Latest Infrastructure News
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Rail Baltica Selects Electrification Partner for 870km High-Speed Line
RB Rail AS has chosen its energy engineer for the electrification of the 870km international high-speed Rail Baltica line.
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Network Rail Invites Private Sector to Invest £1 Billion in Telecoms Infrastructure
Network Rail has invited private sector companies to invest £1 billion in telecoms infrastructure to upgrade the country's railway network.
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Alstom-led Consortium Completes Signalling Upgrade in Poland
A consortium comprising Alstom, Thales and Nokia has delivered an ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 signalling upgrade on the E65 railway in Poland.
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British Rail Industry: Rail Decarbonisation Not Possible without Electrification
Why Rail Electrification: the UK rail industry has written an open letter to government to urge for a rolling programme of electrification.
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OEBB and DB Present Brenner Base Tunnel Northern Approach Route
Austrian Federal Railways and Deutsche Bahn have presented the overall best route for the northern approach to the Brenner Base Tunnel.
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Alstom Puts Samalut Section of Beni Suef-Asyut Line into Service
Alstom has installed and commissioned its electronic interlocking system on another section of the Beni Suef-Asyut line in Egypt.
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HS2 Presents Oxford Canal Viaduct Design
HS2 has presented its design of the Oxford Canal Viaduct that will measure 62.5m and span the canal and towpath between Banbury and Daventry…
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HS2 High-Voltage Power Supply Systems Suppliers Shortlisted
HS2 Ltd has published its shortlist of companies it has asked to tender for the high-speed railway's high-voltage power supply systems.
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The Railway-News Magazine Issue 1 2021 Is Here!
We've published our first issue of 2021 with a new, intuitive look and more interactive features such as embedded videos.
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HS2 Casts First of 112,000 Chiltern Tunnel Wall Segments
HS2 has cast the first of 112,000 wall segments for the high-speed railway's 10-mile Chiltern tunnel outside of London.
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Webuild Wins Billion Euro Railway Contract in Sicily
Webuild has won a railway contract in Sicily worth €1 billion. The contract is for doubling the railway line between Messina and Catania.
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Siemens Mobility Wins Sydney Rail Modernisation Contracts
Siemens Mobility has been awarded two contracts by the New South Wales Government to upgrade the signalling technology on the Sydney metro.
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Network Rail Publishes Railway Resilience Report following Stonehaven Derailment
Network Rail has published an updated report on the resilience of the railways following the Stonehaven derailment.
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HS2: Work Begins on UK's Longest Rail Viaduct
Work has begun on what will be the UK's longest rail viaduct – the Colne Valley Viaduct to the northwest of London, measuring 3.4km.
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Sydney Metro West Receives Two Major Planning Approvals
The Sydney Metro West project has received two major planning approvals in readiness for the TBMs to start working by the end of 2022.
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HS2 to Use Retired Wind Turbine Blades to Reinforce Concrete
HS2 will use retired wind turbine blades originally destined for the incinerator to make reinforced concrete that is carbon-friendly.
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Siemens Mobility to Digitalise Finnentrop Interlocking by End of 2021
Germany: Siemens Mobility will digitalise Finnentrop interlocking, which controls around 60km of railway line, by the end of 2021.
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HS2 Launches Search for Engineering Management System Contractor
HS2 Ltd has started its search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-speed railway's engineering management system (EMS).
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Network Rail Begins Decommissioning Work at Old Oak Common Site
Following the formal handover of the Heathrow Express depot to Network Rail, NR will begin its decommissioning work in preparation for HS2.
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Germany to Invest 12.7 Billion Euros in Its Rail Network in 2021
Deutsche Bahn, the federal government and the state governments will invest a total of 12.7 billion euros in Germany's rail network in 2021.
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Webuild Selected as Best Bidder for Brenner Rail Extension Project
Webuild has been chosen as the best bidder for a Brenner Base Tunnel rail extension project. It will be the majority leader in a consortium.
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Contract for Riga Rail Baltica Station Construction Signed
The contract for the construction of the Rail Baltica Riga International Airport station and associated infrastructure has been signed.
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Hitachi Rail to Deploy Its ERTMS Level 2 Technology on Sweden's Malmbanen Line
Hitachi Rail is to deploy its ERTMS technology on 140km of the Malmbanen line in Sweden, a single-track line that crosses the Arctic Circle.
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HS2 Warwickshire Site Prepared for Launch of Tunnel Boring Machine
Collins Earthworks has completed the preparation of the HS2 site in Warwickshire in readiness for tunnelling to start this summer.