Latest Infrastructure News
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DB Takes Stock: "Destruction of Historic Proportions"
Deutsche Bahn has taken stock after the 2021 floods, saying the damage is of historic proportions and might take years to fix in full.
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Innovate UK and DfT Fund Project to Electrify Rail Freight Terminals
A prototype electrified rail freight terminal is to receive funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Transport.
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HS2 Designers Cut Carbon with New Viaduct Design
HS2 designers are set to more than halve the amount of embedded carbon used in one of the high-speed rail project’s viaducts.
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Severe Weather Causes Substantial Damage to Germany's Rail Infrastructure
DB has reported significant damage to rail infrastructure in Germany following the extreme storms in Europe last week.
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Fire Seriously Damages Troon Station in Scotland
A fire at Troon station on 17 July has seriously damaged the station building as well as an overhead power line.
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Alstom Commissions 9th Section of Egypt's Beni Suef-Asyut Line
Alstom commissions the 9th section of the Beni Suef-Asyut line in Egypt, the 15km Quseia section, now equipped with electronic interlocking.
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East Coast Upgrade: NR Prepares to Connect 11,000t Tunnel to Existing Track
This month Network Rail will connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to the existing railway as part of the East Coast Upgrade project.
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Webuild JV Wins Contract for Turin-Lyon High-Speed/High-Capacity Railway Base Tunnel
Webuild and partners have won a contract to excavate a section of the Turin-Lyon high-speed/high-capacity railway base tunnel.
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HS2 Begins Search for Phase 2b Ground Investigation Contractors
HS2 has begun its search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors for the western leg of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.
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DB to Turn the Cologne Rail Hub Digital
Deutsche Bahn has launched a feasibility study into the digitalisation options for the busy Cologne rail hub.
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Elizabeth Line Improvements Offer Step-Free London Underground Access from Moorgate Station
Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station has been officially transferred to TfL, providing immediate benefits to passengers at Moorgate.
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Further Northern City Line Closures Announced to Keep East Coast Digital Project on Track
Further weekend closures of the Northern City Line have been confirmed to enable work on the East Coast Digital Programme.
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DB to Use New Fibre-Optic Cables That Don't Require Cable Troughs
DB and partners have developed new fibre-optic cables that can be laid directly in the ground without the need for cable troughs.
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Construction of Rail Baltica Station Begins at Riga International Airport
Construction of the Rail Baltica station – and related infrastructure – has begun at Riga International Airport.
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HS2 Launches Second Giant Tunnelling Machine - Cecilia
HS2 has launched Cecilia, the second of two 2,000t tunnelling machines that will excavate ten-mile-long tunnels beneath the Chiltern Hills.
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Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof Gets Green Light for New Tunnel
Germany: A new tunnel and station for long-distance services at Frankfurt has been given the green light by a feasibility study.
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Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station Transfers from Crossrail to TfL
The Woolwich Elizabeth line station has officially been transferred from Crossrail to Transport for London (TfL).
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New Palermo-Catania-Messina High-Capacity Railway Contract for Webuild
Webuild has won a contract that will see it help to double the capacity of the Palermo-Catania-Messina high-capacity railway in Sicily.
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Network Rail Lays First Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers
Network Rail lays its first composite railway sleepers across the weight-restricted Sherrington Viaduct between Salisbury and Warminster.
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DB and Deutsche Telekom Plan Seamless Mobile Network Along Germany’s Railways
Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Telekom plan to offer full mobile coverage across all of Germany’s long distance and regional rail routes.
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West Coast Main Line Signalling Gets Major Investment
Work begins this July on a major project to improve railway signalling on a key section of the West Coast main line in the UK’s North West.
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HS2 Starts Permanent Works on Old Oak Common Station
Permanent works on HS2's Old Oak Common station have got under way today with phase 1 seeing the construction of a 750,000m3 underground box…
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Webuild Wins Contract for Orsana-Hirpinia High-Speed Railway
Webuild Group has won a contract for the design and construction of the Orsara-Hirpinia section of the Naples-Bari high-speed railway.
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HS2 Colne Valley Western Slopes Project Gets Green Light
HS2 has obtained approval for a scheme that will use excavated material to create new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland.