Infrastructure

The Dutch government is to invest €300 million to introduce a new high-frequency rail service between Rotterdam and The Hague.

Freight operator Canadian National Railway (CN) has announced a record C$3.2 billion for major infrastructure projects in 2018 to meet a growing demand for rail freight.

Great Western Railway has signed a contract with Hochtief to build a new maintenance depot in Exeter.

Designs for what will be one of the longest viaducts in the UK have been presented by HS2.

The fall of Carillion - a story which has already been documented at length by British media outlets since it broke yesterday - will have far-reaching consequences.

A spokesperson said that it will be working closely with administrators and Carillion's management team to ensure the news "has as little impact as possible" on its projects.

News broke this morning that construction giant Carillion is to go into liquidation but how does the company compare to rival rail contractors?

Electrification of the 22.5km route in the UK was expected to be completed in February, 2017, following a phased eight-month closure.

A joint venture between Mott MacDonald and WSP will provide designs for two packages for the A$9.3 billion Inland Rail project.

Two new junctions which will connect the Northern line with an extension of the route out to Battersea Power Station have been completed.