Latest Infrastructure News
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HS2 Unveils Final Carbon Cutting Designs for Thame Valley Viaduct
HS2 has unveiled the final designs for the Thame Valley Viaduct, which will cross the River Thame’s flood plain near Aylesbury.
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Alstom and ENGIE Sign Partnership to Supply Fuel Cell System for European Rail Freight
Alstom and ENGIE have signed a partnership agreement to supply a renewable hydrogen to heavy-duty European rail freight.
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UK: Spring Weather Helps with Inverness Airport Station Development
Development of the new two-platform Inverness Airport station is progressing successfully, Network Rail has reported.
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Rizzani de Eccher to Build Baltic States’ Longest Railway Bridge
Rizzani de Eccher has been chosen to construct the Rail Baltica railway bridge over the river Neris near Jonava, Lithuania.
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Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City Announce Development of Giant Rail Freight Terminal
Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City have announced the development of a 5.5 million square foot rail freight terminal.
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New Grand Paris Express Milestone with Breakthrough of TBM Mireille
A key milestone in the Grand Paris Express project has been achieved with the first breakthrough of tunnel boring machine Mireille.
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Alstom Awarded Phase 5 London Victoria Re-Signalling Contract
Network Rail has awarded Alstom the contract to deliver Phase 5 of the London Victoria Re-signalling Programme.
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Adif and Adif AV Look to Consolidate Positions in the Telecommunications Market
Adif and Adif AV have begun a preliminary investigation into new ways to expand their telecommunications infrastructure and networks.
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HS2: Chiltern Tunnel North Portal Designed to Cut Traffic Noise
HS2 has unveiled designs for Chiltern Tunnel’s north portal, which focus on cutting noise from trains as they enter and exit the tunnel.
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Australia: Regionerate Rail Named Preferred Bidder for Gowrie-Kagaru Section of Inland Rail
The ARTC has appointed Regionerate Rail as preferred bidder for the development of the Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail.
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Latest HSRG Report Emphasises High Speed Rail’s Role in Decarbonising UK
A new report highlights the role of HS2 and high speed rail in general in reducing emissions and ultimately achieving net zero.
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Scotland: First Rails of Levenmouth Rail Link Are Laid
Progress on Scotland's Levenmouth Rail Link is moving ahead of plan as the first sections of rail are laid.
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UK: DEFT Freight Terminal Electrification Project Begins Trial
A competition-winning idea to support the decarbonisation of rail is currently being trialled at a rail freight terminal in Northamptonshire…
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Network Rail Announces Emergency Funding to Protect Cambrian Line from Effects of Extreme Weather
Network Rail has announced an additional £2m in emergency funding to help protect the Cambrian Line from future extreme weather events
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HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines Reach Chalfont St Peter Ventilation Shaft
The two tunnel boring machines digging the HS2 twin tunnels under the Chilterns have reached the ventilation shaft at Chalfont St Peter.
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Northern Service and Infrastructure Damaged after Vandals Throw Log at Train
Northern and Network Rail have launched an appeal for information after vandals threw a log into the path of an oncoming train near Bolton.
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Deutsche Bahn Is Building Overhead Line 'Islands' for Battery Trains
Deutsche Bahn has announced it will be constructing overhead line 'islands' in Germany to allow battery trains to operate in the country.
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Greece: Alstom Joint Venture Wins Digital Signalling Contract for Thessaloniki-Idomeni Line
An Alstom / Avax joint venture has signed a signalling contract with Ergose to modernise the Thessaloniki – Idomeni mainline in Greece.
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US: Federal Grant Enables Expansion of Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Rail Services
Improvements to the Twin Cities, La Cross, Milwaukee and Chicago rail corridor have been given the green light thanks to a new federal grant…
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UK: RAIB Publishes Report into Fatal Stonehaven Derailment
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the Stonehaven Derailment, in which three people lost their lives…
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Hitachi Rail, Alstom and Ceit Sign ERTMS Framework Contract with Italian Railways
Hitachi Rail, Alstom and Ceit have signed an ERTMS contract with Italian Railways on 700km of track in four Italian regions.
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HS2 Shares New Designs for London Euston Station
HS2 has shared updated designs for its high speed railway terminus station at London Euston, which will be set across three levels.
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UK: Network Rail Works with Alstom on Portsmouth Direct Upgrade Project
Alstom has won a £49 million signalling contract as part of Network Rail's Portsmouth Direct upgrade project.
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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.