On September 12, 2016, the Australian and New Zealand rail industry was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Australasian Railway Association chief executive officer, Bryan Nye OAM.
Nye worked
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Vale Bryan Nye OAM
The rail industry is mourning the loss of one of its greatest champions this week, following the passing of former Australasian Railway Association chief executive, Bryan Nye OAM.
Nye headed the ARA from
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Downer consortium wins HCMT contract
A consortium of Downer EDI, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Plenary Group has been announced as the preferred bidder to deliver 65 new high capacity metro trains for the Melbourne Metro network from
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Alstom secures nine train extension at Ballarat
The Victorian Government has ordered nine more six-car metro trains from Alstom’s Ballarat facility, to keep the stream of new metro rollingstock flowing until the 65-train HCMT project takes over in
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AusRAIL plenary speakers announced
An impressive selection of speakers have been announced to present their ideas, opinions and insight during the Plenary conference sessions at this year’s AusRAIL Conference and Exhibition, which will
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Alstom signs $2.7 billion high speed deal with Amtrak
French multinational Alstom has signed a US$2 billion deal with United States operator Amtrak, to deliver 28 new high-speed trains to operate on the North East Corridor between Boston and Washington D.C.
The
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Stadler’s global push furthered by $734m California deal
Swiss rollingstock manufacturer Stadler recently announced a US$551 million contract to deliver 16 six-car double-decker trains to Californian operator Caltrain.
The deal means Stadler’s KISS train will
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AusRAIL technical speakers announced
An intriguing mix of speakers have been outlined for the four streams that will make up the technical portion of this year’s AusRAIL Conference, which will take place in Adelaide on November 22 and 23.
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Engenco in profit turnaround; Gov-funded training dip hurts CERT
ASX-listed industrial engineer Engenco has reported a profit in FY16 after recording significant losses in FY15, but said rail training subsidiary CERT suffered through a drop in government-funded training
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Downer reveals hefty cost of bidding for big contracts
Engineering group Downer has revealed the cost of doing business in today’s major transport project space, reporting the cost of its failed bid to deliver the New South Wales New Intercity Fleet contract.
Downer
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