Infrastructure

Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF will open a train production plant in South Wales next year, the company has announced. Around 300 jobs will be created at the site near Newport when it opens in the autumn. Previously, the company has supplied rolling...

The majority of Union Pacific's (UP) 18,000 bridges are inspected by trained professionals at least twice a year. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 40 per cent of bridges in the USA are 50 years old or more...

The Powerlines Group has been awarded a contract to modernise the Ossiach line in Carinthia, Austria, by ÖBB-Infrastruktur. The company's Austrian subsidiary will dismantle the overhead catenary system at the stations in Liebenfels and Glanegg, and on the line between the two...

New South Wales (NSW) Trainlink is to install Perpetuum's remote condition monitoring technology on its XPT power cars. Perpetuum's wireless, self-powered sensors will collect track and ride information. It is the company's first significant contract award for track condition monitoring and...

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has re-opened South Ferry station after it was 'completely destroyed' by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. MTA interim executive director Ronnie Hakim said that - much like the nearby World Trade Centre - South Ferry station has...

Workers have started building the southern section of Moscow's Third Interchange Contour (TIC) line with work expected to be complete by December 2019. The Ulitsa Novatorov, Vorontsovskaya and Sevastopolsky Prospekt stations are now under construction. The new 66km metro line will feature...

A 'landscape' bridge has been opened in Stockholm, providing a corridor for wildlife to safely pass over the railway. The 63 metre-long bridge is situated in the suburb of Kallhäll and connects a large residential area with Görväln Nature Reserve. The...

The Philippines government has committed to building a 106km elevated railway line from the capital city of Manila to Clark, with work expected to start later this year. Philippine National Railways general manager Junn Magno said the project will help...

The UK's rail minister has told parliament that Crossrail is almost 85 per cent complete. In a written statement, Paul Maynard - who recently saw HS2 added to his portfolio - said that all central tunnel section platforms have been complete,...

Italian company Ansaldo Signalling and Transportation Systems (Ansaldo STS) has been given a €100 million two-year contract in its native country. The engineering firm will provide technical assistance and maintenance and repair and will upgrade systems on the RFI network...