Network Rail has recently awarded Lankhorst Rail a contract to assist in the development of the next generation of railway sleepers, with the aim of exploring more environmentally…
The project to renew the French LGV Nord high-speed rail line is entering its ninth and penultimate year. This 32-million-euro project is fully financed by infrastructure manager SNCF…
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is targeting a 45-percent share for recycled rail steel by 2030, almost doubling its previous target. The company’s target for the share of recycled track…
The Paris – Lille high-speed line will be renewed with recycled ballast, starting in 2022. A new center for the reuse of railway materials has been set up…
A large consumer of resources, the rail infrastructure sector has the challenge to become circular to further reduce emissions. UIC took it upon itself to research this and…
Are synthetic sleepers a viable alternative to wooden ones? To find this out, Adif will place them on parts of the Spanish network as a test. In the…
Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first composite railway sleepers on Network…