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April 27, 2012

World Railway News Digest. 27th April 2012

www.railway-technology.com News Summary.....

Balfour Beatty to build new rail terminal at London GatewayBalfour Beatty Civil Engineering has won a contract to build a new rail terminal, which is capable of handling the longest trains in the UK, at DP World's London Gateway.       
                   
Network Rail to operate and maintain UK's HS1 until 2025High Speed 1(HS1), the owner of the UK's only high-speed line, has extended its contract with Network Rail to operate and maintain the line until 2025.       
                   
SMRT to upgrade rail systemSingapore's train operator SMRT will invest S$900m ($724m) to upgrade its rail system in order to address problems that have led to several breakdowns in recent months.       
                   
London Underground shortlists four bidders for Bank station upgrade
London Underground (LU) has shortlisted four bidding groups for the £500m Bank station capacity upgrade project.    

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