Infrastructure
Victorian government reveals plans to extend Melbourne tram network
Premier Daniel Andrews said that the south-eastern suburbs of the state capital are growing and that a new tram link between the two areas will ease traffic on some of the busiest roads and get people home faster.
Infrastructure
DB opens its first digital interlocking system
The inauguration represents the starting point for the nationwide rollout of the latest generation of interlocking systems following tests by DB subsidiary Erzgebirgsbahn.
High Speed Rail
Civils works consortia chosen for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed line
Contracts will be awarded once negotiations between parties have concluded.
Infrastructure
Express Rail Link testing begins as main works are delivered
MTR has launched its phased testing programme on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.
Infrastructure
PKP awards €539m GSM-R contract to Nokia-led consortium
The latest contract, of which the overall value is around €539 million, represents Nokia's largest GSM-R award to date and a significant stride forward as it seeks to "expand beyond its traditional communication service provider customer base".
High Speed Rail
Stuttgart-Ulm high-speed line construction contract awarded
This project is designed to relieve traffic congestion in Stuttgart by turning the city’s existing infrastructure into an underground pass-through railway station. This will cut journey times between Paris and Munich.
Infrastructure
Design contract awarded for new Riga International Airport station and railway
EDZL, the state-owned organisation established to implement Rail Baltica in Latvia, has awarded the construction design and supervision contract for Riga International Airport's new railway station and related infrastructure.
The winning party of the international tender was the PROSIV consortium, which...
HS2
Investors invited to make proposals for Heathrow airport rail link
The Heathrow airport rail project will be one of the first under government plans to call for market led proposals from the likes of local authorities and private sector companies to invest in the rail network.
HS2
Regional funding plan agreed for rail expansion in Vancouver, British Columbia
In total the infrastructure plan is set to cost around $7 billion with the remaining funding expected to come from federal and provincial sources.
Infrastructure
Bidders shortlisted to build Edinburgh tram extension
Four bidders have pre-qualified to compete for the contract to build an extension of Edinburgh's tram network to Newhaven.
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New trains named after Wrexham Football Hollywood stars
Transport for Wales has named two new trains after the home cities of Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds...