Latest Infrastructure News
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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.
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TK Elevator Awarded HS2 Station Lifts and Escalators Framework Agreement
HS2 has chosen TK Elevator to manufacture and install approximately 160 lifts and 130 escalators at its four main stations.
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UK: Work begins on Rockfall Shelter Extension at Parsons Tunnel, Devon
Overnight engineering work begins on 24 January to improve the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe in Devon.
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Wealthy Roman Settlement Excavated by HS2 Archaeologists
HS2 archaeologists have excavated a vast roman settlement in Northamptonshire - one of over 100 sites HS2 has examined since 2018.
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HS2 Publishes Net Zero Carbon Plan
HS2 has published its Net Zero Carbon Plan, which sets out how it plans to make the project net zero carbon from 2035.
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Qatar's First Catenary Tram Enters Commercial Service
The Lusail tramway has entered commercial service in Qatar with 28 low-floor Alstom Citadis X05 trams carrying passengers in the city.
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HS2 Reveals First Images of Greatworth Green Tunnel
HS2 has revealed the first images of its 1.5 mile-long Greatworth tunnel - one of three ‘green tunnels’ to be built in Bucks and Notts.
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UK: Network Rail Begins Bishops Stortford Renewal Works
Network Rail has begun track, bridge and station works designed to improve services for travellers between London and Anglia.
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Germany: Deutsche Bahn’s Modernisation Programme Renovates Over 1,000 Stations
Over 1,000 stations across Germany were renovated last year as part of Deutsche Bahn’s modernisation programme.
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Network Rail Completes Christmas Break Upgrades
Britain: There have been no rail services on Christmas Day for 40 years and once again Network Rail has delivered a swathe of upgrades.
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East West Rail: Platform Construction Begins at Winslow
Platform construction has started at Winslow as part of the East West Rail project. 500 precast concrete platform units will be laid.
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Main Works to Begin on Electrifying Midland Main Line between Kettering and Market Harborough
Electrification of the railway line between Kettering and Market Harborough on the Midland Main Line to begin on 24 December 2021.
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HS2: Construction Begins on First Giant Pier for UK's Longest Rail Bridge
The first of 56 giant concrete piers for the Colne Valley Viaduct has been cast. Once complete, this will be the UK's longest rail bridge.
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Germany: Siemens Awarded Contract for Frankfurt’s Digital Train Control System
VGF has awarded the contract for Frankfurt's metro and tram network digital train control system to Siemens Mobility.
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Siemens Mobility to Equip Oslo Metro with CBTC
Siemens Mobility has won a contract with Sporveien AS to install its CBTC technology on the Oslo Metro network.
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Reverse Train Traffic Starts on Moscow Central Diameter 1
Trains are now alternately running in both directions on the Belorusskaya – Savyolovskaya track of the Moscow Central Diameter 1 (MCD-1).
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Engineering Works at Salisbury to Check on Track Repairs Following October Collision
Engineering works will take place at Salisbury to check the alignment of the new track laid after the collision at Fisherton Tunnel.
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Network Rail Awards Carstairs Junction Signalling Contract to Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility has been awarded the contract to deliver signalling works for the Carstairs remodelling project in Scotland.
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10 New Stations Open on Moscow Metro’s Big Circle Line
Moscow Metro has opened a section of the Big Circle Line (BCL) in the south and west of the city, with 10 new stations.
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Australia: ARTC Appoints Preferred Contractor for Inland Rail sections of Rail Corridor Programme
The ARTC has chosen Martinus as the preferred contractor for delivery of the Inland Rail sections of its Rail Corridor Programme.