Track & Infrastructure Categories
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Buildings & Structures
This category covers suppliers involved in the design, construction and maintenance of railway buildings and structural assets. These include stations, depots, control towers, platforms, bridges and tunnels. Solutions may involve civil engineering, prefabricated structures, accessibility design and structural safety systems.
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Infrastructure
This category includes suppliers involved in the design, construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure. It covers key structural elements such as stations, depots, bridges and tunnels, as well as systems for electrification, signalling and train control. These solutions form the physical and operational backbone of the rail network.
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Railway Depots
Railway depots are facilities where rolling stock is housed, maintained and repaired. Suppliers in this category provide depot buildings, safety systems and workshop equipment such as lifting systems, inspection pits and access platforms. The category also includes service providers who carry out maintenance, cleaning and other depot-based operations.
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Track Maintenance
Track maintenance involves the ongoing inspection, repair and renewal of rail infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient train operations. This includes activities such as ballast tamping to correct track geometry, rail grinding to remove surface defects, welding for rail joints, vegetation control and sleeper replacement. Effective maintenance reduces wear, prevents faults and extends the lifespan of the infrastructure. For systems that monitor track condition, see our <a href="https://railway-news.com/products-services/railway-condition-monitoring/">condition-monitoring section</a>.
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Track Materials & Equipment
Track materials and equipment include the essential components and tools used to build and maintain railway track infrastructure. This covers rails, sleepers (ties), ballast, rail fasteners and switches, as well as heavy machinery and specialist tools for track construction and repair. These materials and equipment are fundamental to ensuring a safe, stable and long-lasting rail network.
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Works Vehicles & Machines
Works vehicles and machines are used in the construction, maintenance and inspection of railway infrastructure. This includes track construction equipment, tamping machines, ballast regulators, rail grinders and track geometry cars. These specialised vehicles are essential for ensuring the safe and efficient upkeep of the railway network.
Track & Infrastructure News
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How to Remove Cable Ties Safely from Wiring Harnesses
HellermannTyton's new cutting tool provides a safe way of removing plastic cable ties applied to wiring harnesses and cable assemblies.
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Sydney Metro West Welcomes First Tunnel Boring Machines
Sydney Metro West's first tunnel boring machines have arrived at The Bays Station to carve out 11-kilometre tunnels to Sydney Olympic Park.
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Final Tracks Laid for Grand Paris Express Line 14 North
RATP teams are laying the last 150 metres of track for line 14 north at the site of the future Saint-Denis Pleyel station in Paris.
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US: Silver Line Extension to Dulles Airport Could Open by Thanksgiving
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMTA) Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport will be operationally ready for Thanksgiving…
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UK: Work Begins on HS2’s Longest Cuttings
HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB, has started working on two of the project’s longest cuttings in Buckingham and Oxfordshire.
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Rail Vision at InnoTrans 2022 in Germany
Rail Vision generated strong interest in its ready to market Obstacle Detection Technology for Railway Safety at InnoTrans 2022 in Germany.
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hyperTunnel's Network Rail Project Produces First Underground Structure Built by Robots
hyperTunnel has revealed the world’s first underground structure constructed entirely by robots as part of a project for Network Rail.
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Port & Intermodal Yard Stabilisation with GEOWEB® 3D Geocells
Presto Geosystems will be hosting a free online webinar on Port & Intermodal Yard Stabilisation, presented by Bryan Wedin.
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Chicago Metra Awards Contract to Renovate Homewood Station
Metra has awarded a 14.5 million USD contract to IHC Construction to renovate Homewood Station in Chicago.
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US: Metrolink Arrow to Commence Service in San Bernardino County
SBCTA and Metrolink are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Arrow service, which is scheduled to commence on Monday 24 October.
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Secure Support with bi-Trapez Bearing®
Calenberg bi-Trapez Bearing® was used in the Stuttgart airport tunnel, a railway line connecting Stuttgart Airport with the Stuttgart-Wendli…
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Hitachi Rail Shares Final Designs of New Maryland Factory and Test Track
Hitachi Rail has unveiled the final designs for its new Washington County, Maryland train factory and 800-yard test track.
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Installing ARCOSYSTEM® on Noise Barriers
Recent installations show how CCS's elevated cable troughing, ARCOSYSTEM® can be securely attached to trackside noise barriers.
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US: Aventura Station Nears Completion with Placement of Pedestrian Skybridge
Brightline and contractor Lemartec have topped off Aventura station in Florida with the placement of a 131-foot-long pedestrian skybridge.
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Network Rail to Strengthen Merseyrail Underground Tunnel
Network Rail is using 21st century technology to fix the Merseyrail underground tunnel in Liverpool without disrupting passenger services.
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Handheld Launches RTK Options for Rugged Devices
Handheld Group has announced the addition of real-time kinematic positioning capabilities to three Handheld rugged devices.
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Germany: STRABAG to Upgrade Berlin’s Köpenick Station for Regional Rail Services
DB Netz has commissioned STRABAG Rail to upgrade the Köpenick rail station to handle regional rail traffic via two new tracks.
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New Interchange Route Opens between Northern Line and DLR at Bank Station
A new interchange route between Bank station’s Northern line concourse and DLR concourse and platforms has been opened.
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UAE: Etihad Rail Completes Tracklaying in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah
Etihad Rail has completed the tracklaying works in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah as part of the last package for the UAE National Rail Network.
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Yeltech's Earthworks Monitoring System
Yeltech's Earthworks Monitoring System combines intelligent inclination sensors with a central solar-powered data logger.
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High Voltage Growth & Expanding Markets
With the electrification of the Midland Mainline, CoMech Metrology is about to invest in a brand new high-voltage laboratory.
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Amberg Technologies and Pandrol Sign Strategic Partnership
As part of a new signed agreement Amberg will supply Pandrol with a customised version of a trolley to measure track geometry parameters.
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Network Rail Completes Track Upgrades at Newcastle Central
Network Rail has announced that its 4.5 million GBP project to upgrade the tracks at Newcastle Central Station is now complete.
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ENSCO Rail: Stadler to Test DMUs at Transportation Technology Center
ENSCO Rail will perform braking, acceleration and other operational testing on new Stadler DMUs at the Transportation Technology Center.




