All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

1. Rail Baltica launches tender for electrification engineering services

   Baltic States joint venture (JV) RB Rail has launched a tender for the procurement of electrification engineering services. The bid…
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   17 Apr
2. Tarmac to expand rail operations with Scottish Government funding

   UK-based company Tarmac is set to secure funding from the Scottish Government to expand rail operations at its Dunbar plant….
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   5 Mar
3. Northern adds new diesel trains for Liverpool City region

   Arriva UK Train subsidiary and rail operator Northern has introduced more new trains for Liverpool City Region. Northern noted that…
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   15 Aug
4. First Trenitalia named new operator of West Coast Partnership

   The UK’s Department for Transport has announced that First Trenitalia has won the contract to operate the West Coast Partnership….
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   15 Aug
5. ADB sanctions $750m loan for electrification of rail lines in India

   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $750m loan to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to carry out electrification…
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   2 Apr
6. UK’s HS2 launches public consultations on Phase 2b route

   HS2 has released detailed design proposals for the high-speed railway between the Midlands and the north of England. Two public…
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   12 Oct
7. Ansaldo STS secures railway signalling project in Malaysia

   Ansaldo Signalling and Transportation Systems (STS) Malaysia has secured a railway signalling contract for 198km of track between Gemas and Johor…
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   11 Oct
8. Bechtel to provide project management services to Texas Central

   Global engineering company Bechtel has signed an agreement to provide project management services for Texas Central’s bullet train project. Texas…
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   4 May
9. Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway project gets machinery support from Sany Group

   Sany Group has completed machinery support for the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, East Africa's first modern electric railway.  Sany supplied a…
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   1 Nov
10. Charlotte plans to re-bid CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 Project

    The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, US, plans to re-bid the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 project construction contract in…
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    22 Aug