Rail Projects

SNCF Réseau has outsourced the renewal of the overhead catenary on RER C between Paris and Brétigny. On February 2, RC², a consortium which includes TSO Caténaires, SETEC Ferroviaire, ETF and Mobility, has been awarded a €277 million contract to...

The Rail Baltica project took its next step today as the invitation to tender for a feasibility study within Lithuania was issued. Lithuania completed a new standard-gauge line from the Polish border to Kaunas in 2015. However, this is only...

The fifth and final phase of the £300 million Cardiff Area Signalling Renewals (CASR) project, Network Rail’s biggest ever signalling commissioning in one phase, was completed over the festive period bringing significant improvements to capacity and flexibility at the busiest station in Wales. Cardiff Panel Signal Box, which has controlled movements in the station area […]

Manchester Ordsall Chord was featured in issue 137 (March 2016), including details of the benefits and challenges to the chosen route to link Manchester Piccadilly with Manchester Victoria. The outcome of the legal challenge was that the scheme has obtained the necessary approvals, and work has been steadily underway for some time. The new chord […]

The French Senate has ratified an agreement between the governments of France and Italy by approving the bill which will allow work to start on a high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin. The project, which has faced some fierce...

Mark Thurston, currently managing director overseeing CH2M's European operations, including those in the UK, has been appointed as the new chief executive of HS2. The post became vacant when Simon Kirby left to join Rolls Royce as chief operating officer...

Ansaldo STS has won a AUD $44 million contract to supply the signalling and telecomms equipment for Perth's Forrestfield Airport Link. The 8.5-kilometre Forrestfield Airport Link will connect the airport with Perth's commuter rail network from a spur off the Midland...

HS2 has begun the procurement process which will source up to 60 trains for the first phase of Britain's new high-speed rail network. The £2.75 billion contract, which is expected to be awarded in 2019, includes both the supply and...

RB Rail, the joint venture established to progress the core section of the Rail Baltica project through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, has announced an open tender to determine the design specification for the route. Through the 'Design Guidelines' competition, RB Rail will...

Stage 2 of Sydney Metro, which will extend the line from Chatswood to Sydenham and on to Bankstown, has received planning approval. Stage 2, Sydney Metro City & Southwest, will involve the construction of 16.5 km of new railway and seven new...