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DEALS ROUND-UP DLA Piper advises Greater Wellington Regional Council on rail partnering contract Transdev Wellington Ltd has been awarded the metro rail contract by transport authority GWRC – the first performance-based partnering contract in Wellington under the new Public Transport Operating Model. It is expected to take effect in July 2016. Transdev is a world leader in the operation of passenger transport services in Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific. It currently operates Auckland’s train services, ferries in Brisbane, ferries, light rail and buses in Sydney, and buses in Melbourne and Perth. Hyundai Rotem, the manufacturer of Wellington’s Matangi trains, will partner with Transdev for the maintenance of the rolling stock. The Trans-Tasman DLA Piper team was led by Asia Pacific transport sector head Alex Guy in Brisbane, with support from partners Peter Leman in Wellington and Brendan Meech in Auckland.
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