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February 03, 2012

www.railway-technology.com Daily Update. 3rd February 2012

Industry News

BNSF unveils $3.9bn plan for rail freight infrastructure in 2012
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in Texas, US, has unveiled plans to spend about $3.9bn on rail network upgrades this year, 2012.       
                   
Centro names CAF as preferred bidder for Midland Metro tram dealThe West Midlands transport authority Centro, in the UK, has chosen Spanish tram manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocariles (CAF) as the preferred bidder for the new Midland Metro tram fleet.       
                   
Singapore awards contracts for new trains, signalling systems
Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded contracts to purchase 18 North East Line (NEL) trains and 16 Circle Line (CCL) trains to enhance train network capacity in the country.       
                   
Denmark signs signalling contracts with Alstom, Thales and Balfour Beatty
The Danish railway infrastructure owner Banedanmark has signed contracts with a joint venture of Thales Group, Balfour Beatty Rail (Thales-BBR) and Alstom to deliver a signalling system to the entire Fjernbane network in the country for kr5.8bn ($1bn).       

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