Rail infrastructure news
Financial close delay holds up Ugandan standard gauge railway
UGANDA: A Limited Notice to Proceed has been issued along with US$83m of funding to enable lead contractor Yapı Merkezi to commence work on the 272 km Eastern Line from the capital Kampala to Malaba on the Kenyan border before the end of May.
First Argos digital interlocking commissioned
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has commissioned the first digital interlocking to be developed under the Argos programme. This aims to achieve a 30% reduction in deployment times and a 15% reduction in total cost of ownership, along with improvements in performance.
Condition of German rail network improves
GERMANY: Over half of all Deutsche Bahn signal boxes need replacement, according to a report into the state of the more-than-34 000 km national network.
Work starts on Kırıkkale – Samsun high speed line
Work started on April 15 on an initial 120 km section from Delice to Çorum. The mixed traffic line is planned to open in January 2030, with passenger services operating at up to 250 km/h.
Spanish GSM-R contract awarded
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Kontron Transportation a contract to deploy GSM-R communications on the Medina del Campo – Orense conventional line.
High speed rail grinding on the Stockholm metro
SWEDEN: Stockholm metro maintenance contractor Strukton Rail has awarded Vossloh a subcontract to use a High Speed Grinding machine to remove corrugations, slip waves and other signs of rail wear.
Albanian railway enhancement financing agreement
UNIFE calls for research funding to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one’
ETCS tested on steam locomotive
Replacement Pamban Bridge inaugurated
Łódź high speed rail tunnel contract awarded
Guidance on traction power changeover locations updated
Czech rails delivered to British specifications
Rigid Overhead Catenary System ordered for Turkish tunnel
RIA-led partnership proposes fresh approach to station development
Kuwait railway design contract awarded
German coalition agreement includes rail reform and electrification
Hamburg S-Bahn ATO retrofitting contract awarded
Pilot project looks at low-altitude drones for railway inspection
Tilting battery trainsets in Bayern’s plan to abolish diesel
South Tirol railway agreement approved
Electrification: The energy-saving capability of transformers
Slovaks welcome government backing for rail, but funding shortfall remains
Automation: Journey to a driverless future