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July 5, 2023 | Fleet

Downer signs contract for Queensland Train Manufacturing Programme

QTMP contract will generate $US 3.06bn in revenue.

March 9, 2023 | Financial

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Getlink revenue grows by 107%, Downer sells Australian Transport Projects division to Gamuda, and Eurofima provides €31m to Croatian Railways.

February 8, 2023 | Australia/NZ

Downer to manufacture Queensland EMUs

The Australian company will manufacture and maintain 65 trains at new facilities in the state.

June 16, 2022 | Metros

South Australia to tear up Keolis Downer contract following election

The agreement was signed in 2020, but was opposed by the Labor Party which has since won the South Australian elections.

November 3, 2021 | Fleet

Queensland to invest $A 7.1bn in new passenger fleet

The 65 six-car trains will be built at a new manufacturing plant at Torbanlea that will be owned by the state government.

July 2, 2021 | Fleet

Queensland announces shortlist for EMU contract

Chosen supplier will deliver 20 trains in expected $A 600m contract.

October 29, 2020 | Metros

First tunnelling section for Auckland City Rail Link completed

CONNECTUS, the joint venture (JV) between McConnell Dowell and Downer, has completed the first section of tunnelling for Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) project.

August 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

Upgrade of Auckland network begins with development of third main line

DOWNER NZ has begun constructing a third track along Auckland’s mainline between Wiri and Quay Park, the first component of the wider $NZ 1bn ($US 660.9m) Auckland Metro Rail programme funded under the New Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP).

November 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Preferred bidder announced for Perth’s Metronet projects

THE NEWest Alliance has been named preferred bidder to construct both the Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie - Cockburn Link for Perth’s Metronet commuter rail network at an event to mark the start of early works on the Yanchep extension.

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