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    • Second Phase of El Haramein Railway Under Way
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    Second Phase of El Haramein Railway Under Way

    By on Feb 28, 2014 in High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Signalling & Telecommunications

    Building has begun on the route between King Abdullah Economic City and Medina for the new high speed El Haramein railway which will link Jeddah with Mecca and Medina. Installation is under way of the train tracks for this section, marking the second phase of construction of the electrified railway linking Jeddah with the two […]

    Tel Aviv Light Rail Construction Stalled - French Offer To Step In
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    Tel Aviv Light Rail Construction Stalled - French Offer To Step In

    By on Feb 27, 2014 in Infrastructure, Israel, Urban Rail & Metros

    Due to problems with NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit Ltd, the government body building the Tel Aviv Light Rail system, the project has stalled. A French government company is likely to be offered the contract to make it happen, amidst apparent disbelief in government circles that the Israeli company would build the rail system at all. […]

    Win That Contract
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    Mistake #5: Failing to build trust and rapport

    By on Feb 26, 2014 in Uncategorized

    From what I have seen, less than 5% of companies submitting PQQs just don’t bother to build rapport with the customer’s evaluators and less than 40% of bidders don’t pay much attention to this either. This presents an opportunity for others. Most customers in the public sector are faced with a dilemma. They are highly […]

    Dubai International Airport Announces Contract Awards for Terminal Train System
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    Dubai International Airport Announces Contract Awards for Terminal Train System

    By on Feb 26, 2014 in Signalling & Telecommunications, UAE

    Dubai’s Civil Aviation Authority has announced the companies that will build the Automated Passenger Mover (APM) system which will take passengers from Concourse 4 to Terminal 1 as part of the extension of Dubai International Airport. Bombardier Transportation Holdings (USA) Inc, will build the rolling stock and monorail for the APM system and other railways […]

    Ultra-modern Metro System for Qatar’s Capital
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    Ultra-modern Metro System for Qatar’s Capital

    By on Feb 25, 2014 in Architecture, Building, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Mechanical, Passenger Rail, Press Releases, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

    Herrenknecht supplies 15 tunnel boring machines to Doha 25 February 2014 The State of Qatar is pursuing a large and ambitious vision destined to provide the highest standards of living to the country and its citizens by the year 2030. An important component for this is a modern transport infrastructure. Consequently the capital Doha, chronically […]

    Red Med Project Helps Create Chinese Silk Road
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    Red Med Project Helps Create Chinese Silk Road

    By on Feb 24, 2014 in Freight, High Speed Rail, Investment, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia

    With a 300 km high speed railway between Eilat and Ashdod in Israel, China will finance a new overland link between Mediterranean and Red Sea ports. Once complete, the “New Silk Road”, a high speed rail network from Beijing through Central Asia to Europe, will be able to get passengers by rail from Beijing to […]

    Region to Benefit from Railways if Iranian Sanctions Lifted
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    Region to Benefit from Railways if Iranian Sanctions Lifted

    By on Feb 21, 2014 in Freight, Infrastructure, Iran

    With the new railway linking Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan the whole region would benefit if sanctions against Iran were lifted, because oil could move freely overland and by sea between Kazakhstan, India and the West via Iran. The railway network is nearing completion and will be fully operational within the year, according to officials. With […]

    Oman Announces Timetable for Rail Network Design and Build Tenders
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    Oman Announces Timetable for Rail Network Design and Build Tenders

    By on Feb 19, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Signalling & Telecommunications, UAE, Yemen

    The Oman government has announced a timetable for design and build tenders in the coming months. The Sultanate is building a 2000 km rail network which will link the Yemen border with the UAE, and the Gulf inland to the Indian Ocean when complete by 2018. It is hoped that this railway construction project will […]

    Dubai Metro to Be Extended
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    Dubai Metro to Be Extended

    By on Feb 18, 2014 in Infrastructure, Ports, Stations & Terminals, UAE, Urban Rail & Metros

    With perceptions of public transport changing in the Emirate, plans are well under way to extend the two main Metro lines in and around Dubai. The 22km Green Line is to be extended by 20.6 km and eighteen stations will be added to the route. Meanwhile the Red Line is to be extended at both […]

    GCC Rail Project Unlikely to Meet Target for Completion
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    GCC Rail Project Unlikely to Meet Target for Completion

    By on Feb 17, 2014 in Bahrain, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    As countries take the step from agreeing in principle to build the network, to going through the process of tendering, design and construction, so delays are emerging that will almost certainly knock the completion date of the GCC Railway Network back by a few years. The ambitious plan to link six countries by rail, in […]

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