Roads and Maritime Services integrated into TfNSW

New South Wales Rail News

The Hunter Valley rail network has kept 1300 rail workers busy this week, doing maintenance and enhancement works, according to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).

An end to ‘cattle’ trains: solutions for overcrowding

Travelling London during peak hours makes for one of the most painful experiences the average commuter has to go through, especially when it entails squeezing into a tube or train carriage for hours, having little to no space to move.

WA infrastructure package a win for Metronet

Western Australian Rail News

A $940 million infrastructure package for projects across Western Australia, including Metronet, was jointly announced by the federal and state governments on Wednesday.

CIDCO may appoint MMMOCL to operate and maintain Navi Mumbai Metro

Asian Rail News

The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) is planning to appoint the Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) after no bidders responded to the tender for operating and maintaining the Navi Mumbai Metro line 1.

CP to Acquire CMQ From Fortress

Canada

CMQ owns 481 miles of rail lines, primarily in Quebec and Maine. The end-to-end transaction will provide CP customers with access to ports at Searsport, Me., and to Saint John, New Brunswick, via Eastern Maine Railway Company (EMRY) and New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR).

[HR] In the picture: The TRAXX MS3 on tests in Croatia

Europe

As expected, Bombardier’s TRAXX MS3 188 002 made an appearance in Croatia this week. The mission is the same as the one it had in Slovenia last week: certification.

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