US construction firm Archer Western has secured a $28.5m contract to construct a new TEX rail station next to Terminal-B at Dallas Fort Worth International airport in Texas.
The station will be the last stop for TEX Rail, a 27-mile, commuter rail line, which will provide service from FortWorth city to the airport once construction is complete.
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The station will feature a walkway that connects the existing Dallas Area Rapid Transit station adjacent to Terminal A of the airport.
Australia's Victoria Government has signed a partnership contract with Laing O’Rourke, Fulton Hogan and Jacobs to enable more trains on the Hurstbridge line, a suburban railway route in Melbourne.
The contract covers doubling the Hurstbridge line between Heidelberg and Rosanna with a new tunnel under Darebin Street next to the existing brick tunnel and reconstruction of Rosanna station.
Work will also include construction of a rail bridge over Lower Plenty Road located near the station. The new rail bridge will prevent disruptions caused to services from floods and will help protect hundreds of local trees.
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By GlobalDataUK Network Rail has awarded Interserve a five-year, £65m ($81.3m) facilities management contract.
The contractor will provide waste management, landscaping, pest control, adverse weather management and washroom services at 11 stations managed by Network Rail in London, Reading and Bristol.
Spanish rail vehicles and equipment manufacturer CAF has appointed Rolls-Royce to deliver 140 MTU Series 1800 PowerPacks.
Packs will be deployed on 55 newly developed British Rail Class 195 diesel railcars scheduled to enter service on the future Northern Connect network in northern England from December 2018.
The eco-friendly PowerPacks will feature a 6H 1800 R85L engine and deliver 390kW of output. They will have an in-built SCR unit that controls the amount of nitrogen oxide produced, meeting the strict demands of the EU’s Stage IIIB emissions directive.
Image: Archer Western will construct the airport rail station for TEX Rail project. Photo: courtesy of Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
