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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U.S. FRA Announces $73 Million Available for Rail Capital Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation's FRA announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for rail capital pr…
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Network Rail Unveils Ambitious £47bn Plan to Improve Britain’s Railway
Network Rail has published its ambitious five-year plan to improve Britain’s railway over the five years to 2024 (Control Period 6, CP6). Th…
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Texas Central Reveals “Preferred Location” for its Houston Bullet Train Station
Texas Central has announced its preferred location for the Houston bullet train station, at the Northwest Mall site near the interchange of …
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PANYNJ Explores Options for Cross Harbor Freight Movement
PANYNJ will closely examine two preferred options – the construction of a cross harbor freight tunnel and the expansion of the Port Authorit…
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Keeping Rail On Track: REMSA’s Vision for 2018
In this comment for Railway-News, Dave Tennent, Executive Director of REMSA outlines his priorities for advocacy in 2018.
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Carillion's Smaller Rail Suppliers to be Paid Arrears
Around 300 of Carillion Construction Ltd's smaller rail suppliers are to be paid the arrears they are owed following a further agreement bet…
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ClearSy Installs Innovative Platform Screen Doors Control System in Stockholm
In Stockholm City and Stockholm Odenplan stations, COPPILOT, the platform screen doors control system designed by ClearSy, is now in charge …
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Union Pacific Begins Construction on its $550 Million Rail Yard in Texas
Union Pacific began construction this month on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest…
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Iconic Roundels Installed at Elizabeth Line Stations
The latest version of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) historic design has begun to make an appearance across London’s newest railway – the El…
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‘Too Big to Fail?’ The Collapse of Carillion and the Impact on Rail
For the rail industry as a whole, the exit of Carillion from the market in the UK and other countries will have a large impact on both the i…
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Melbourne’s Historic Train Stations to Undergo Vital Upgrades
These upgrades are part of the Labor Government’s $30 billion program to boost capacity, reduce congestion and deliver the transport network…
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Major Improvement Work at Newcastle Station Completes
Train services back to normal as major improvement work at Newcastle station completes. Network Rail has completed work on an £8.6million pr…
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Siemens to Electrify New Mass Rapid Transit System in India
The Ahmedabad Metro line, currently under construction, will run in Ahmedabad city in two corridors, East-West and North-South.
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Thieves Are Risking Their Lives to Steal Railway Cables
Thieves risk their lives to steal railway cables, which brings them little financial reward but costs taxpayers millions each year and cause…
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Alstom Awarded Two Contracts for Chengdu's First Driverless Metro Line
Alstom and its JVs in China, SATEE and CASCO, have been awarded two contracts by Chengdu Railway Corp. Ltd. to supply traction systems for 2…
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Historic London Bridge Station Redevelopment Nears Completion
London Bridge Station has reopened after ten days of major engineering work, marking the countdown to completion of the £1bn redevelopment a…
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New December 2018 Tube Map Featuring the Elizabeth Line Unveiled
The start of Elizabeth line services, which will transform transport in London with quicker, easier and more accessible journeys, is now jus…
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Interview: The Office of Rail and Road's Periodic Review 18
We're at the halfway point of the Periodic Review 2018 (PR18) where the ORR consults the government and other stakeholders, including Networ…
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Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public
The Toronto subway extension’s opening was preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 15, with Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Chair…
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Melbourne's Metro Tunnel Project "On-Budget and On-Time"
The $11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project is on-budget, on-time and will create nearly 7,000 jobs – including 500 apprentices, trainees…
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Birmingham International Station Takes Next Step Towards Major Transformation
Plans to transform Birmingham International Station into a major transport hub have taken a significant step forward after Solihull Metropol…
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Bender UK Recognised for its Rail Signalling Protection System
Bender UK has produced a Network Rail approved rail signalling protection system which enables maintenance crews to quickly identify electri…
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Iraqi Government Signs Urban Transport MoU With Alstom
Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra.
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2nd Annual Future Rail India Summit – Day 1
The Future Rail India Summit 2017 in New Delhi, India, was successfully launched at New Delhi's Hotel Sheraton. Organised by Nispana Innovat…
