EUROPE: Faiveley Transport Customer Services has been awarded a five-year 'multi million euro' contract to overhaul Faiveley brake systems on 4 400 wagons owned by leasing firm AAE.
Faiveley said the contract is 'a significant step forward' in the development of its German Service Centre. AAE has a fleet of 25 000 wagons leased to end users throughout Europe.
UK: British Steel has opened a £10m rail stocking facility at its Scunthorpe steelworks where the vast majority of rail laid in the UK is made. This provides a central location where rails can be safely handled, stored and made available for loading. When fully stocked ...
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has completed the Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade project ahead of what it expects to be one of the largest grain harvests in years for farmers in northwest New South Wales. The A$44·7m federally funded modernisation of the 35 km route ...
