THE dispute over the award of the InterCity West Coast passenger franchise to First Group has intensified as Virgin Trains, the current operator of the London – Glasgow route, has started legal proceedings against the Department for Transport (DfT).
CONSTRUCTION commenced yesterday on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line in Ho Chi Minh City following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by around 400 people.
ISRAEL National Roads Company invites companies or groups to prequalify by October 24 for a contract to construct the superstructure, and equip two new lines currently under construction.
SIR Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, has made a final appeal against the recent decision by Britain's Department for Transport (DfT) to award the 13-year four-month franchise for InterCity West Coast to First Group rather than accept a bid from the incumbent Virgin/Stagecoach joint venture which he claims is less risky.
FERROVIA Trans Rail Solutions, the joint venture awarded the Rs.1.56bn ($US 28m) contract to build the 66km New Kawadia - Durgapur section of India's 1839km Ludhiana - Dankuni eastern dedicated freight corridor (DFC), will import a refurbished Harsco Rail track laying machine in December.
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided $US 500m to the East African Community (EAC), which covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, to roll out projects under its Railway Master Plan starting this year.
SENIOR Western Railway managers invited bidders to a meeting at Mumbai Churchgate station yesterday to brief them and answer questions about a Rs 210bn ($US 3.77bn) project to build a mainly-elevated line for commuter services to relieve congestion on the existing Churchgate - Virar line.
BELARUS Railways (BC) says it is on course to complete the electrification of the 107km section of the Minsk – Gomel line between Osipovichi, Babrujsk and Zhlobin by December.
TRENITALIA has received three bids for a contract worth around €1.5bn to supply 130 regional diesel and electric multiple units with options for a further 60 trains.
AFTER a lengthy and complex decision process, Czech Railways (CD) has finally announced it will go ahead with a reduced order for seven 230km/h Railjet trains from Siemens.
