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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British Steel/Translink Partnership Optimises Rail Performance
British Steel's team is carrying out track monitoring activities on the emerald isle after Translink observed some unusual activity on its l…
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Flexible and Intelligent Systems for New Security Levels and Tools in Rail
We need to ensure that rail security system designs are flexible and intelligent enough to constantly adapt to new threats.
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Sicily: Webuild Completes Installation of Buttaceta Viaduct on Plaermo-Catania Rail Line
Webuild has completed the installation of the Buttaceto Viaduct on the Bicocca-Catenanuova section of the Palermo-Catania line.
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UK: Weekend Work Begins as East Coast Digital Programme Ramps Up
Weekend work will take place during February and March as part of the East Coast Digital Programme to upgrade tracks and signalling.
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Focused Technology Solutions Signs Licensing Agreement with FTS Tools LLC
Focused Technology Solutions has agreed to a licensing deal with FTS Tools LLC for their revolutionary, battery-operated, maintenance-of-way…
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A Brand-New Traveller Experience Thanks to Digital Technology
Francois Davenne tells us how digital technology will be a turning point to develop passenger experience and freight transport.
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Condition-Based Maintenance: The Clue to Reducing Maintenance Costs
Televic GSP explains how to reduce maintenance costs by replacing reactive fault detection with proactive evidence-based approaches.
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HS2 Trials New Environmentally-Friendly Piling Technology
A new piling technology, known as hollow impressed precast energy reusable pile (HIPER), is being trialled at HS2’s Euston station site.
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Pfaff-silberblau Verkehrstechnik Awarded Contract for Riyadh Metro
Pfaff-silberblau Verkehrstechnik has been awarded a contract worth millions for the Riyadh Metro mega project.
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Peru: Celebrations for Lima Metro’s First TBM Breakthrough
The first tunnel‐boring machine (TBM) to excavate beneath the city of Lima, Peru has completed its initial section of tunnel.
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UK: Penultimate Elizabeth Line Station Transferred to TfL
Canary Wharf is the latest – and penultimate - Elizabeth line station to be transferred from Crossrail to Transport for London (TfL).
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HS2 Shares Rail System Technical Specifications to Support Work Pipeline Visibility
HS2 has signed the Rail Supply Group’s Work Pipeline Visibility Charter and will share its rail systems' technical specifications publicly.
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Austria: Webuild Begins Work on New Brenner Base Tunnel Lot
WeBuild has begun work on Lot H41 Gola del Sill‐Pfons of the Brenner Base Tunnel using 2 tunnel‐boring machines with a diameter of over 10m.
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Zonegreen Provides Sidings Protection at Local Depot
Hitachi Rail’s depot in Doncaster is improving its already excellent safety standards, courtesy of Sheffield-based experts, Zonegreen.
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Road to Rail: Energy-Efficient Metro System for Growing City
KfW is providing an estimated 440 million EUR to assist the Indian city of Surat with its energy-efficient metro system development.
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How Digital Transformation Will Change the Railway Industry
The digital transformation of rail will accelerate the pace of innovation, implementing new projects and developing new services.
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Why Condition-Based Maintenance Requires a Fully Integrated Solution
Televic GSP explains the importance of using a fully integrated solution for condition-based maintenance, enabling connections to technology…
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How the Update Management Module Keeps Your PIS Cybersafe
Televic GSP explains how the Update Management module keeps your PIS cybersafe and your passengers up to date.
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British Steel Rails to Keep North Yorkshire Moors Railway Running
Nearly 300 tonnes of British Steel's Scunthorpe rail are set to be installed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, helping keep services run…
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Network Rail Trial Aims to Improve Lineside Biodiversity
Network Rail is about to start a new trial project to improve lineside biodiversity on the West Highland Line.
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First Phase of Elizabeth Line Trial Operations Comes to a Successful End
As the first phase of the Elizabeth line trial operations comes to an end, passenger services are set to begin in the first half of 2022.
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An Innovation-Driven Mindset to Reduce Carbon Emissions
This interview with Mr Francois Davenne, UIC General Director, spotlights the fight against climate change in the railway sector.
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Rail Baltica Control-Command and Signalling Contract Signed
RB Rail AS and an international consortium signed an agreement relating to the project's control-command and signalling component.
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Refurbishment of the Alstom Coradia Continental S-Bahn Bremen
The first stage of refurbishment for the Alstom Coradia Continental S-Bahn Bremen metro trains commenced in January 2022.




