ARRIYADH Development Authority has appointed Lloyd's Register Rail to act as independent safety assessor (ISA) for the $US 22.5bn Riyadh metro project.
POWER station operator Drax has unveiled Britain's first purpose-built biomass hopper which, at nearly 18.9m over buffers, is also one of the longest single wagons to operate in regular service on the British network.
TAIWAN High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) has selected Lloyds Register Rail as independent safety assessor (ISA) for the 3.3km underground extension of the Kaohsiung – Taipei high-speed line to Taipei Nangang station.
QATAR Railways Company (QRC) signed five contracts worth a total of Riyals 1.48bn ($US 406.6m) on August 12 for preliminary works and project management on Phase 1a of the Doha Metro.