Infrastructure
Transperth to procure 102 carriages for Metronet
Metronet - the Government of Western Australia's plan to create a world class public transport system - will require around 102 new vehicles adding to the existing Transperth fleet in Perth.
High Speed Rail
Texas Bullet Train ‘continues to attract world class firms’ with new appointment
Texas Central's CEO said that the appointment "further demonstrates the attention the Texas Bullet Train has received from world-class firms."
Infrastructure
Saudi Arabia maintenance contract for Thales
Thales has signed a two-year deal with the Saudi Railway Company to maintain signalling and telecommunication systems for the North-South line.
Infrastructure
Why Europe’s busiest railway collapsed at Rastatt
Around lunchtime on Saturday 12 August, groundwater broke into one of two new high-speed rail tunnels under construction for German Railways (DB) just south of the German town of Rastatt, situated on the very busy Karlsruhe to Basel main line used by up to 200 freight and another 150+ passenger services daily – the busiest […]
Infrastructure
Rastatt route re-opens in Germany
Train traffic has returned through the town of Rastatt on the Karlsruhe to Basel main line after construction work on a tunnel caused the tracks above to cave in.
Infrastructure
Work to begin on $1.4bn extension of Foothill Gold line in California
The authority building Phase 2B of the Foothill Gold line has started the countdown to construction work after awarding a $2.6 million utility relocation contract.
Infrastructure
Tackling signal coverage blackspots on the Central Coast line
The governments of Australia and New South Wales are investing a combined $16 million in a bid to tackle signal coverage blackspots on the Central Coast line.
Infrastructure
This is what a Coventry tram system could look like
The autonomous "very light rail" system is subject to approval of the business case and is said to be cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than anything currently available, according to the University of Warwick.
Infrastructure
EU finances transport hub in Northern Ireland to boost cross-border travel
Waterside railway station in Londonderry is to be transformed thanks to funding from the European Union.
Electrification
India’s railway minister announces wave of “transformative” decisions
India's new railway minister Piyush Goyal has announced a wave of decisions to transform the railways into "the engine that fuels the development journey towards New India."
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Work starts on Eaglescliffe station improvement scheme
Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and...