Train procurement gone bad; a R16 billion cost overrun that the audit report calls inexplicable, unreasonable and excessive! https://t.co/4zIJ4rw5aI via @Fin24
Question should be around the potential cost (and risks) to the taxpayer if these mega projects were not properly assessed! - The amount is ridiculously low in comparison to the capex! https://t.co/CE7fwLdjZ4 via @nypmetro
An impressive surge in PPP (light) rail projects in Israel; managed by a company called Cross Israel Highway! https://t.co/7y3TABpg6u | via @GlobesEnglish
(in Spanish) Five months after the plan was launched CREC is pushing for a more traditional route of Chinese rail export, rather than the required concession style! Bait strategy or insecurity over sophisticated procurement and project financing? https://t.co/xdqq15BD5h via @emol
The more sharing the better! My favorites are not in speed, automation or alternative traction but mobility integration and customer focus; virgin territory to many railway operators! https://t.co/LjuYgci243
A deja vu from the 90ies when balance sheet treatment was a reason to split off SNCF and RFF afterwards, now back together the debt would contaminate SNCF's corporate balance! https://t.co/MmwnuuizWT
China's HSR diplomacy efforts and limited export success; the need to balance techno and finance prowess with skills in operating as a foreign guest! https://t.co/YukhD2Oyyc via @WSJ
Delays yes, but with a mere 3% cost overrun and HSR infrastructure @ around Euro 10m/km, the Saudi Government still has a deal most promoters would sign for immediately! https://t.co/VSavcHnZbl via @Railway Technology
A triple-bottom line solution to economic, social, and environmental sustainability? https://t.co/P2QNfF6URW Florida boosts high-speed rail with new regional service