High Speed Rail
Final HS2 route published
The UK government has revealed its finalised route for the final two phases of HS2.
Notable changes include adopting the new 'M18/Eastern route' between Derbyshire and West Yorkshire and proposals for a new hub station in Crewe.
HS2 had originally proposed...
Infrastructure
Cross Yarra Partnership consortium to build Melbourne Metro Tunnel
Cross Yarra Partnership, a consortium which includes Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction and Capella Capital, is to design and build Melbourne's Metro Tunnel.
High Speed Rail
HS2 awards £6.6bn Phase One construction contracts
HS2 has awarded construction contracts worth £6.6 billion for the first phase of the high-speed line between London and Birmingham.
Four of the nine contractors which bid for the seven construction packages have been successful.
A breakdown of the winning bidders...
HS2
Shortlists announced for HS2 stations contracts
HS2 has named the companies in the running for the project's station design and redevelopment contracts.
Arup, Mott MacDonald, WSP, Arcadis and a Jacobs/BuroHappold/Idom joint venture have been shortlist for the contract to produce the detailed designs for the redesign...
Rail Business
New transit line to open in Malaysia
Phase Two of MRT's Sungai Buloh–Kajang (SBK) line is ready for its grand launch on Monday, July 17 in Malaysia.
The opening completes the 51km-long SBK line meaning commuters can now reach the centre of Kuala Lumpur from the towns of...
Rail Freight
United Wagon Company’s specialist tank container division signs deal to transport chemicals in Eastern Europe
United Wagon Company's tank container division, Unicon 1520, has signed a contract with Uralchem-Trans to transport chemicals in Russia and Eastern Europe - the company's first deal since its inception in April.
United Wagon Company said that Unicon's container fleet...
Rail News
Kenya Railways delays launch of inter-county train service
The inter-county service on Kenya's new Mombassa to Nairobi standard gauge railway was due to be running weeks after the opening of the inter-city service in May.
Delays in the arrival of key staff from operator China Road and Bridge Corporation...
Rail Business
TfL to order more Elizabeth line trains
Transport for London (TfL) has said it will have to order four extra Elizabeth line trains as it looks to run more services on the line than initially planned.
The improved service frequency has been announced following collaboration with the Department...
High Speed Rail
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF to open train production plant in Wales
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...
Rail News
Arriva secures €1.6bn contract to operate Northern lines in the Netherlands
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Arriva has retained its contract to run the 'Northern lines' in the Netherlands until 2035.
The €1.6 billion deal covers cross-border rail routes linking the provinces of Groningen and Fryslân with Lower Saxony, Germany.
Eighteen new trains will be introduced...
Latest News
GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...