Siemens Duewag Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH and Siemens Krauss Maffei Lokomotiven GmbH were formally merged into Siemens AG with effect from October 1.
International Engineering plc and Queensland Rail are planning to bid jointly for expansion and rebuilding projects on the State Railway of Thailand network. International Engineering is also planning to invest 100m baht in a maintenance depot in the Bangkok area to handle SRT and other work.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to spend ´3·5bn to increase production at its Kobe rolling stock plant by 50% by March 2003.
Infrasoft Solutions, Primary Image, Computer Training Systems and Alan Walker Consultancy have formed a new consortium, SimXtra, to provide one-stop simulator and computer-based driver training services for the British railway industry.
North American railway supplier RailWorks Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 22, following a second-quarter loss of US$38·1m; none of the 2 600 US and Canadian staff are to be made redundant during restructuring.
British mechanical and electrical services company Drake & Scull was officially relaunched as EMCOR Drake & Scull on October 17, to reflect its ownership by the New Jersey-based EMCOR Group.
Universal Power Systems has formed a specialist Rail Division, and formed a strategic partnership with National Railway Supplies to supply UPS equipment for use in Britain.
Voest Alpine Schienen is investing to increase capacity at its Donawitz plant in Austria from the current level of 140000 tonnes to 200000 tonnes by September 2002.
British civil engineering consultancy Clough Smith Rail was renamed Interserve Rail on October 1.
Specialist power supply manufacturer Elektron plc has acquired Cambridge-based converter specialist Powertron for £1·35m.
