THE Acciona-Odebrecht construction consortium, building the first metro line in the Ecuadorian capital Quito has commissioned Siemens to electrify the line, it was announced on October 21.
ALSTOM presented the first of six ETR 526 Jazz EMUs for the Autonomous province of Trento to provincial president Mr Ugo Rossi, councillor for infrastructure and the environment Mr Mauro Gilmozzi, and representatives of Trenitalia on October 21.
AS part of its turnaround plan, Bombardier announced on October 21 that it will cut 7500 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce, in an effort to deliver recurring savings of $US300m by the end of 2018.
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.
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