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HS2: Public Consultations on Impact of Phase 2B Route Open Until 21 December

HS2: Public Consultations on Impact of Phase 2B Route Open Until ...

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 the Environmental S...

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportat...

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the federal government’s decision, Protective Direction No. 39, to accelerate the prohibition of older, non...

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railroads

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railr...

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced Ian Jefferies as the new CEO of the organisation. He will succeed Edward R. Hamburger in the position ...

Hack Partners Launching HackTrain InnoTrans 2018

Hack Partners Launching HackTrain InnoTrans 2018

The last time the team from Hack Partners attended InnoTrans, in 2016, they immediately made an impact and were spontaneously invited to participate in a panel ...

Inland Rail: Approval Granted for Construction of First Section

Inland Rail: Approval Granted for Construction of First Section

Inland Rail has received planning approval for construction of the Parkes to Narromine section of the line. Approval for the section was granted after two years...

UK: Department for Transport Responds to Draft Determination for Control Period 6

UK: Department for Transport Responds to Draft Determination for ...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a response to the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) Draft Determination for Control Period 6 (CP6).The DfT genera...

US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PTC Funding

US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PTC Fun...

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded grant funding to 28 projects to assist with the instalment of positive train control (PTC). The deadline for ins...

California High-Speed Rail Authority Publishes 2018 Sustainability Report

California High-Speed Rail Authority Publishes 2018 Sustainabilit...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its annual sustainability report which highlights the progress in all aspects of the this principle ...

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