High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
High speed bypass line contract awarded
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Sacyr Construcción a €49m contract to build 6·3 km of the future 19 km Loja bypass on the high speed line from Antequera to Granada.
High Speed 2 ATO over ETCS train control contracts awarded
UK: Project promoter HS2 Ltd has let contracts for the supply of signalling and train control systems for the high speed line between London and the West Midlands.
Prototype 450 km/h high speed trains unveiled in China
CHINA: Two prototype CR450 high speed trainsets designed for a maximum speed of 450 km/h and an operating speed of 400 km/h have been unveiled in Beijing, ahead of testing to optimise the design and enable the sets to enter service as soon as possible.
Moskva – St Petersburg high speed line financing agreement signed
RUSSIA: Agreements on the organisational structure, financing and risk allocation for the Moskva – St Petersburg high speed rail project were signed on December 23.
Regulator orders HS1 Ltd to lower access charges
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has directed high speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd to lower the access charges for passenger and freight trains on the route from London to the Channel Tunnel.
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
As celebrations in Britain this year mark 200 years since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, our Consultant Editor Murray Hughes reflects on his 50 years writing for Railway Gazette International and assesses where the rail sector might go in the coming half-century.
UK firm wins rolling stock electronics export orders
California high speed rail promoter seeks outside expertise as DOGE threat looms
Paris – Berlin direct high speed train service launched
Vietnam high speed rail plan approved
Study finds international passenger capacity at London St Pancras could be doubled
Proxima high speed train order financing in place
Indian Railways eyes a domestic high speed strategy
Marrakech high speed line contracts awarded
Taiwan high speed rail depot expansion contract
SNCF-designed electrification among £3bn of HS2 railway systems contracts let
‘Turning point’ reached for potential new Channel Tunnel train operators
French ERTMS strategy confirmed as Paris – Lyon roll-out progresses
DB stops ICE5 high speed train procurement
‘If There Were No Shinkansen‘
Eurostar confirms date for return of direct Amsterdam – London trains
Interview: ‘No limit’ on the potential of French high speed market
High speed lines add to National Day celebrations
Moroccan high speed line track component contracts awarded
