Rail Projects

The Government of Western Australia has allocated $1.34 billion from its 2017-18 budget for Metronet, to expand Perth's rail network.

On September 1, CRRC Sifang signed a contract with authorities in Sao Paulo for eight eight-car metro trains (64 in total), CRRC's first metro order in the Brazilian city.

An expression of interest has been launched by Nigerian Railways Corporation as it looks to find a new ticketing provider. 

Freight operator Genesee & Wyoming has struck up a deal with Seacor Holdings to run the CG Railway in Mobile, Alabama, USA.

The UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, says he is ‘absolutely certain’ that the South West route’s Class 707 Desiro City trains will be taken on by another operator.

In recent decades, there has been a noticeable revival of rail in the US and Canada.

Wegh Group has been awarded another "significant" contract for level crossing machines in Vietnam.

Services are set to resume on the railway line between Picton and Christchurch for the first time since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake struck 10 months ago.

The French firm's contract covers signalling, communications and operation control centre systems for the new transit system in Akeng, in New Taipei City.

Indian home minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Yogi Adityanath have inaugurated the first phase of the Lucknow metro line.