Network Rail plans £450m Scottish electrification framework as Borders Railway works begin
UK: Network Rail has begun preliminary market engagement for a framework contract for a planned programme of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification in Scotland, as the first works are getting underway for the partial electrification of the Borders Railway.
Court orders release of Gateway Programme funding in wake of Trump opposition
USA: Following a legal battle over access to federal funding, project promoter Gateway Development Commission says it is hopeful that work can quickly resume on the trans-Hudson rail tunnel it is building between New York and New Jersey.
Dutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has appointed Haskoning and Arcadis to support planning for a pilot deployment of ERTMS.
World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
DB Cargo UK trials Class 93 as it explores locomotive options
UK: As part of its exploration of future options for its locomotive fleet, DB Cargo UK has trialled the use of a Stadler Class 93 locomotive to haul an intermodal service from Seaforth in Merseyside to Mossend in Glasgow and back for Peel Ports.
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
After DB cancelled plans for a partial opening later this year and commissioned a further review of the chequered project, the Stuttgart 21 remodelling programme may not deliver its intended benefits until at least 2032. Tony Streeter reports.
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Railway Gazette International looks at the current state of progress to create Great British Railways as the public sector body which will run the national rail network.
Line 5 Eglinton light rail route opens in Toronto
CANADA: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.
Wabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
SWEDEN: Wabtec has completed the acquisition of Dellner Couplers from investment group EQT, saying the coupler and gangway manufacturer brings ‘highly attractive and complementary technologies’.
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
GERMANY: Rail infrastructure contractor Spitzke is expanding its track maintenance machine fleet through a large-scale order placed with Plasser & Theurer.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
