Latest Infrastructure News
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Goldschmidt Thermit Group Acquires Inspection Technology Specialist PLR
The Goldschmidt Thermit Group with headquarters in Leipzig continues to pursue its global growth strategy and has further expanded its produ…
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German Transport Minister Launches Additional Rail Projects
The German transport minister Andreas Scheuer has presented many new rail projects that are to be given priority in planning and implementat…
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Rail Baltica Riga Section Enters Second Stage in Design Procurement Process
The Rail Baltica joint venture, RB Rail AS, has announced that it has launched the second stage of procurement for the design and design sup…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: 11 Must-Read Rail Stories for Week 44
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 29 October – 2 November 2018: all the key news from the major industry players such as Alstom…
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Transmashholding Acquires Rolling Stock Facility in South Africa
A subsidiary of Transmashholding, the largest manufacturer of locomotives in Russia, TMH Africa announced on Monday, 29 October that it has …
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European Coordinator Issues Statement on Rail Baltica Decision
Catherine Trautmann, the Co-ordinator for the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Corridor, issued a statement following the the Rail Baltica decision re…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 14 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 22–26 October 2018: covering all the industry's news from around the world, from Europe to As…
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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…