A TENDER notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 13 for a contract to operate direct cross-border passenger services between The Hague and Brussels.
FOLLOWING an extensive judicial review, the High Court in London today rejected nine of the 10 legal challenges brought against the first phase of High Speed 2 from London to Birmingham and Lichfield.
BRITAIN's franchised passenger operators continued to defy the stagnant economic conditions during the third quarter of the 2012-13 financial year according to the latest figures from the Office of Rail Regulation, which reveal record ridership for the period between October 1 and December 31.
THE SAUDI cabinet granted approval on March 11 for Jeddah's Riyals 45bn ($US 12bn) transport master plan, which includes the construction of a 108km light metro network.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced it is to proceed with the acquisition of a 49% share in The Hague Tramways (HTM) Passenger Transport from the municipality of The Hague.
KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) has awarded a contract to Systra to oversee the design and construction of the country's first high-speed line. Systra has already conducted a feasibility study for the project.
SOARING traffic has encouraged Chilean State Railways (EFE) to dust off plans for a new suburban service in Santiago, and extensions to the commuter rail lines in Concepción and Valparaíso.
THE city council of Gmunden, Austria, has voted in favour of linking a metre-gauge tram line with the Gmunden - Vorchdorf line of the same gauge. The €30m project involves construction of a 700m line in the city centre and across the river Traun on a road bridge which needs to be rebuilt.
BIDS have been invited by Transport for London (TfL) for a concessionaire to operate the new 118km east-west Crossrail line, the first phase of which is due to open in May 2015. The deadline for expressions of interest is April 30 with a view to appointing an operator in late 2014.
VIA Transport, which operates the light rail/metro networks in Duisburg, Mulheim and Essen, Germany, has issued a call for tenders for a contract to refurbish its fleet of 45 GT10NC LRVs which operate in Duisburg. Closing date for bids is April 15.
