GAUTENG minister for roads and transport Dr Ismail Vadi announced on October 20 that three bidders have prequalified for a contract to supply 12 EMUs for the Gautrain standard-gauge commuter rail network, which links Johannesburg with OR Tambo International Airport and Pretoria.
THE first CRRC Changchun EMU for Express Rail Link (ERL), the owner and operator of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Klia) rail link, was unveiled on October 20 by Malaysia’s transport minister Mr Liow Tiong Lai.
US regional rail operator Genesee & Wyoming (GWI) announced on October 20 that its Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) subsidiary has entered into agreements to acquire Glencore Rail (GRail) for $A 1.14bn ($US 870m) and will also issue a 49% equity stake in GWA to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Mira).
OMAN Rail, which is responsible for developing the country’s 2135km railway network, has issued a call for tender for consultants for key elements of the project.
ACCIONA is preparing a tunnel boring machine (TBM) in Noblejas, Spain, which will be used to excavate the first metro line in Ecuadorian capital Quito.
ALSTOM presented its Coradia Polyvalent regional train in the northern railway station of Bucharest on October 11, part of a €140m contract for the Sighișoara - Simeria signalling rehabilitation project Alstom signed in 2014 with CFR Infrastructura.
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has officially launched the construction of the 120km Phase 2A of the 489km standard-gauge railway linking Mombasa with the Ugandan border.
MONTENEGRO’s privatisation council launched a tender on October 19 for the sale of a 51% stake in rail freight operator Montecargo.
INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a contract to build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario LRT project in Mississaugua, Canada.
HELSINKI City Transport (HKL) confirmed on October 18 that it has signed a €60m loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank to finance an order for Artic low-floor LRVs from Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech.
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