financial

MTU - CSR agree Australian partnership

MTU Detroit Diesel Australia (MTU) has signed an agreement with CSR Ziyang, China, for exclusive sales and after-sales distributor rights in the Australia-Pacific rail market.

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