London Unveils Transport Strategy
London mayor Boris Johnson unveiled his new transport strategy for the city yesterday. The mayor proposed a number of changes…
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China’s Rail Passenger Number Increases
China's Ministry of Railways has said the country's passenger numbers stood at 132.7 million in April 2010. The figure marked…
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Turkey Plans to Construct Rail Line Linking Azerbaijan
Turkey plans to lay a rail line linking the city of Kars with Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan. Efforts to identify the…
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Ireland’s Luas Cherrywood Extension Completed
All track-laying activities have been completed for the €300m ($382m) Luas Cherrywood extension project in Ireland. Work on the 7.5km…
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Serbian Rail to Receive Czech Funds
Serbia will receive €120m ($153m) from the Czech Export Bank to upgrade its Nis-Dimitrovgrad railway. The rail project is expected…
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Malaysian Double-Track Rail Project on Target
Malaysia’s MYR12.5bn ($3.8bn) double-track northern railway project is on schedule to be complete by December 2013. Currently, Gamuda Bhd and…
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FCC JV Awarded Algerian Rail Contract
Algeria has awarded a €1bn ($1.33bn) contract to an FCC-led joint venture to build a 185km-long rail line. The single-track…
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California’s Metrolink Introduces New Safer Rail Cars
Metrolink in California, US, has unveiled the first of its new fleet of safer rail cars designed to crumple during…
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Balfour Beatty Wins Rail Contracts
Balfour Beatty has been awarded three rail contracts worth £248m ($375m) by the UK's Network Rail. The first contract is…
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Philippines to Extend Metro Manila Train Line
Marubeni Philippines and DM Consunji have received a $1.12bn contract to extend a Metro Manila train line in the Philippines.…