Infrastructure
£1bn loan to support London rail projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a long-term loan worth £1 billion to fund transport projects in London.
Spread over 35 years, the loan will help fund Access for All schemes, track renewals and station improvement schemes at Bank and...
Infrastructure
Video: Mobile Maintenance Train
Eight Mobile Maintenance Trains (MMT) will be entering service over the next 12 months, based at locations in the East Midlands, on the East Coast Main Line and across the south-east. The trains are intended to reduce the amount of disruptive access needed for routine engineering work whilst improving workforce...
Infrastructure
Major bottleneck removed on European freight corridor
Banedanmark has finished a DKK 750 million upgrade to the railway between Vamdrup and Vojens.
The project, which began in 2014, involved the construction of a new 20-kilometre line, removing a significant bottleneck on the rail freight corridor linking Sweden and...
Infrastructure
10-year plan for Inland Rail project
The Inland Rail project - a 1,700-kilometre rail freight line between Melbourne and Brisbane - will be built over 10 years at a cost of $10 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has announced.
The Australian government has received the final...
Events
Borders line open for business
Hundreds of people queued at Tweedbank station, some from 05.00, to be on the first train on the new Borders Railway as it opened yesterday (September 6).
The line was built on the northern section of the trackbed of the Waverley...
Infrastructure
Moscow Metro names rail supplier
Evraz has won a five-year contract to supply around 60,000 tonnes of rails to Moscow Metro.
The Russian steelmaker will make rails and track switches for Moscow's urban rail network, including 100-metre lengths.
Evraz has supplied rails to metro systems across...
Infrastructure
Gothenburg Central’s five-year signalling upgrade complete
A five-year project to upgrade the signalling system at Gothenburg Central which will almost double the station's capacity has been completed.
In partnership with infrastructure manager Trafikverket, Bombardier has upgraded the legacy interlocking system at the station - the world's...
Infrastructure
Federal Railway Authority approves next phase of Rheintalbahn expansion
Germany's Federal Railway Authority has approved plans to upgrade a section of railway between Müllheim-Auggen as part of a wider expansion of the Rheintalbahn.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has been cleared to deliver a €200 million upgrade which will see two more...
Infrastructure
Expressions of interest sought for second phase of Gold Coast Light Rail
Queensland's government has invited expressions of interest for the construction of the second part of the Gold Coast Light Rail network.
The 7.3-kilometre extension will connect Gold Coast University Hospital Station to Helensvale.
The state has now approached the federal government for...
Infrastructure
Easing the flow
It’s not often that we have the pleasure of reporting on the new construction of a main line railway in England. But, in the heart of the country, a 4km stretch of brand new double track electrified railway is taking shape. Not heard of it? Well, to many of us...
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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...