Major works schedule released for East Coast upgrade
Network Rail has announced the schedule of the key works for the £1.2 billion (EUR 1.35 billion) East Coast upgrade […]
Infrastructure
Planning approval for Birmingham Interchange station
The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council gave the planning approval for HS2 Birmingham Interchange station and its surrounding landscape, along with […]
New rule for track inspection approved in the U.S.
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing railway companies to use […]
A new modernised section opened in Plovdiv – Bourgas line
Bulgaria has opened the modernised Skutare-Orizovo railway section, which is part of the second phase of Plovdiv – Bourgas line […]
ETCS deployment starts on Pilsen – Cheb line
The Czech railway infrastructure manager, SZ, has started the ETCS installation on the 107 km railway line from Pilsen to […]
Kostenets – Septemvri modernisation begins
The Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Rossen Jeliazkov, and the director general of the National Railway Infrastructure (NRIC), Krasimir Papukchiyski, have […]
MBTA approves a USD 403 million contract for South Coast line
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, awarded SCR Constructors joint venture, comprising Middlesex Corporation and Tutor Perini, a USD 403.5 million […]
Elizabeth line opening delayed until 2022
Crossrail Ltd has announced that the 21 km Elizabeth line crossing central London between Paddington and Abbey Wood will be […]
Tender launched for Brenner Base Tunnel extension in Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), Italy’s railway infrastructure manager, has launched a EUR 1.5 billion tender for the design and construction […]
UK establishes a new unit to accelerate infrastructure projects
The UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has established a new Acceleration Unit to speed up the delivery of rail and […]