Rail Projects

Israel Railways has published a shortlist of companies which will be invited to bid for Israel's €2.5 billion electrification scheme. At the same time, Israel's Ministerial Committee for Internal Affairs, Business and Local Government has approved the electrification of Israel's 420-kilometre...

Parsons Brinckerhoff is to act as project management consultant to the Carmichael mine and rail project. The scheme includes the construction of a non-electrified 388-kilometre heavy haul line will connect up to a 60 million tonne (product) per annum (Mtpa)...

A "golden sleeper" has been cast to mark the completion of track laying on the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It has taken contractor Transtec Gotthard 39 months to install 290 kilometres of slab track in what will be the world's longest...

Four possible routes for Western Sydney's proposed light rail system have been shortlisted as the city looks to add further to its growing tram network. The New South Wales (NSW) Government is hoping to construct a light rail line connecting...

The cost of constructing a high-speed railway on Australia's east coast could cost half as much as early estimates suggested, a new report has claimed. A high-speed line linking Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne could be...

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has ordered 25 Metropolis trainsets for the Kochi Metro project. Alstom will design, manufacture, test and commission the new three-car trains from its Sricity factory in Andhra Pradesh, India. The €85 million fleet will be delivered from...

London Mayor Boris Johnson has revealed the preferred route for Crossrail 2 - a project he believes is "vital" if London is to cope with its growing population. Following a public consultation, the 'regional route', which would be made up...

Bombardier has revealed artist impressions of the Innovia Metro 300 train that it will be supplying to Riyadh. The Canadian multinational is building 47 two-car trains for Line 3 (Orange) of the $22.5 billion project as a member of the...

Improving east-west links by constructing the so-called 'HS3' trans-Pennine rail link is one of several recommendations put forward in a new report by HS2 chairman David Higgins. Presenting his second report as chairman, 'Rebalancing Britain: from HS2 towards a national...

The Connecting Sydney consortium has been named as the preferred bidder to build and operate the CBD and South East Light Rail project. In its bid, the consortium said it could deliver a higher capacity system and reduce the construction...