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RailCorp to be broken up in ‘biggest shake up’ of NSW’s railways
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian has announced the ‘biggest shakeup to the State’s railways in a generation to fix the trains and provide customers with the service standard they deserve’. The Fixing the Trains initiative includes the breakup of RailCorp and the creation of two new specialist organisations to service the ‘different needs of Sydney...New business for Network Rail
Network Rail has launched a new business aimed at getting better value for money on infrastructure projects. The new commercially focussed, regionally based, projects delivery business – Network Rail Infrastructure Projects – has four regional directors and three programme directors responsible for delivery of major renewal and enhancement infrastructure in their area. Regional directors include:...
‘Vital investment’ results in ‘record year’ for Tube
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has said that the Tube reached ‘record…
Transport crime Command Centre opens in West Midlands
Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening recently launched a pioneering…
Rail ‘sets record straight’ following trucking industry claims
The Australasian Railway Association has said it ‘wants to set the record straight regarding claims in recent advertisements by the South Australian Road Transport Association about proposed changes to heavy vehicle registration costs’. The SARTA advertisements claims an increase in truck registration will result in 50% more trucks on the road than are really necessary;...
Bombardier and Carillion announce new Infrasig joint venture
Bombardier Transportation and Carillion have announced the launch of a new UK…
Amtrak to ‘improve financial performance & customer service’
As part of the company’s ongoing reorganization to align functions and resources with its new strategic plan, Amtrak is moving forward with revamping its Operations management structure by creating four business lines to ‘establish clear accountability for the financial performance of individual trains and to improve customer service delivery’. “Two of the most important strategies...
Rail operator penalties ‘to benefit customers’
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has outlined changes it wants to make to…
Indian Railways orders 693 LHB coaches
The Rail Coach Factory based in Kapurthala has won an order to provide 693 Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches from Indian Railways. The new coaches are safer and more comfortable than coaches currently under operation on Indian Railways’ network. “LHB coaches offer better safety and do not overturn in case of a head-on collision,” a...
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