RailTech Europe ’24: A new signalling system for the New York City subway
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
Temporary closure of Paris-Lyon high-speed line
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
Countdown to Scotland’s Levenmouth railway return begins
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
Weissenstein Tunnel to undergo renovation
The Weissenstein Tunnel, a crucial link in the Solothurn-Moutier railway line, will undergo extensive renovation starting March 4, with closure to rail traffic until the end of 2025. The closure coincides with the Swiss rail...Read more
HS2 maintenance depot development receives design approval
Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail project has had a welcome boost. Approval has been granted for the design of a system-wide infrastructure maintenance depot at Calvert in Buckinghamshire. The site will be at the intersection between...Read more
New construction contracts inked for Rail Baltica mainline in Estonia
Rail Baltic Estonia sealed fresh construction agreements today for the mainline of the railway in Rapla County. Verston and Järelpinge Inseneribüroo, who jointly submitted a bid, are set to kickstart construction on the Rail Baltica...Read more
Alstom ink maintenance deal for polish railway traffic control systems
Alstom recently signed a maintenance agreement with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK), the entity overseeing Poland’s national railway network. The two-year deal aims to provide post-warranty maintenance for various railway traffic control devices and...Read more
Construction starts on Rail Baltica bridge in Latvia
Construction has begun on the Rail Baltica bridge over the Daugava River in Riga, marking a significant step forward in the development of the Rail Baltica Central Hub in Latvia’s capital city. Led by the...Read more
HS2 preparations in West Midlands speedily spans motorway
Contractors working for HS2 have removed a 4,000-tonne bridge over the M42 motorway. The work is to make way for the construction of the new high-speed line across the motorway near the Interchange Station construction...Read more
DB ready for Riedbahn renovation
Five months ahead of the Riedbahn’s major overhaul between Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and its construction partners report being confident in their preparations. January’s preparatory work has affirmed the feasibility of the construction...Read more
Manchester Oxford Road revamp but Castlefield Corridor still a pinch point
Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, is promising smoother journeys for passengers at Manchester Oxford Road station. However, the work at the nationally recognised building may not do anything to relieve the equally well-recognised bottleneck. The...Read more
Adif’s Madrid Commuter Plan advances
Adif is progressing in the development of the Madrid Commuter Plan with improvements to fire protection, evacuation, and ventilation conditions at Pirámides and Valdebebas stations on lines C-1 and C-10.Read more
Denmark “turbocharges” replacement of switches
Banedanmark has reduced the time spent on the complex replacement of switches by nearly 70 percent: from approximately 100 hours to about 32 hours per switch. This means shorter track closures during work, resulting in...Read more