FRENCH transport minister Mr Frédéric Cuvillier announced on October 23 that the government has finalised the route and implementation schedule for the extensions of TGV Sud-Europ Atlantique (TGV SEA) to Toulouse and the Spanish border.
SANTIAGO Metro has awarded a contract to a French consortium of ETF and Colas Rail to install and maintain track and catenary on two new metro lines in the Chilean capital.
DELHI Metro Rail Corporation has awarded Nippon Signal, Japan, a contract worth around $US 38m to supply Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) for Line 8, the city's first driverless metro line, which is currently under construction.
THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) and Rhine-Main Transport (RMV) have awarded DB Regio a contract to operate regional services from Hanau to Kahl (Main) and Schöllkrippen for 12 years from December 2015.
VIRGIN Trains has awarded Alstom a contract worth around €12m to upgrade its entire fleet of 56 class 390 Pendolino tilting emus, which are used on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, Manchester, and Glasgow.
HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) is making progress with the upgrading of the railway network around Lake Balaton, a popular tourist destination in the west of the country.
ISRAEL's Ministry of Transport, Israel Railways, and the municipality of Jerusalem are reportedly developing plans for a 2.5km extension of the new Tel Aviv – Jerusalem direct line, which is due to open in 2018, to Jerusalem Old City.
THE government of the Brazilian state of Bahia has signed a Reais 4bn ($US 1.85bn) PPP contract with Brazilian infrastructure concessionaire CCR for the construction and operation of the second phase of the metro network in the state capital Salvador.
BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail has signed contracts with three steel manufacturers to supply rails for five years with an option for a five-year extension.
THE first extension of the Shanghai metro network into a neighbouring province was officially opened on October 18, when commercial services began on the 6km western section of Line 11 between Antig and Huaqiao station in Kunshan, which is situated in Jiangsu province.
