Latest Infrastructure News
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Amtrak Completes Positive Train Control Installation
Amtrak has now completed the installation of positive train control (PTC) across its entire 898 miles of track it owns.
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Alstom Implements Signalling System in Argentina
Alstom has implemented its signalling system on the San Martín Line in Argentina and will provide 15 months of technical support.
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Work Begins on Section of Verona-Padua High-Speed Line
Work begins on the high-speed and high-capacity railway line between Verona and Padua. It is part of the Milan-Venice high-speed line.
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DB to Use Satellite Imagery and AI for Vegetation Management
Deutsche Bahn is partnering with LiveEO to use satellite images and AI to generate data about trees' resiliance to storms.
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Network Rail to Take Immediate Action After Stonehaven Derailment
Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines arrived at the Stonehaven derailment site and promised that immediate action would be taken.
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NSW Government Approves Rail Freight Improvement Projects
The NSW government has approved plans for 2 rail freight projects that will increase capacity on the tracks serving freigh trains in Sydney.
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3 Dead in Intercity 125 Derailment at Stonehaven
3 people died when a Scotrail Inter7City service derailed at Stonehaven on 12 August. The BTP, ORR and RAIB are investigating the cause.
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Siemens Completes 2-Year Signalling Upgrade Project
Siemens Mobility has completed the 2-year Hither Green Area Resignalling Project with the new signalling equipment now in service.
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Lötschberg Base Tunnel Upgrade Enters Next Stage
The partial upgrade of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel has entered the next phase, with public consultations on the plans beginning on 17 August.
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HS2 Reveals First Images of Chiltern Tunnel TBMs
HS2 Ltd has revealed the first images and names of the two TBMs that will create the tunnel through the Chilterns: Florence and Cecilia.
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HS2 Begins Search for High-Voltage Power Supply Systems Contractor
HS2 Ltd has begun its search for the contractor to deliver the high-voltage power supply systems, traction and non-traction, for the line.
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest Line Construction Enters New Phase
Construction on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line has entered a new phase, following completion of the tunnels in March 2020.
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West Coast Main Line Gets £3.4m Electrification Upgrade
Network Rail is investing £3.4m in upgrading the overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line as part of the Great North Rail Project…
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Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA Take Over HS2 Old Oak Common Site
HS2's Old Oak Common site has been handed over to contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA, who won the contract to build the station in 2019…
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HS2 Chiltern Tunnel Site One Step Closer to TBM Arrival
HS2: the Chiltern Tunnel south portal site has now been fully levelled and the 17m headwall is now complete in preparation for the TBMs.
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Tracklaying Begins on Forrestfield-Airport Link
Tracklaying has begun on the 8.5km Forrestfield-Airport Link that will connect Perth's CBD with the city's airport in the east.
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Germany to Get World's First Hydrogen Filling Station for Passenger Trains
A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place for the new hydrogen refuelling station that is to be built in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Alstom Delivers Power Supply and Interlocking Systems in Egypt
Alstom has successfully delivered its power supply and interlocking systems for the Mallawi section of the Beni Suet-Asyut line in Egypt.
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Crossrail Central Section Won't Open Next Summer
The central Crossrail section will not open next summer now as previously promised because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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HS2 Reveals Design for First Chiltern Tunnel Vent Shaft Headhouse
HS2 has revealed its final design for the first of four vent shaft headhouses for the Chiltern tunnel. This one is at Chalfont St Peter.
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BLS to Refurbish Lötschberg Base Tunnel
BLS will begin its refurbishment of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel in September following water and sand ingress earlier this year.
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Tunnel Safety and Security Systems Contract Awarded for Madrid-Asturias High-Speed Line
Alstom is part of a consortium that has won a contract for the tunnel safety and security systems on the Madrid-Asturias high-speed line.
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BAV: Operating Licence for Ceneri Base Tunnel Will Be Issued on Time
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has confirmed that it will be able to issue the operating licence for the Ceneri Base Tunnel on time.
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Argentina: Siemens Wins CBTC Signalling Contract
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to equip line D of the Buenos Aires metro with its CBTC signalling solution Trainguard MT.