Latest Infrastructure News
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Track Laying for Jiangxi Section of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway Complete
Track laying in Jiangxi Province for the Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway in China is complete. This section measures 134.5km.
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HS2 Reveals New Piling Technique
HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry.
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UK Government Announces Railway Funding for the North and Midlands
The UK government has announced a significant railway funding boost for the north and Midlands valued at 401m GBP.
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Network Rail’s Delivery Plans Broadly on Track Says ORR
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found Network Rail’s progress in delivering against its Control Period 6 (CP6) plans broadly on track.
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel TBMs Reach the End of the Line
Four tunnel boring machines have finished 20 months of digging under Melbourne to create two 9km rail tunnels for the Metro Tunnel Project.
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Brightline Hits Halfway Milestone on Miami to Orlando Extension Project
Brightline has passed the halfway mark on construction of its 170-mile track extension from Miami to Orlando.
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Work to Start on Latest Section of Verona-Padua High-Speed Rail Line
The IRICAV Due Consortium is set to start work on a section of Italy’s Verona-Padua high-speed, high-capacity railway.
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London King’s Cross Track Upgrade Reaches Final Stage
Work is underway on the final stage of a major project to transform London King’s Cross’ track layout, which will reduce congestion.
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Rail Baltica to Scan Former Military Site for Unexploded Ordnance
An ex-military site in Latvia is being scanned for unexploded ordnance as part of a Rail Baltica greenfield railway infrastructure project.
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Sydney's Newest Metro Stations Announced
The Sydney Metro West project has announced two new stations – Pyrmont, and Hunter Street in the city's central business district.
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HS2 Launches First Giant Tunnelling Machine
HS2 has deployed the first of 10 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used during phase one of the UK’s new high speed railway.
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Reviewers Appointed for Rail Baltica Technical Design in Latvia
RB Rail AS has appointed reviewers to assess the detailed technical design of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway line in Latvia.
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Network Rail and RIBA Announce Railway Station Design Competition Winner
Edinburgh-based 7N Architects has won a Network Rail and RIBA competition to shape Britain’s future railways.
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Mace and Dragados Wins HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street Station Contract
HS2 has confirmed that a team made up of Mace and Dragados will build Birmingham’s new city centre high speed railway station.
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DB Engineering & Consulting Wins Contract for Bad Kleinen Curve
DB Engineering & Consulting has won the tender for constructing part of the line upgrade between Lübeck and Schwerin in Northern Germany.
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Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project Turns Its Focus to Station Construction
Melbourne Metro Tunnel's 9km tunnels have moved closer to completion, switching the project’s focus on to its five new underground stations.
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Rail Baltica Opens Public Tender for Cableway Components
The first open public procurement contract, for the supply of the cableway components, has been announced for Rail Baltica.
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Network Rail Completes Extensive Bank Holiday Upgrades
Network Rail completed extensive upgrades to the line between Euston and Scotland over the early May bank holiday weekend.
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Deutsche Bahn: Even Quieter Freight Trains by 2025
Deutsche Bahn says that by 2030 half of all residents living close to railway tracks will benefit from efforts to reduce noise pollution.
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Suppliers for Sydney Airport Metro Shortlisted
Two companies have been shortlisted to construct more than 10km of viaducts, bridges and embankments for the Sydney Airport Metro.
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Rail Baltica Selects Electrification Partner for 870km High-Speed Line
RB Rail AS has chosen its energy engineer for the electrification of the 870km international high-speed Rail Baltica line.
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Network Rail Invites Private Sector to Invest £1 Billion in Telecoms Infrastructure
Network Rail has invited private sector companies to invest £1 billion in telecoms infrastructure to upgrade the country's railway network.
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Alstom-led Consortium Completes Signalling Upgrade in Poland
A consortium comprising Alstom, Thales and Nokia has delivered an ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 signalling upgrade on the E65 railway in Poland.
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British Rail Industry: Rail Decarbonisation Not Possible without Electrification
Why Rail Electrification: the UK rail industry has written an open letter to government to urge for a rolling programme of electrification.