Latest Infrastructure News
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Network Rail Continues with Vital Repair Works on WCML
Network Rail is continuing to conduct vital repair works during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that goods and key workers keep moving.
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Network Rail Selects Siemens and Atkins as Digital Railway Partners
Network Rail has chosen Siemens and Atkins to help deliver the East Coast Digital Railway programme between London and Peterborough.
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Bane NOR Cancels Competitive Bidding for Kleverud-Sørli Project
Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR cancels competitive bidding for the Kleverud-Sørli project in light of the coronavirus.
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Port Authority of Rotterdam Awards Construction Contract
The Port Authority of Rotterdam has awarded the construction contract for the Theemsweg line superstructure to VolkerRail.
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Industry Insider Week 10 2020 · 12 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 10 of 2020: all the important rail news of the week in brief to keep informed on the go.
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UK-Europe Rail Cuts 750,000t CO2 per Year
Passengers travelling by rail between London and mainland Europe create 60,000 flights worth of carbon emissions less than if they flew.
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Alstom to Supply Rail Solutions on the Rhine-Danube Corridor
Alstom, in a consortium, has won a contract to supply rail solutions to modernise and rehabiliate a strech of the Rhine-Danube corridor.
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Greater Anglia Opens New Sidings
Greater Anglia has opened its new Norwich Village sidings with the first train arriving on 3 March. They are needed to park GA's new fleet.
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Two of Britain's Most Iconic Railway Bridges Celebrate Their Birthdays
Both the Forth Bridge in Scotland and Britannia Bridge in Wales are celebrating a birthday this week. They are engineering marvels.
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West Coast Main Line to Undergo £113m Upgrades
Network Rail is investing £113m on the West Coast Main Line as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. This includes track renewal.
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Better Rail Connection to Wilhelmshaven Deep Water Port
Deutsche Bahn, the EU and the German government are investing money to electrify the Oldenburg-Wilhelmshaven line and make it double-track.
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OEBB Invests €460m in Styria's Rail Network
OEBB will invest 460 million euros in its rail infrastructure in 2020 with the main focus being on the Südstrecke between Vienna and Villach…
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OEBB Makes Neulengbach Station Accessible
Neulengbach Station will see a total investment of 7.1 million euros to make it more modern and accessible, helping passengers choose rail.
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€10 Million for Station Video Technology in NRW
The German state of NRW has pledged an investment of ten million euros to equip a third of its stations with video technology by 2024.
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Industry Insider Week 8 2020 · 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8 of 2020: all the week's news in brief to keep you up to date at a glance.
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Ceneri Base Tunnel Gets Go-Ahead for Test Operations
The BAV has given the go-ahead for testing in the Ceneri Base Tunnel from mid-February. It will carry passengers from December.
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These Are Europe's Top 10 Stations
The Consumer Choice Center has published its European Railway Station Index 2020, revealing the best stations for passenger experience.
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Green Light for Panama Metro Line 2 Extension
The government of Panama has given the green light for the line 2 extension of the city's metro network, which will connect to the airport.
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Rail Industry Response to HS2 Go-Ahead
The UK PM gave the go-ahead for HS2 in parliament today. This decision has been welcomed by industry in general, including the rail sector.
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UK Government to Give HS2 the Go-Ahead
The UK government will today give HS2 the go-ahead following a review into the high-speed rail project due to concerns about its cost.
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Industry Insider Week 6 2020 · 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 6 2020: our quick read of all the important rail stories from the last week to keep you up to date.
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Network Rail Awards CP6 Signalling Contracts
Network Rail has awarded several CP6 signalling frameworks. They went to Alstom, Siemens, and a JV between Hitachi and Limbrooke Services.
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Sarajevo Gets €20m Loan to Overhaul Tramline
The EBRD has agreed to two loans for public transport in Sarajevo. 20 million euros wil go towards new tram tracks in the city.
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UK's East West Rail Phase 2 Gets Green Light
Phase 2 of the East West Rail project in the UK has been given the green light. It is part of the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge.