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    • 'Eye-watering' $120m cost for Wellington light rail business case revealed

    The next phase of the Let’s Get Wellington Moving project – a detailed business case involving no construction – will cost more than $120 million.
    Tram and Light Rail News

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    Big contract wins for NRW with Rinehart's Atlas Iron and Queensland rail work

     Western Australian Rail News
    NRW has added to its bulging order book after securing a $60 million contract extension that will see it continue mining services at Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron in the Pilbara.

    ACCC expresses concerns over Aurizon’s One Rail takeover

     Aurizon
    Last year in October, Aurizon agreed to acquire One Rail for A$2.35bn ($1.75bn).

    Queensland’s rail revolution on track

     Queensland Rail News
    In 2022, the Palaszczuk Government’s rail revolution is on track, with this year’s budget delivering a $3.5 billion pipeline of new rail projects, over and above Cross River Rail, as Queensland’s population booms.

    England’s freight-only Ashington line to open for passengers

     UK
    Significant progress has been made in the campaign to upgrade the freight-only Ashington branch, north of Newcastle in the north-east of England, and turn it into a mixed traffic route serving several communities in Northumberland.

    DB to operate Delhi – Meerut RRTS commuter railway

     Asian Rail News
    National Capital Region Transport Corp has awarded Deutsche Bahn International Operations a 12-year contract to operate and maintain the future 82 km Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.

    Major milestone reached in £500,000 restoration of Swanage Railway’s T3 steam locomotive

     Railway Preservation
    The Swanage Railway has reached a significant milestone in the restoration of LSWR T3 No. 563.

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