Latest Infrastructure News
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UK: LiDAR Helps Protect 19th Century Railway Viaduct
Laser scanners and drones have been used to plan essential maintenance of the 19th century Whalley railway viaduct in Lancashire.
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Scotland: Work Begins on Levenmouth Rail Link
Network Rail has begun construction of the Levenmouth Rail Link, including the removal of the old track bed.
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Adif to Establish Protected Airspaces around the Rail Network to Prevent Drone Intrusion
Adif is aiming to establish protected airspaces around its rail network in order to prevent damage to its infrastructure caused by drones.
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Final Piece of Railway Track Connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai Is Laid
A ceremonious event: the final piece of track is laid on the 256km railway line connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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Carlisle Station Receives £6.5m Overhaul
Network Rail has overhauled platforms at Carlisle station for a total sum of 6.5 million GBP, improving drainage and fitting tactile paving.
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UK: Network Rail Enlists Sniffer Dogs in Crackdown on Metal Theft
Network Rail has introduced specially trained sniffer dogs to track down the metal thieves that cause major delays to services.
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Turkey: Alstom to Install CBTC Signalling System on Istanbul’s UAG Metro Line
Alstom has signed a new contract to install a complete driverless CBTC signalling system and electromechanical infrastructure in Istanbul.
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UK: Transpennine Route Upgrade Work Continues in Manchester Area
Network Rail is continuing major railway upgrades between Manchester and Stalybridge as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
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UK: Network Rail Chooses Alstom for Major Cambridge Re-Signalling Project
Alstom has been awarded a 130 million GBP contract as part of Network Rail’s Cambridge re-signalling project.
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LTA Singapore Expanding Capacity of Sengkang-Punggol LRT System
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has chosen Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to enhance capacity on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines.
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Opinion Poll Shows Public Support for Rail Baltica Growing
Support continues to grow for the Rail Baltica project according to the latest in a series of public opinion polls.
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Italy: Alstom Chosen to Improve Abruzzo's Rail Infrastructure
Alstom has signed two contracts with Divisione Ferroviaria TUA, worth a total of 33m euros, to improve the Abruzzo rail network in Italy.
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HS2 Euston Station Procurement Programme Ramps Up
The Mace and Dragados joint venture (MD JV) – HS2’s construction partner for Euston station – is ramping up procurement this month.
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Hitachi Rail Adapts Digital Interlocking Technology to Meet German Standards
Hitachi Rail has successfully adapted its digital interlocking product to meet German specifications and standards.
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Sicily: Webuild Completes Installation of Buttaceta Viaduct on Plaermo-Catania Rail Line
Webuild has completed the installation of the Buttaceto Viaduct on the Bicocca-Catenanuova section of the Palermo-Catania line.
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UK: Weekend Work Begins as East Coast Digital Programme Ramps Up
Weekend work will take place during February and March as part of the East Coast Digital Programme to upgrade tracks and signalling.
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CBTC Upgrade Work on Copenhagen S-Train’s Central Artery Now Complete
Siemens Mobility has completed signalling upgrade work to Copenhagen S-train (S-Bane/S-Tog) network’s central artery.
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HS2 Trials New Environmentally-Friendly Piling Technology
A new piling technology, known as hollow impressed precast energy reusable pile (HIPER), is being trialled at HS2’s Euston station site.
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Peru: Celebrations for Lima Metro’s First TBM Breakthrough
The first tunnel‐boring machine (TBM) to excavate beneath the city of Lima, Peru has completed its initial section of tunnel.
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UK: Penultimate Elizabeth Line Station Transferred to TfL
Canary Wharf is the latest – and penultimate - Elizabeth line station to be transferred from Crossrail to Transport for London (TfL).
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Austria: Webuild Begins Work on New Brenner Base Tunnel Lot
WeBuild has begun work on Lot H41 Gola del Sill‐Pfons of the Brenner Base Tunnel using 2 tunnel‐boring machines with a diameter of over 10m.
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Network Rail Trial Aims to Improve Lineside Biodiversity
Network Rail is about to start a new trial project to improve lineside biodiversity on the West Highland Line.
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First Phase of Elizabeth Line Trial Operations Comes to a Successful End
As the first phase of the Elizabeth line trial operations comes to an end, passenger services are set to begin in the first half of 2022.
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Rail Baltica Control-Command and Signalling Contract Signed
RB Rail AS and an international consortium signed an agreement relating to the project's control-command and signalling component.