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Australia Wins £3,750,000 South African Rail Contract
Australian firm Commonwealth Engineering Co wins a major rail contract outside Australia to build over 300 passenger coaches. The deal includes Budd of Philadelphia Leyland Motors and Union Carriage and Waggon of South Africa with 51 percent Commonwealth control. Assembly will occur at a £500,000 Nigel plant near Johannesburg with manufacturing starting early next year.
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Australia
Commonwealth Engineering Co
Budd Company
Philadelphia
U.S.A
Leyland Motors
England
Union Carriage and Waggon Company
South Africa
McEwen
Nigel
Johannesburg