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Nigerian Railway seeks new ticketing provider

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Celebrations as KiwiRail announces first post-quake service

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Taiwan awards Thales light rail contract

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Québec to build €298m underground train depot

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Systra aims to become top bridge specialist with new acquisition

Engineering firm Systra says it wants to become "one of the top 10 international bridge specialists in the world" following the purchase of American firm International Bridge Technologies.

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Northern to switch to new rail timetable coming next month

Trains across the North of England will switch to a new timetable next month (Sunday, 2 June). Northern says the...