SBB eliminates giant rock posing risk to railway
SBB has wrapped up the operation to remove a giant 500-tonne boulder that threatened a railway in the valley below. The rock had come off the rockface, the Swiss railways discovered in April. SBB began...Read more
Turkey readies tunnel boring machines for high-speed line to Europe
The Turkish ministry of Transport and Infrastructure held the kick-off ceremony for work on a key piece of high-speed infrastructure on Tuesday. A new tunnel on the outskirts of Istanbul should help facilitate faster train...Read more
DB embarks on next step in digitising switches and combatting failures
DB Netz will equip more switches and crossings with KONUX Switch predictive maintenance system. The next round of installations builds on a 2020 framework agreement with KONUX. The artificial intelligence-driven solution can allow for better...Read more
US channels billions to new underwater rail tunnel in New York
A proposed underwater tunnel between New York City and New Jersey recently received the largest-ever federal transportation grant, as 6.88 billion dollar (6.27 billion euros) was directed to the project. The new tunnel should replace...Read more
DB sees potential for tripling European high-speed network, but investments insufficient
Deutsche Bahn forecasts that an additional 21,000 kilometres of high-speed rail can be built between now and 2050. That is the key finding of a new study presented over the weekend. It would mean tripling...Read more
UK parliament says HS2 for Manchester remains on the agenda
Will Britain’s high speed railway come to Manchester? There is still a massive cloud over the prospect of HS2 ever reaching the North West of England, but the company set up to deliver the huge...Read more
Poland’s railway manager and Siemens sign landmark contract
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK and Siemens Mobility recently agreed on a deal for the repair of point machines. With 730 point machines included in the agreement, it marks the largest single contract for...Read more
Hejaz: the grand old railway that time forgot
An aging diesel locomotive transporting wagons of phosphate across a dusty old narrow-gauge track does not really evoke the image of a grand old railway. Certainly not one that was designed – back in the...Read more
Korean consortium wins design contract for Polish high-speed line
A consortium comprising state-owned Korea National Railway (KNR) and engineering and construction firm Dohwa Engineering has won the contract for the design of the new Katowice – Ostrava railway between Poland and Czech Republic. The...Read more
Swiss BLS faces massive cost overrun for Lötschberg tunnel works
Swiss railway company BLS now estimates that renovation works in the Lötschberg tunnel will cost 180 million Swiss franc (183,4 million euro). This represents a cost overrun of 75 million franc over the original 2018...Read more
HS2 tunnelling under Manchester is pie in the sky
Speculation about the HS2 project potentially tunnelling under Manchester has ignited a heated debate among authorities and residents alike. If Britain’s high speed railway reaches as far north as Manchester, there’s a proposal that it...Read more
Italy’s RFI launches major tender for new railway expansion
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana is targeting the expansion of the Orte-Falconara line in central Italy. To that end, it has launched a tender worth more than 394 million euros for the construction of a section of...Read more
Austria’s new Koralm tunnel welcomes train for the first time
The under-construction Koralm tunnel in Austria welcomed its first passenger train earlier this week as part of a ceremony to mark the completion of track-laying activities through the 33-kilometre-long tunnel. Regular high-speed service will not...Read more