Rail Projects

The construction of a high-speed railway which would cut journey times between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to just 90 minutes is already facing delays. During a joint press conferences, the prime ministers of both countries said that the original completion...

The Danish government has passed the Construction Act which paves the way for work to start on the Fehmarnbelt rail link. The Fehmarnbelt fixed link is a proposed 18-kilometre immersed tunnel which will connect the German island of Fehmarn with the Danish...

A Russian-Chinese consortium has won the first contract to design a new high-speed railway between Moscow and Kazan. Led by Mosgiprotrans, the consortium includes Nizhegorodmetroproekt and one of China's largest engineering firms, CREEC. The contract, which has a value of 20.79 billion roubles...

Tampere has shortlisted two consortia to go forward to the next stage of bidding for the contract to design and build the city's planned tram network. Phase one of the route will link the city centre with the suburb of...

A new 23-kilometre light rail line connecting the Canadian cities of Mississauga and Brampton has been approved by the Ontario Government. The Hurontario-Main Light Rail Transit (LRT) project will be funded through the multi-billion dollar Moving Ontario Forward infrastructure investment...

The Australian government has approved a first $15.5 million tranche of funding for the roll out of the Advanced Train Management System (ATMS). Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which manages Australia's national rail infrastructure, is currently trialling ATMS on two locomotives...

Preparatory works are set to begin on a planned high-speed railway between Germany and the Czech Republic. A Mott MacDonald/Sudop Praha A.S. joint venture has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical and environmental surveys for the proposed railway, which...

GE Transportation has been awarded the signalling contract for a new 235-mile rail corridor between Miami and Orlando. All Aboard Florida, which will open in 2016, will be the first privately owned and operated passenger railway in the USA. The signalling system...

Auckland Transport has awarded contracts to two consortia to carry out preliminary works for the $2.86 billion City Rail Link (CRL). The $3 million contracts represent the first phase of construction in the Downtown area. A Downer NZ and Soletanche Bachy JV will complete...

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Princess Wencheng has begun her tunnelling effort on Hong Kong's Shatin to Central Link. The TBM was launched from the To Kwa Wan Station site shaft to begin a 1.6-kilometre drive to Ho Man Tin Station - the Kowloon...