Latest Infrastructure News
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Traffic through Salisbury Tunnel Junction to Reopen Tomorrow Following Collision
Following the collision between a SWR train and a GWR train on 31 October, the line is set to reopen to passenger traffic on 16 November.
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Germany: Route Severely Damaged by Floods Reopens Today
Following severe flooding in Germany in July, Deutsche Bahn has reopened part of the Ahr Valley Railway to passenger traffic again today.
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Hitachi Rail Signs Deal with ScottishPower for 100% Renewable Electricity
Hitachi Rail and ScottishPower have signed a three-year deal for 100 percent renewable electricity (wind, solar, hydro-electric).
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East Midlands Railway Nottingham Depot Gets £2 Million Upgrade
East Midlands Railway's Eastcroft depot near Nottingham is being upgraded to the tune of two million GBP. Works will be complete in June 202…
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Rail Baltica to Receive Over 19m Euros from New Grant Agreement
Rail Baltica has been granted an additional 19.7m euros in funding thanks to a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) cross-border grant agreement…
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VINCI Construction to Build Grand Paris Express Line 18 Operation and Maintenance Centre
VINCI Construction will build the operation and rolling stock maintenance centre for the Grand Paris Express’ future Line 18.
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HS2 Announces Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner Shortlist
HS2 has published a shortlist of bidders for the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner contract. The winner will be announced next summer.
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Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke to Design Gloucester Digital Signalling Solution
Network Rail has awarded Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke S a contract to design a digital signalling solution for the Gloucester area.
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Dartmoor Line Resumes Year-Round Service This November
After a 50-year hiatus, the Dartmoor Line will resume regular passenger services between Okehampton and Exeter St Davids next month.
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Scottish Rail Electrification Programme Gets the Green Light
The East Kilbride and Barrhead electrification project will pass through East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire to the south of Glasgow.
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Network Rail Installs First Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Footbridge
A footbridge made from super-strong fibre-reinforced plastic has been installed in Bicester to replace a footpath level crossing.
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HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine Completes First Mile Under the Chilterns
HS2 tunnel boring machine ‘Florence’ has passed the one mile mark, cutting through a mix of chalk and flint beneath the Chiltern hills.
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Alstom-led Consortium to Provide Integrated Metro System for Taipei’s Fully Automated Metro Line
An Alstom-led consortium has been awarded a contract to provide an integrated metro system for Taipei Circular Line Phase Two.
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Network Rail Announces Multi-Million Investment to Protect Critical Wales and Borders Transport Link
Network Rail has announced a £25m plan to protect the Newport-Gloucester line from further damage caused by extreme weather.
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Shadow Operator of New Greater Paris Driverless Metro Lines Chosen
Transdev Group and Strides International Business awarded shadow operator contract for four new Greater Paris driverless metro lines.
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Bidders Invited to Tender for HS2 Phase 2a Advanced Civil Works
HS2 has invited six bidders to tender for a major two-part enabling works contract for its recently approved Phase 2a section.
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AECOM Signs MoU to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Railway in Central Italy
AECOM has signed a memorandum of understanding to upgrade Italy’s Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.
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Keolis-MHI Joint Venture Begins Operations of Dubai Metro and Tram Networks
The Keolis-MHI Rail Management and Operation LLC consortium has begun operating the Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram networks.
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TfL Opens Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power Station
Transport for London (TfL) has opened the new extension to the Northern Line from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.
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Alstom Hands Over Turkey’s First ETCS Levels 1 and 2 Locomotive
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) has received the first of 26 Alstom locomotives equipped with ETCS level 1 and 2.
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Hayes & Harlington Station Upgrades Completed
Network Rail has completed upgrades at Hayes & Harlington station ahead of the Elizabeth line opening in the first half of next year.
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Alstom to Supply ETCS Level 2 to Sydney’s Suburban Rail Network
Alstom has been awarded contracts to design, deliver and provide long-term service support for ETCS Level 2 trackside signalling technology.
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HS2 Hits 20,000 Job Landmark One Year After Construction Begins
One year on from the start of phase one's construction, HS2 has announced that 20,000 people are now working on the high-speed rail project.
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HS2 Train Depot and Network Control Centre Builder Shortlist Announced
HS2 has confirmed the shortlist of bidders to build its control centre and rolling stock maintenance depot.