TRAINS on London Underground's Victoria Line are now running at 1min 49sec headways during peak periods to provide 33 trains per hour, which Transport for London (TfL) says is the most intensive train service in Britain.
SOUTHERN California commuter rail operator Caltrain is preparing to launch an environmental review of its plans to electrify the San Francisco – San Jose line with a series of public meetings on the project.
CAPE TOWN-based rolling stock refurbishment company Commuter Transport Engineering (CTE) has embarked on a major expansion of its rail activities with the acquisition of Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) from Murray & Roberts, South Africa, for an undisclosed sum.
DEDICATED Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has awarded a contract worth around Rs 33bn ($US 619m) to design and build the 343km Khurja – Kanpur section of the 1839km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
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Italian-Thai Development secures Red Line section contract Thailand-based Italian-Thai Development (ITD) has won a THB21.24bn ($712m) contract from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to carry out civil works on the Red Line electric rail section from Bang Sue to Rangsit.
Carillion wins Scottish rail electrification contract
Carillion has won a £40m contract from Network Rail for the first phase of electrification under the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) in the UK.
Costain Skanska JV wins Bond Street Crossrail station contract in UK
The Costain Skanska joint venture (JV) has won a £200m contract (C412) from Crossrail to build Bond Street station, the last of the main construction contracts for the stations in the new line's central section.
BMT to consult on Shatin - Central rail link in Hong Kong
The Samsung-Hsin Chong Joint Venture (SSHCJV) has selected BMT Asia Pacific (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, to provide consultancy work for Hong Kong's new Shatin - Central rail link.
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