High Speed Rail
Leaders prepare to pull the trigger on India’s bullet train
Work is to begin on India's first high-speed rail project - known as the Indian Bullet Train - thanks to financial and technical support from Japan.
Depots
Queensland awards $70 million rolling stock maintenance contracts
Downer EDI’s maintenance depot in Maryborough, Queensland, has been awarded a series of maintenance contracts worth $70 million.
Infrastructure
Singapore’s Circle Line extension civils contracts awarded
Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the first three civils contracts for the Circle Line 6 (CCL6) extension project.
Infrastructure
Metronet given $1.34bn boost in Australia
The Government of Western Australia has allocated $1.34 billion from its 2017-18 budget for Metronet, to expand Perth's rail network.
Infrastructure
Nigerian Railway seeks new ticketing provider
An expression of interest has been launched by Nigerian Railways Corporation as it looks to find a new ticketing provider.Â
Infrastructure
Celebrations as KiwiRail announces first post-quake service
Services are set to resume on the railway line between Picton and Christchurch for the first time since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake struck 10 months ago.
Infrastructure
Taiwan awards Thales light rail contract
The French firm's contract covers signalling, communications and operation control centre systems for the new transit system in Akeng, in New Taipei City.
Infrastructure
Québec to build €298m underground train depot
Transport planners have announced that an underground train depot is to be built in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to help increase the number of services in line with expected demand.
The nearly C$440 million (around €298 million) depot will help metro...
Infrastructure
Systra aims to become top bridge specialist with new acquisition
Engineering firm Systra says it wants to become "one of the top 10 international bridge specialists in the world" following the purchase of American firm International Bridge Technologies.
Infrastructure
Live testing to begin on Honolulu’s new urban rail system
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is to begin live train testing for the new urban rail rapid transit system.
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Northern to switch to new rail timetable coming next month
Trains across the North of England will switch to a new timetable next month (Sunday, 2 June).
Northern says the...