Rail link to airport a top priority for Liverpool
Despite the corona crisis, Liverpool John Lennon Airport is still interested in the construction of the rail link to the city centre. It will facilitate the connectivity between the airport and the adjacent region as...Read more
First planning permission for HS2 station
The HS2 project is gradually moving further. Birmingham City Council has issued planning permission for Curzon Street station. It is the first railway station on the future high-speed mainline to gain this approval. (more…)Read more
HS2 seeks suppliers of lifts and escalators
After Britain’s government had issued the ‘Notice to proceed’, the project of the high-speed railway to connect London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds set a new important milestone. This time, High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, the...Read more
UK government continues HS2 and considers HS3
After the thrilling hesitations and reflections, the UK government has finally taken a decision on the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway. The long-pending project for connecting London and the cities of Northern England will be...Read more
Ricardo to inspect high-speed rail project in South Korea
Ricardo, the UK-based engineering company, will participate in the Great Train eXpress (GTX) project in the Seoul Capital Area. Its South Korean team will provide system engineering support during construction of Line A of this...Read more
Alstom steps up in Morocco
Alstom strengthens its presence in Morocco. After deliveries of trams and high-speed trains, the French rolling stock manufacturer has been focused on locomotives. It supplied the first Prima M4 electric locomotive for the Moroccan national...Read more
Seven key trends of EU rail sector in 2019
In 2019 the European railways continued their way towards automatisation and digitalisation. These two main trends significantly defined the development of the EU rail sector. But they were not the only ones. This list could...Read more
New wires for Russian high-speed rails
A brand new contact wire for the rail sector has been patented in Russia. It was made of copper-niobium alloy (CuNb). The new product will be able to provide a train speed of up to...Read more
Czechia wants to double speed on railways
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽDC plans to construct the high-speed railways in the country. They will allow the passenger trains to run at a speed of 320 kilometres per hour that is twice more than...Read more
Should British HS2 be constructed despite increasing costs?
The long-pending UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project has got a new vague hope. Instead of the recommendations to close the project, a leaked government-commissioned draft report advises constructing the planned railway even the actual...Read more
Aviation stimulates development of railway network in Poland
The allocations from European funds have become a big stimulus for the modernisation of the railway network in Poland. Another impetus is the development of the country’s aviation sector. More and more Polish airports consider...Read more
Bombardier deploys ERTMS on high-speed line in Poland
Within the modernisation project, Central Rail Line in Poland, the high-speed railway that connects Warsaw with Krakow and Katowice, will be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 system. The solution will be installed by the consortium...Read more
New inspection train will monitor high-speed rails in Spain
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo will supply the new inspection train to the country’s rail infrastructure manager Adif. The vehicle costs 39 million Euros. It will be used by Adif to monitor the high-speed rails...Read more