Infrastructure news – Page 70
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NewsInland Rail sleeper contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has awarded Vossloh’s Austrak subsidiary a A$143m contract to supply a further 1·3 million concrete sleepers for the 1 700 km Inland Rail freight corridor linking Melbourne with Brisbane. The sleepers are to be produced at Austrak’s sites in Rockhampton and ...
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NewsIP calls tenders to restore narrow-gauge missing link
PORTUGAL: Rail and road network manager Infraestruturas de Portugal has called tenders for the renovation and reopening of the central section of the 1 000 mm gauge Vouga line between Oliveira de Azemeis and Sernada do Vouga.
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NewsDB awards drone image analysis contract
GERMANY: Infrastucture manager DB Netz has awarded Datumate a renewable two-year contract to analyse and interpret images of infrastructure works taken by drones. The Israel-based supplier of construction data analytics will provide its DatuBIM cloud-based platform to assess the images, enabling DB to monitor the progress ...
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Rail Business UKRailway resilience report outlines climate change challenges
UK: Network Rail has published its third Adaption Report, outlining the risks which climate change poses to the rail network and measures required to improve resilience. The report sets out the progress made on climate change and resilience since 2016, identifies further actions which are needed, ...
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NewsFirst section of Central Inland Railway inaugurated
SOUTH KOREA: The first section of the Central Inland Railway between Icheon, southeast of Seoul and Chungju has opened for revenue service following an inauguration ceremony on December 30.
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NewsHŽ Infra picks Leskovac – Karlovac route modernisation preferred bidder
CROATIA: HŽ Infrastruktura has selected Strabag as preferred bidder for a contract for infrastructure and station enhancements and double-tracking on the 44 km Hrvatski Leskovac – Karlovac line, after a rejecting a lower-priced bid. Strabag’s offer was valued at 1·71bn kuna excluding VAT, and was ranked ...
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News200 km/h trial running underway in Serbia
SERBIA: Trial running at up to 200 km/h has begun on the extensively upgraded and double-tracked Beograd – Novi Sad line, ahead of the planned launch of passenger services in March. This will be the first route suitable for 200 km/h running in the former Yugoslavia. ...
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In depthStations & Terminals: Solving the problem of Budapest Nyugati
As the busiest station in the Hungarian capital, Nyugati pályaudvar has reached capacity. The favoured solution is to convert the existing terminus into a through station at the heart of a reshaped regional rail network. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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NewsNokia to supply Delhi RRTS communications network
INDIA: Nokia is to provide a LTE/4·9G private wireless communications network to support the ETCS Hybrid Level 3 signalling which Alstom is to deploy for the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System commuter rail project. The 82 km railway will be India’s first ...
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NewsRussian line double tracked
RUSSIA: Russian Railways inaugurated a second track on the 62·6 km line between Tikhoretsk and Kozyrki in Krasnodar Krai on January 25, doubling the final section of the 700 km corridor from the Volga region to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin. The second track ...
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NewsPro Trilhos projects could add ‘more than 50%’ to Brazilian network
BRAZIL: As many as 76 proposals for privately-funded railways have now been submitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure under the Pro Trilhos programme launched in September 2021. National Secretary for Land Transport at the Ministry of Infrastructure Marcello Costa said the national rail network would expand ...
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Metro Report InternationalHamburg to study second S-Bahn tunnel
GERMANY: After years of discussions, Deutsche Bahn, the federal government and the Hamburg municipality signed an agreement on January 21 to conduct a €1·5m feasibility study into building a second cross-city S-Bahn tunnel linking Hamburg Hbf, Dammtor and Altona. The stations are currently linked by the ...
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Rail Business UKGovernment told HS2 Eastern Leg alternatives 'struggle to meet' strategic objectives
UK: A report prepared by Mott MacDonald outlining strategic alternatives to the Eastern Leg of Phase 2b of High Speed 2, suggests that none of the options considered were likely to deliver the same strategic benefits as the proposed high speed line, although they would reduce the capital expenditure.
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NewsBuenos Aires suburban railway modernisation MoUs signed
ARGENTINA: Three memoranda of understanding for co-operation to modernise the Belgrano Norte, Sarmiento and Urquiza suburban railways in Buenos Aires have been signed by the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure and representatives of Chinese companies CRRC Qingdao Sifang and China Railway International Group. It is envisaged ...
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NewsStadler rolls out ADIF AV rescue locomotive
SPAIN: Stadler Valencia has rolled out the first of 22 diesel-electric locomotives for inspection, rescue and snow-clearing operations ordered by ADIF AV.
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NewsTest running to start on Ulm – Wendlingen high speed line
GERMANY: On January 31 Deutsche Bahn will switch on the 15 kV 16∙7 Hz traction power supply over the full length of the 59∙6 km Ulm – Wendlingen Neubaustrecke. This will pave the way for commissioning trials that will culminate with test runs at up to 275 km/h.
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NewsRebuilt Konya – Karaman route opens
TURKEY: The transport ministry has announced the opening of the 106 km Konya – Karaman line, which has been extensively upgraded and realigned by lead contractor Gülermak. The double-tracked route mostly follows the alignment of the existing railway, but several cut-offs and ...
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NewsChinese awarded PNR Bicol construction contract
PHILIPPINES: A consortium of Chinese companies has been awarded a 142bn pesos contract to build the first 380 km of the so-called PNR Bicol line, replacing Philippines National Railway’s moribund Main Line South.
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In depthUruguay: Ferrocarril Central reconstruction gathers pace
Despite delays caused by the pandemic and late alterations to the scope of the programme, work to rehabilitate Uruguay’s strategically important north-south main line between Montevideo and Paso de los Toros is on course for completion in 2023. Marcelo Benoit reports.
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NewsTanzania – Burundi rail link agreement
AFRICA: Plans to build a rail link between Tanzania and Burundi are expected to move forward following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two governments on January 16. The 282 km route would diverge from the Tabora – Kigoma branch of Tanzania’s embryonic ...