High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
California high speed train request for proposals approved
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has approved the release of a request for proposals for the supply and maintenance of high speed trainsets.
Final ICE4 set delivered to Deutsche Bahn
GERMANY: At a ceremony in Berlin Hauptbahnhof on March 19 Deutsche Bahn took delivery of the final ICE4 trainset, which was named Spree to mark the occasion and ‘baptised’ with water from the river of the same name.
Breakthrough completes boring of High Speed 2’s longest tunnel
UK: On March 21, tunnel boring machine Cecilia broke through the north portal of the Chiltern Tunnel on High Speed 2.
Series E8 enters service on Yamagata mini-Shinkansen
JAPAN: East Japan Railway put its first Series E8 high speed trainsets into revenue service on the Yamagata Shinkansen on March 16.
Tsuruga joined to Shinkansen network
JAPAN: ‘Today’s opening will touch the hearts of many domestic and international users and move the future forward’ said JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa at the inauguration of the Kanazawa to Tsuruga extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
High speed rail bypass contract awarded
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Sacyr Construcción a €49m contract to build the first section of a 19 km bypass around the town of Loja on the Antequera – Granada high speed line.
MSC’s purchase of Italo stake approved
High speed rail start-up Kevin Speed signs access agreement
JR Kyushu speeds up track inspection
China: Water Rabbit delivers network growth
High Speed: FRA grant kick-starts Brightline West
Procurement of Portugal’s broad gauge high speed line begins
West Midlands – Manchester rail plan is not a HS2 revival, mayors say
HS2 Phase 2 cancellation raises ‘urgent and unanswered questions’
CPK seeks input into rolling stock specifications
Track Design: Introducing J-slab to India
Hydrogen high speed train to be developed
HS2 route no longer protected from development
RENFE28 management strategy approved
Seven consortia submit Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail proposals
Network Rail Consulting awarded California high speed rail contract
JR Central develops automated Shinkansen overhead line checks
Californian high speed train shortlist announced
Finland’s VR takes over Helsinki – St Petersburg Allegro train fleet