South Eastern Railway to trial flood warning cameras at high-risk locations
UK: South Eastern Railway is to trial the use of flood warning cameras at high-risk locations to help keep trains running safely and reliably during severe weather.
Accident overshadows tangible progress in Mexico’s southern rail revival
MEXICO: Passenger services have been launched on the 175 km Line K of Mexico’s Trans-Isthmus Railway between Ixtepec and Tonalá, before operations across the wider Trans-Isthmus nertwork were suspended following a fatal derailment on Line Z in December. Michael Dreyer reports.
Trans-European Transport Network core completion date cannot be met
EUROPE: The 2030 target date for completing the core Trans-European Transport Network is now clearly out of reach, the European Court of Auditors says in a report into eight megaprojects including six rail schemes.
Broken rail suspected in Spanish high speed crash
SPAIN: More than 40 people were killed and 120 injured when two high speed trains collided on the Madrid - Sevilla line near Córdoba on January 19.
Hungary to purchase Chinese trains ahead of Budapest – Beograd reopening
HUNGARY: Minister of Construction & Transport János Lázár has announced plans for the purchase of ’100 Chinese trains’ as he confirmed the Hungarian section of the modernised Budapest – Beograd railway is to open by March 15.
Channel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel and signalling company Compagnie des Signaux have begun the first phase of the roll-out of ERTMS across the fixed link.
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Ethiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
Three-phase Northern Powerhouse Rail strategy and Manchester – Birmingham studies announced
Rail sector welcomes Northern Powerhouse Rail ambition but calls for more clarity
Cypriot railway ambitions revived
Alstom completes £49m signalling upgrade on the London to Portsmouth line
Alstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
Lifting section of King Frederik IX railway bridge installed from barge
International financing backs Lobito Atlantic Railway capacity enhancement
Sydney Metro West rolling stock, systems and station contracts awarded
EMUs ordered to boost Vechtdal Lines capacity and support electrification project
Japan: Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny amid cost and population pressures
India: Start-up develops advanced simulation tool to augment safety
Japan: Shinkansen alternatives sought to enhance connectivity along the Honshu coast
Data: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Japan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally