Brazil: Thales is to provide telecoms for the Manaus monorail, which will also have its Seltrac CBTC. Valec has awarded a joint venture of Torque and Azvi a €10·3m, 30-month contract for civil works on 100 km of the southern extension of the North-South Railway in Goiás, as well as maintenance of a further 310 km. Canada: Thales is to provide CBTC for Ottawa's Confederation LRT line. China: Harsco Rail has received orders for rail grinders from four undisclosed metros. Hong Kong's MTR Corp has awarded Leighton Contractors the A$656m Hung Hom station and stabling sidings construction contract. Czech Republic: A consortium of Firesta-Fišer Brno, IDS Olomouc and Dopravní Stavby Brno has won a KC197m contract to build a 1·4 km tram extension from Trznice to Trnkova in Olomouc by mid-2014. A second stage would extend the line 1·3 km to Druzební ulice. Denmark: Banedanmark has awarded Pihl & Søn a DKr200m contract to build a control centre in København, one of two which will manage the national network. Finland: Länsimetro has awarded Pöyry a €6·3m contract to provide design services for the 8 km Matinkylä - Kivenlahti second phase of the extension of the Helsinki metro to Espoo, planned for completion in 2018. Germany: DB ProjektBau has placed contracts for Pintsch Tiefenbach's TMC-ZBA control systems and AIS Automation's VarGBS retarders to be installed at Seddin Nord hump yard southwest of Berlin. India: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Bombardier a €35m contract to supply CityFlo 350 signalling and train control for extensions to lines 5 and 6 which will add 35 km to the network in 2016. The Railways Ministry has called for expression of interest in the maintenance of track and overhead equipment on the two Dedicated Freight Corridors. Morocco: ONCF has awarded Ansaldo STS and Cofely Ineo a €120m contract to supply ETCS Level 1 and 2 and telecoms for the Kénitra - Tanger high speed line. Colas Rail, its local subsidiary and Egis Rail have been awarded a €136m design and build contract covering track, electrification and facilities at two sites. Mozambique: CDN has awarded Soares da Costa of Portugal a €25·5m contract to build and upgrade 30 bridges on the Nacala Railway. Norway: As part of the Vestfold line upgrade, Jernbaneverket has awarded Skanska a NKr1·34bn contract to build a 9 km section of a new 23·5 km alignment between Farriseidet and Porsgrunn suitable for 250 km/h. Poland: PKP SA has awarded Przybylski a 6·5m z More...
