Infrastructure
UK: HS2 rail project may see funds slashed after elections
If the Labour Party wins the general election in May, it plans to review the cost of the second phase […]
SSL to deliver signalling system for Crossrail
Signalling Solutions Ltd (SSL), Alstom’s signalling joint venture in the UK, has been awarded a contract worth EUR 54 million […]
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique agree on railway rehabilitation
Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have agreed to conduct reviews to repair the railway infrastructure connecting them to enable easy coal […]
Latvia: one track route for Rail Baltica will be mapped out by the end-2015
One track route for the Rail Baltica project in Latvia will be mapped out by the end of 2015, meaning […]
LDz completes Skrīveri-Krustpils railway section
Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš) opened the second rail track on the Skrīveri-Krustpils line section within the largest project to date, […]
Ceneri Base Tunnel: breakthrough in the west tube between Sigirino and Vezia
Thirteen months ahead of schedule, the first breakthrough to the south took place in the west tube of the Ceneri […]
Ukrzaliznytsia continues works on Beskyd railway tunnel
Ukrainian national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia has completed more than half of the Beskyd railway tunnel through the Carpathian Mountains. Ukrzaliznytsia […]
Bulgaria: NRIC awards railway upgrade contract
Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has awarded a 5.0 million lev (2.6 million euro) contract for railway reconstruction works […]