Infrastructure Categories
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Civil Works · Bridges · Tunnels
Civil works, bridges and tunnels form the backbone of railway infrastructure across complex terrain. Suppliers in this category provide design, construction and maintenance services for structural elements such as bridges, tunnels, culverts and embankments. These works support track laying, drainage, access and long-term infrastructure stability.
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Noise Barriers
Noise barriers reduce sound pollution from passing trains, particularly in residential or urban areas. Suppliers in this category design and manufacture acoustic barrier systems that improve environmental compliance, reduce community disruption and support the acceptance of both passenger and freight rail operations.
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Platform Screen Doors
Platform screen doors are safety barriers installed at station platforms to separate passengers from the tracks until a train arrives. Suppliers in this category offer full-height or half-height systems that improve passenger safety, reduce track intrusion and enable climate control within underground and enclosed stations.
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Transport Modelling, Simulation & Planning
Transport modelling, simulation and planning tools help rail operators and infrastructure managers optimise their systems and services. These solutions include passenger flow analysis, timetable planning, capacity modelling, wheel-rail interaction simulation, energy consumption modelling and operational planning. They support decision-making for new infrastructure projects, upgrades and day-to-day operations, improving efficiency, safety and passenger experience.
Infrastructure News
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Design-Build Contract for Singapore’s Ang Mo Kio Metro Station Extension Goes to VINCI Construction
A consortium including a subsidiary of VINCI Construction has been awarded the contract for the extension of Ang Mo Kio metro station.
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Metrolink Certifies Final EIR for Simi Valley Double Track Project
California: Metrolink has certified the final environmental impact report for the Simi Valley Double Track project, a SCORE-funded project.
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Excavation for First of Five HS2 Chiltern Tunnel Vent Shafts Begins
Excavation of the vent shaft at Chalfont St Peter has begun in Buckinghamshire. It is the first of five on the HS2 Chiltern tunnels section.
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DB Takes Stock: "Destruction of Historic Proportions"
Deutsche Bahn has taken stock after the 2021 floods, saying the damage is of historic proportions and might take years to fix in full.
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HS2 Designers Cut Carbon with New Viaduct Design
HS2 designers are set to more than halve the amount of embedded carbon used in one of the high-speed rail project’s viaducts.
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Port & Intermodal Yard Stabilisation Webinar
Presto Geosystems' Port & Intermodal Yard Stabilisation with the GEOWEB® 3D Geocells webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
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Reliable, Safe and Efficient Infrastructure through Automated Rail Testing
Goldschmidt's video inspection system is an automated rail testing system that can provide precise and reliable information on rail defects.
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Severe Weather Causes Substantial Damage to Germany's Rail Infrastructure
DB has reported significant damage to rail infrastructure in Germany following the extreme storms in Europe last week.
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Autonomous Track Inspection: Keeping Railways Safe & Efficient
The ENSCO Rail Automated Maintenance Advisor performs track inspections intelligently, making track maintenance and planning straightforward…
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Fire Seriously Damages Troon Station in Scotland
A fire at Troon station on 17 July has seriously damaged the station building as well as an overhead power line.
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What Does the UK Government's Decarbonising Transport Plan Say about Rail?
The UK government has published its Decarbonising Transport plan, in which it also lays out how it will decarbonise rail by 2050.
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East Coast Upgrade: NR Prepares to Connect 11,000t Tunnel to Existing Track
This month Network Rail will connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to the existing railway as part of the East Coast Upgrade project.
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Webuild JV Wins Contract for Turin-Lyon High-Speed/High-Capacity Railway Base Tunnel
Webuild and partners have won a contract to excavate a section of the Turin-Lyon high-speed/high-capacity railway base tunnel.
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HS2 Begins Search for Phase 2b Ground Investigation Contractors
HS2 has begun its search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors for the western leg of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.
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Yellow Window Designs New Areas for RATP’s Opéra Site
Yellow Window introduces design for the RATP's new information and sales area to facilitate a new service approach at their Opéra site.
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Introducing... TouchSAFE Composite Palisade Fencing
TouchSAFE FRP Composite Fencing provides a robust, long-lasting and non-conductive barrier for the safe containment of electrical equipment.
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Elizabeth Line Improvements Offer Step-Free London Underground Access from Moorgate Station
Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station has been officially transferred to TfL, providing immediate benefits to passengers at Moorgate.
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Digital Technologies Move the Rail Industry Forward
eCon Engineering distributes and supports digital technologies so that rail manufacturers can tackle their embedded software challenges.
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Rail Ground Investigation
Lankelma has developed rail CPT plant and equipment specifically designed for ground investigations in the four main rail environments.
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Heritage-Protected Building Is Turned into a Train Station
Train Station of the Future: Heritage-protected Coburg station has been redesigned with AUWEKO and Green Furniture Concept products.
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Construction of Rail Baltica Station Begins at Riga International Airport
Construction of the Rail Baltica station – and related infrastructure – has begun at Riga International Airport.
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Improving the Transportation Network
Toronto Pearson Airport (GTAA) has equipped the Link Train stations with AUWEKO's fire- and leakproof, high-end waste and recycling bins.
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HS2 Launches Second Giant Tunnelling Machine - Cecilia
HS2 has launched Cecilia, the second of two 2,000t tunnelling machines that will excavate ten-mile-long tunnels beneath the Chiltern Hills.
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British Steel Launches Weathering Steel Structural Sections
British Steel has today unveiled another new product for the construction market – weathering steel structural sections.