Track Access Charges Summit 2020 open for registration
The Track Access Charges Summit 2020 is open for registration. The event will take place on 21-22 April at the Railway Museum in Riga, Latvia. Two key topics will be discussed by the rail professionals:...Read more
Network Rail focuses on partnership with SMEs
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail will focus on a more effective cooperation with small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The company intends to increase its annual expenditure to be spent via SMEs to 33 per cent...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
New protection measures for UK’s storm-hit coast railway
Britain’s infrastructure manager Network Rail is planning construction and maintenance works on the Exeter – Plymouth railway, a vital link for Cornwall and Devon. The 1.8-kilometre section between Parsons Tunnel, close to Holcombe, and Teignmouth...Read more
Serbia plans major investments in rail infrastructure
The Government of Serbia intends to invest over 3.5 billion euros in the modernisation of rail infrastructure. Around 1.4 billion euros of the amount will be allocated for the construction of the metro system in...Read more
Biggest German political party wants to reform DB
German Federal traffic minister Andreas Scheuer Scheuer signed a deal this week with Deutsche Bahn for the investment of 86 billion euros to update the German rail infrastructure. Still, there is a lot of discussions...Read more
Deutsche Bahn to renew 2,000 railway bridges
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has modernised 900 railway bridges since 2015. To this end, the company invested 3 billion euros. In the coming years, DB plans to upgrade 2,000 other bridges. The German railway company will allocate...Read more
Glasgow Airport will get metro link
Glasgow City Council and Renfrewshire Council have joined forces in addressing the long-pending issue of the planned rail link to Glasgow Airport. Both bodies agreed to provide a metro connection between the airport and Paisley...Read more
Ireland to invest 1 billion euros in rail infrastructure
The Government of Ireland will invest 1 billion euros in the development of the country’s rail infrastructure. It is planned to replace tracks, improve signalling and safety on rails. This amount will be allocated within...Read more
Lithuanian Railways completes corporate reform
Lithuanian Railways has completed the corporate reform. The state-owned holding incorporated a separate infrastructure company instead of the specialised division. Earlier, there have been established two companies for operations. One is dedicated to freight service,...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
More SPAD incidents recorded in Netherlands
Last year, there were sixteen fatalities, six serious injuries and eleven minor injuries on the railway network. Furthermore, there was continued growth in the number of Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents. This was revealed...Read more
Russia plans to equip rails with RFID tags
Russian Railways (RZD) will equip rails with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The relevant technology will be developed by RST-Invent, a subsidiary of state-owned holding Rusnano. RZD plans to use RFID tags to digitise the...Read more