Spain’s high-speed rail network to hit 4,000 kilometres this year
Last week, Spain marked the 30th anniversary of its high-speed rail network. Over the past three decades, the Adif-managed network has witnessed an eightfold expansion and will hit a total length of 4,000 kilometres this...Read more
Renfe marks 30th anniversary of Ave high-speed train with discounts
Renfe kicked off a promotion campaign earlier on Friday to celebrate 30 years of the Ave high-speed train, which first ran on April 21, 1992. The Spanish railway company will offer 100,000 tickets priced at...Read more
Adif to renew surveillance and security systems on Madrid-Seville HSL
Adif will be renewing video surveillance systems and access control, as well as install anti-intrusion systems in technical buildings, overpasses and tunnels on the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed railway line as part of ongoing renovation works.Read more
North of England the big loser in cancellation of HS2 plans
The worst kept secret in Britain is finally out. The high speed rail network, planned for the north east of England is officially scrapped. The transport secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to the House...Read more
Eastern leg HS2 to Leeds to be cancelled
The extension of the HS2 high-speed line from the Midlands and Leeds will be scrapped. Sources in in the government have said this to the BBC.Read more
HS2 to Yorkshire could be axed
The UK high speed rail network may never reach the north of England. A widely-reported leak from a source close to the UK government says that the HS2 project may never get beyond Manchester, and...Read more