Latest Infrastructure News
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ORR and Network Rail Work to Increase Signalling Market Competition
Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road are collaborating to increase competitiveness and lower costs in the rail signalling market.
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Canada: ONxpress Consortium Signs Up to Ontario’s Largest Capital Infrastructure Project
ONxpress Transportation Partners has signed a multi-billion USD, 25-year agreement with Metrolinx for the On-Corridor Works Project.
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South Africa: Siemens Mobility Completes Germiston Resignalling Project
Work to resignal Germiston station complex, one of the busiest railway junctions in Africa, has now been completed by Siemens Mobility..
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Siemens Mobility Awarded São Paulo Metro Signalling and Electrification Contracts
Siemens Mobility has been chosen to upgrade and modernise São Paulo’s metro network, helping enhance operations and improve sustainability.
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Spain: Adif Chooses Saitec for Rincón de Soto Bypass Project
Saitec will design and build the Rincón de Soto bypass in the Castejón-Logroño section of the Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor.
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Switzerland: Construction underway on Ligerz Tunnel
Construction is now underway on the Ligerz tunnel in Switzerland; part of a project to end a bottleneck between La Neuveville and Twann.
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DZSF Launches Condition-Based Maintenance Project
The DZSF has commissioned a project to determine the need for adjustment to regulations governing condition-based maintenance.
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Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone Launch Infrastructure Partnership
Vodafone has signed an agreement with Deutsche Bahn to close any remaining gaps in the operator's network on rail routes across Germany.
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HS2 Unveils Final Carbon Cutting Designs for Thame Valley Viaduct
HS2 has unveiled the final designs for the Thame Valley Viaduct, which will cross the River Thame’s flood plain near Aylesbury.
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Alstom and ENGIE Sign Partnership to Supply Fuel Cell System for European Rail Freight
Alstom and ENGIE have signed a partnership agreement to supply a renewable hydrogen to heavy-duty European rail freight.
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UK: Spring Weather Helps with Inverness Airport Station Development
Development of the new two-platform Inverness Airport station is progressing successfully, Network Rail has reported.
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Rizzani de Eccher to Build Baltic States’ Longest Railway Bridge
Rizzani de Eccher has been chosen to construct the Rail Baltica railway bridge over the river Neris near Jonava, Lithuania.
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Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City Announce Development of Giant Rail Freight Terminal
Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City have announced the development of a 5.5 million square foot rail freight terminal.
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New Grand Paris Express Milestone with Breakthrough of TBM Mireille
A key milestone in the Grand Paris Express project has been achieved with the first breakthrough of tunnel boring machine Mireille.
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Alstom Awarded Phase 5 London Victoria Re-Signalling Contract
Network Rail has awarded Alstom the contract to deliver Phase 5 of the London Victoria Re-signalling Programme.
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Adif and Adif AV Look to Consolidate Positions in the Telecommunications Market
Adif and Adif AV have begun a preliminary investigation into new ways to expand their telecommunications infrastructure and networks.
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HS2: Chiltern Tunnel North Portal Designed to Cut Traffic Noise
HS2 has unveiled designs for Chiltern Tunnel’s north portal, which focus on cutting noise from trains as they enter and exit the tunnel.
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Australia: Regionerate Rail Named Preferred Bidder for Gowrie-Kagaru Section of Inland Rail
The ARTC has appointed Regionerate Rail as preferred bidder for the development of the Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail.
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Latest HSRG Report Emphasises High Speed Rail’s Role in Decarbonising UK
A new report highlights the role of HS2 and high speed rail in general in reducing emissions and ultimately achieving net zero.
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Scotland: First Rails of Levenmouth Rail Link Are Laid
Progress on Scotland's Levenmouth Rail Link is moving ahead of plan as the first sections of rail are laid.
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UK: DEFT Freight Terminal Electrification Project Begins Trial
A competition-winning idea to support the decarbonisation of rail is currently being trialled at a rail freight terminal in Northamptonshire…
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Network Rail Announces Emergency Funding to Protect Cambrian Line from Effects of Extreme Weather
Network Rail has announced an additional £2m in emergency funding to help protect the Cambrian Line from future extreme weather events
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HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines Reach Chalfont St Peter Ventilation Shaft
The two tunnel boring machines digging the HS2 twin tunnels under the Chilterns have reached the ventilation shaft at Chalfont St Peter.
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Northern Service and Infrastructure Damaged after Vandals Throw Log at Train
Northern and Network Rail have launched an appeal for information after vandals threw a log into the path of an oncoming train near Bolton.