The Belgian railway network manager Infrabel is investing 310 million euros in the renovation of the oldest high-speed line in its network: the HSL1 from Brussels to France. The work will take around ten years...Read more
Metrolink, the branding of the familiar yellow trams in Manchester, is to see a further 21.4 million pounds (just over 25 million euro) investment. The local authority has approved the programme of works to improve...Read more
SNCF Réseau is awarding one of its biggest calls for tenders for work to regenerate the network over the next 7 years. It involves massive track renewal work on conventional lines and the renewal of...Read more
On January 30, SpoorPro reported that on March 5, the lawsuit would be filed by the Province of Limburg and the Municipality of Maastricht against the Flemish Region and the Transport Company De Lijn. In...Read more
An open-access service has finally been given the green light. Grand Union Trains, an ambitious would-be operator, has made it third time lucky with their proposals to run direct services between London and Stirling. The...Read more
Britain’s new high-speed railway, HS2, connecting London and Birmingham, has been approved to build a “green tunnel” under Burton Green, a community lying east of Solihull, in the English West Midlands. The 400-metre green tunnel...Read more
The construction of the second hall at the ICE maintenance facility of Deutsche Bahn (DB) in Cottbus has begun. Brandenburg’s Minister President, Dr. Dietmar Woidke, and Dr. Daniela Gerd Tom Markotten, DB’s Executive Board Member...Read more
Stuttgart Central Station is set to begin operations as planned in 2025, marking a significant milestone for the city’s transportation infrastructure. Despite challenges, the opening remains scheduled for December 2025, with Deutsche Bahn emphasising the...Read more
RailTech Europe`24Could you place Europe’s seven most significant rail infrastructure projects on a map? It may be harder than you think. Attendees from all over Europe participated in these challenges throughout the RailTech Europe 2024 conference,...Read more
It may not have been directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and the star may not have emulated Martin Sheen – by having a heart attack on set – but the blockbuster time-lapse film to mark...Read more
ProRail will carry out more than 400 rail projects this year. Over 9,000 rail workers will be involved in these projects. The work primarily involves maintenance, repairs, and renovations. The planned activities are separate from...Read more
The London tunnels programme of Britain’s high-speed rail project, HS2, has marked a notable milestone. The project to build a new railway between London and Birmingham has launched a third tunnel boring machine (TBM) beneath...Read more
RailTech Europe 2024The New York City subway system is getting a makeover. Specifically, a team composed of Nordic Signals and two major US-based engineering companies is in the process of helping the MTA replace the old signalling...Read more
The LGV Sud-Est, Paris and Lyon, and France’s first high-speed line, will be closed for four days from November 9th to 12th, 2024, in preparation for the implementation of new signalling. Consequently, SNCF Voyageurs is...Read more
It has been a long time coming. Fifty-five years to be precise. However, the wait is almost over. Scotland’s short and sweet Levenmouth Railway is less than one hundred days from opening, and seeing its...Read more