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August 29, 2012

World Railway News..... 29th August 2012

International Railway Journal

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has strongly denied claims in the Russian press that its high-speed railway construction programme has been cancelled.

THREE signalling companies have been awarded contracts worth about £20m by Network Rail (NR) to develop software prototypes for a national traffic management system.


CONSTRUCTION commenced yesterday on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line in Ho Chi Minh City following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by around 400...


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Construction to start today on Milpitas light-rail station

BTS: Value of freight moved via surface transportation between NAFTA partners jumped in June

North Texas transit agencies plan fare adjustments

Savage completes BNSF-served crude oil terminal in North Dakota

California commission allocates $60 million for Metrolink fleet upgrades

Costa Rican delegation tours expanding south Florida port

UTU promotes International VP Previsich to assistant president




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Philippines plans to extend LRT-1 to DasmariƱas
The Philippine government is planning to further extend its proposed PHP60bn ($1.3bn) Light Rail Transit Line 1 extension project to Imus and DasmariƱas, instead of ending in Bacoor in the Cavite province.       

                   
Malawi to renovate railway infrastructure
The Malawian government is planning to invest $528m in rail infrastructure to start operations on the Mchinji-Chipata line.       

                   
ADB funds Bangladesh rail improvement project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a loan of $150m to Bangladesh Railway (BR) to improve capacity, efficiency and safety of railway systems in the country.       

                   
CAF to start building new Urbos 3 trams in October
Spanish train manufacturer CAF will start building 25 new Urbos 3 trams in October 2012 for Centro's Midland Metro system between Birmingham and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, UK.



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