<span class="" id="parent-fieldname-description"> The New South Wales Government has received bids from two consortia for the North West Rail Link’s Operations, Trains and Systems (OTS) contract. </span> <p>The two consortia shortlisted earlier this year for the Operations, Trains and Systems (OTS) contract both successfully lodged their proposals last week with Transport for NSW on how they plan to run the rail link – the first stage of Sydney’s new rapid transit network.<br /><br />The two consortia, made up of almost 30 companies from across Australia and around the world, are:</p><ul><li>Northwest Rapid Transit – MTR Corporation (Australia), John Holland, Leighton Contractors, UGL Rail Services, Plenary Group</li><li>TransForm – Serco Australia, Bombardier Transportation Australia, SNC-Lavalin Capital, McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust), John Laing Investments, Macquarie Capital Group.</li></ul><div> 
