VOSSLOH is set to expand its track business in South America with the acquisition of a Brazilian switch manufacturer and the formation of a consortium to build a rail switch factory in Argentina.
BRAZIL's National Development Bank (BNDES) announced on January 18 that it will invest up Reais 6.6bn ($US 3.17bn) in the 511km high-speed line from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo and Campinas.
PERU's private investment agency Proinversión issued tender documents on January 16 for the PPP concession to finance, build, and operate the second metro line in the capital Lima.
THE state government of São Paulo announced on January 10 that bid documents for the construction and operation of São Paulo Metro Line 6 will be published by the end of this month.
ARGENTINA's president Mrs Christina Kirchner announced on January 10 that the government has placed an order with China Southern Rolling Stock (CSR) subsidiary CSR Qingdao Sifang for 409 1676mm-gauge emu cars to replace life-expired trains on the Mitre and Sarmiento suburban lines in Buenos Aires.
PAULISTA Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) has invited bidders to prequalify for a revised tender for the construction of a rail link between central São Paulo and Guarulhos International Airport.
THE Brazilian National Transport Agency (ANTT) has issued a call for tenders for Brazil's inaugural high-speed rail line from Rio Janeiro to São Paulo and Campinas. Prequalification bids will be accepted up to August 13 2013 for the supply of technology and to operate the 350km/h line, with a winner set to be announced on September 19 2013.
SÃO PAULO Metropolitan Urban Transport Company has selected a consortium of Vossloh Rail Vehicles and the Brazilian producer TTrans to supply 22 new Tramlink V4 LRVs in a €90m contract.
PRESIDENT Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, speaking today at the 81st General Assembly of the International Union of Railways (UIC) in Paris, told delegates that the first phase of the Brazilian high-speed project will be announced tomorrow.
RIO DE JANEIRO commuter rail operator SuperVia has awarded Alstom a contract worth around Reais 300m ($US 142m) to supply 20 four-car Metropolis emus.
