Infrastructure

Track laying has begun a new 60-kilometre double-track rail link between Copenhagen and Ringsted - what will become Denmark's first high-speed railway. A launch ceremony was held at a construction site in Ringsted on October 28. The full 60-kilometre line...

The UK government is deferring several electrification projects along the Great Western route, believing the money will benefit passengers more spent elsewhere. The decision has been taken following a review conducted by Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy last year. Rail minister...

India is to almost double the length of its electrified rail network over the next few years in an effort to help the country meet environmental commitments set by the Paris climate agreement. India, one of the biggest producers of green...

MTR is to begin a phased programme to double the capacity on its Ma On Shan Line from early 2017 by converting its four-car trains to eight-car units. The first two eight-car trains will go into service early next year,...

Femern A/S has released a list of companies it has pre-qualified to bid for two framework contracts covering consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt fixed link. The two lots include client consultancy services up to and during the construction phase through to...

Siemens is to pilot a new digital predictive maintenance system with Deutsche Bahn's (DB) fleet of Series 407 ICE 3 high-speed trains. Siemens, which manufactured the Velaro D trains operated by DB, will analyse the data gathered by the trains...

The Severn Tunnel has reopened to passengers following a six-week closure to prepare it for the electrification of the line in 2019. Closed since September 12, Network Rail has been installing a conductor rail system throughout the 130-year-old tunnel. The project...

Liverpool has two Caverns. Well, for the purpose of this contrived introduction it does. One bills itself as the cradle of British pop, having claimed legendary status in the Sixties courtesy of John, Paul, Ringo and George; the other, half-a-mile across the city, has temporarily hosted the Eighth Wonder of the World in 2016 thanks to a […]

Construction of the tunnels for London Underground's Northern line extension project, which will extend the line from Kennington to Battersea, is underway. Two permanent shafts have been dug close to Kennington Underground station from which the tunnelling programme has set off. The...

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting (DB E&C) designed to promote the 'exchange of railway engineering knowledge' between the two countries. The MoU has set out several priority areas...