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Railway Gazette Group is a proud partner for the 28th iaf International Exhibition for Track Technology.
Taking place at the Messe & Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland at Münster in Germany from May 31 to June 2 2022, iaf will have 15 000 m² of exhibition hall space, 6 000 m² of outdoor space and more than 3 000 m of track at the Münster Ost station. Nowhere else offers such a comprehensive presentation of the latest track machinery, equipment and technologies in one place.
FLOW footbridge aims to offer low-cost way to close foot crossings
UK: A prototype Fibre-reinforced polymer, Lower cost, Optimised design, Working — or FLOW — footbridge developed to enable the affordable replacement of foot crossings has been opened in Shropshire.
Valparaíso – Santiago passenger revival planned
CHILE: Plans to reintroduce passenger services between Santiago and Valparaíso have been announced by President Gabriel Boric.
Baltic States discuss Vilnius – Riga – Tallinn passenger service and gauge conversion
EUROPE: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to explore options to launch a passenger service between their capitals using existing 1 520 mm gauge railways, ahead of the completion of the future Rail Baltica 1 435 mm gauge line.
Rail project promoter to take stake in infrastructure contractor
POLAND: Airport, rail and road project promoter Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase a controlling stake in rail infrastructure contractor Torpol, to mitigate the risk of the lack of adequate contractor resources to implement its plans to build 2 000 km of proposed lines.
Rail Baltica regional station design contract signed
ESTONIA: National Rail Baltica project implementation body Rail Baltic Estonia has awarded Ardanuy Ingeneria a €368 000 contract to design seven stations for use by regional passenger services on the future 1 435 mm gauge line.
Long Island Rail Road opens its Grand Central Madison hub in New York
USA: Long Island Rail Road opened its Grand Central Madison deep-level station beneath New York’s famous Grand Central Terminal on January 25.
Work to rebuild Praha Masarykovo station to start this year
Electrification motor tower cars delivered
Three Seas high speed network proposed to link Warszawa with Tallinn, Budapest, Praha and Kyiv
Underground suburban station in Santiago approved
Southeast Asia: Rising costs force ASEAN nations to redefine Belt & Road projects
Papua New Guinea railway proposal
Hungary seeks EU support for rail schemes in Budapest, Debrecen and at the Ukrainian border
Limerick – Foynes railway reopening contract awarded
Northern unveils Intelligent Train for in-service infrastructure monitoring
AŽD offers Estonia an alternative to Russian equipment
Automatic block for Gijón to Pravia line
Benidorm – Dénia railway upgrade completed
Track Technology: Going underground down under
DB maintenance fleet to get Stadler Guardia ETCS
Natal opens next stage of Linha Sul extension
Route of Kaohsiung – Pingtung high speed extension agreed
Further Cluj Napoca – Oradea route modernisation contracts signed
RFI calls bids for infrastructure projects valued at €6·8bn
