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Rail Baltica: Presentation of Technical Design Requirements for Two Sections
Rail Baltica is divided into eleven sections in total. On 18 October the Rail Baltica joint venture held a meeting to present the technical …
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 13 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 12–19 October 2018: all the rail news from around the world, from big industry players such a…
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Sydney Metro TBMs to Begin Work on the Project's Tunnels
Sydney Metro has announced that tunnelling works have begun in the city. The Sydney Metro TBMs have been designed specifically to deal with …
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Direct High-Speed Rail Service Between London and Bordeaux One Step Closer
Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, the company responsible for managing and operating the Channel Tunnel that connects Great Britain to ma…
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£1.3bn of Private Investment in UK Rail Industry During 2017-18
According to the Rail Finance 2017-18 Annual Statistical Release, published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), private investment in the …
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Australia: Government Solicits EOI for Warrnambool and Geelong Upgrades
The federal government of Australia has solicited Expressions of Interest for a multi-million-dollar contract to design and build important …
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HS2: Public Consultations on Impact of Phase 2B Route Open Until 21 December
HS2 Ltd has launched 2 public consultations on Phase 2b route of the line. Communities in the area can formally respond to working drafts of…
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Fact File: Panama Metro – Line 2
Panama City is the largest city and capital of Panama and has an urban population of almost 900,000. The first line of the Panama Metro, in …
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Germany Launches New Alliance with Business to Promote Rail
The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has announced that the "Zukunftsbündnis Schiene" - the partnership betwe…
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US: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for CAHSR Now Available
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR Authority) has announced that its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the cri…
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Almost 1 Million Passenger Journeys on Hong Kong High-Speed Rail to Date
MTR Corporation announced on 7 October that since services began on the Hong Hong High-Speed Rail line (Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong) on 23 …
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UK: HS2 Completes Euston Station Demolition Works
High Speed Two Ltd has announced that the Euston station demolition works are now complete: the former 250m carriage sheds have now been ful…
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UWC and URALCHEM-TRANS Sign Maintenance Infrastructure Agreement
United Wagon Company (UWC), one of the world's biggest manufacturers of freight cars, has announced it has signed an agreement with logistic…
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1 in 7 Drivers Risk Their Lives at Level Crossings Every Day
Populus was commissioned by Network Rail, the UK's rail infrastructure manager, to conduct research into drivers' behaviour around level cro…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: 20 Must-Read Rail Stories This Week
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 24–28 September 2018: all the latest railway news from Europe, China, India, the United Kingd…
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DB Netz to Invest 825 Million Euros in Upgrading Its High-Speed Lines
DB Netz, the infrastructure arm of Deutsche Bahn, has announced it will invest €825 million in upgrading its high-speed rail network by 2023…
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India: New Section of Hyderabad Metro Line 1 Opens
The Hyderabad metro extension that was celebrated on 24 September 2018 brings the total length of the metro network to 46km, up from 30km wh…
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‘Beyond HS2:’ Greengauge 21 Suggests a New Direction for High-Speed Rail and Other Services in the UK
The speed of developing HS2 is increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, the construction of HS2 has caused a number of objections from different pa…
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Walk Cycle Ride: Singapore Launches Public Consultation on Land Transport Master Plan 2040
Singapore: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the government have launched a major public consultation on its Land Transport Master Plan…
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Scotland: Network Rail and Siemens Start Final Signalling Upgrades Phase
Network Rail will work ith Siemens Mobility to complete the final phase of upgrades to signalling systems in Lanarkshire, Scotland from 21 S…
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Australia and UK: Rail Associations Sign MoU to Improve Links and Increase Co-Operation
The Australasian Railway Association and the Railway Industry Association (UK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase c…
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UK: HS2 Ltd Publishes Skills Strategy for Training and Exportable Skills
HS2 Ltd has published a 'Skills Strategy' of employment and training initiatives to ensure the successful delivery of the project. In additi…
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Bombardier and Hitachi Set Up Joint Bid Centre to Design HS2 Trains
Hitachi Rail Europe and Bombardier Transportation have committed to setting up a new bid centre in Birmingham to develop their proposal to d…
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California: Caltrans Publishes 2018 State Rail Plan
Caltrans has published the 2018 State Rail Plan for California. The plan is designed to enhance multimodal travel across the state and impro…