Latest High-Speed Rail News
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Siemens Mobility Signs MoU to Build Egypt's First High-Speed Rail System
Siemens Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of 1,000km of high-speed rail lines in Egypt.
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Bombardier Completes First ZEFIRO Express for Sweden
Bombardier has completed the first ZEFIRO Express for Västtrafik. The high-speed train will now undergo testing and commissioning.
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Progress on the American High-Speed Rail Act
Seth Moulton introduced the American High-Speed Rail Act which proposes to invest $205 billion in the US's high-speed rail infrastructure.
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Bombardier's Chinese JV Wins High-Speed Train Contract
Bombardier's BST joint venture in China has won a contract to supply 14 CR300AF high-speed electric multiple units. Delivery by January 2021…
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Deutsche Bahn Joins the US High Speed Rail Association
Deutsche Bahn has become a member of the US High Speed Rail Association, which aims to promote support for high-speed rail in America.
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USHSR Publishes 5-Point High Speed Rail Plan
USHSR has published a 5-point plan for developing high-speed rail in the US, starting with a new High Speed Rail Development Authority.
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See the Designs for HS2's Canterbury Works Vent Shaft Headhouse
HS2 Ltd has published the updated designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse, which will sit above the Euston tunnel in London.
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Paris-Lyon High-Speed Line to Get Atlas ERTMS Level 2
The Paris-Lyon high-speed line is to get the Atlas ERTMS Level 2 solution to increase capacity on what is Europe's busiest route.
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UK: Cutting-Edge Experimental Rail Facility Gets Funding
The UK government has agreed to contribute 11 million GBP in funding towards the new Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration.
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Siemens Mobility Joins Competition to Win HS2 Bid
Siemens Mobility joins Alstom and Bombardier-Hitachi in submitting a bid to design and manufacture the high-speed trains for HS2 in the UK.
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Bombardier and Hitachi Reveal Proposed HS2 Train Design
Bombardier and Hitachi have unveiled the first image of their proposed HS2 train design. They will submit their bid to HS2 Ltd today.
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UK: Alstom Reveals Its Design for HS2 Trains
Alstom has unveiled its design for the HS2 trains. HS2 is the new high-speed railway line for the UK. HS2 Ltd will award the contract in 202…
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Trenitalia to Get 14 New ETR1000 Very High-Speed Trains
A Hitachi-Bombardier partnership is to design and manufacture 14 ETR1000 trains for Trenitalia, adding to the 50 the Italian TOC operates.
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Siemens Presents Velaro Novo Train at Railtex
One of the highlights of the Siemens Mobility stand at Railtex 2019 is the model of its new high-speed train, the Velaro Novo.
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Industry Insider Week 18 - 11 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 18 with all the rail news from 29 Apr to 3 May, including the new 'explosion-proof' train for Tel Avi…
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Direct Rail Link between London and Bordeaux Closer than Ever
A direct rail link between London and Bordeaux by 2022, reducing journey times to 5 hours between the cites, is becoming increasingly likely…
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Swiss Railway Infrastructure Projects Progressing Well
The Federal Office of Transport has published its 2018 progress report on the state of Swiss railway infrastructure projects.
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Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.
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Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
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Stadler Giruno High-Speed Train for the Gotthard Receives Operating Licence
Stadler Giruno high-speed train for the Gotthard is given its operating licence by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport. The client is SBB.
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CAF wins Frecciarossa Maintenance Contract in Italy
CAF wins contract for preventive and corrective maintenance for the Italian high-speed Frecciarossa ETR500 fleet. It has a runtime of 6 year…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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Trump Administration Defunds California High-Speed Rail Project
The Trump Administration, following a Trump tweet, is seeking to defund the California High Speed Rail project, cancelling funds of almost 1…
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Renfe Awards 3 Rolling Stock Maintenance Contracts to Alstom
Spanish rail operator Renfe has awarded three maintenance contracts to Alstom. They cover full maintenance services for 15 Avelia Pendolino …