Slovenian infrastructure manager orders maintenance vehicles
SLOVENIA: Rail infrastructure manager SŽ-Infrastruktura has awarded Tesmec Rail two contracts totalling €71m for the supply 21 maintenance vehicles.
Comment: Time for a shorter wishlist
European rail advocates remain staunchly committed to a raft of ambitious and complex policy priorities ranging from ticketing reform to 5G telecoms, but the current political reality means accepting that not all can be delivered, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
China: ‘Eight by eight’ network nears completion with latest wave of openings
High speed line construction in China continued unabated during 2025, and the country now has more than 50 000 route-km in operation, while a further 10 000 km is envisaged for completion in the next five-year plan period. Toma Bačić investigates.
Trackbot ready to work on live ETCS installation
NETHERLANDS: The partly-automated Trackbot machine developed to speed up ETCS installation is now ready to begin working on live signalling schemes, according to Strukton Rail.
Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail project works underway
AUSTRALIA: The ActivUs consortium of Acciona, CPB Contractors, UGL, SMEC and WSP has begun the design and construction phase of the major works package for Queensland’s Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail project.
Work begins on next phase of Coventry Very Light Rail demonstration programme
UK: Colas Rail UK has begun construction of an 800 m section of Very Light Rail track between Coventry University Technology Park and the railway station as part of the city council’s VLR pilot programme.
Turkey reaches preliminary financing agreement for Istanbul rail bypass
Construction starts on high speed line featuring South Korea’s first undersea rail tunnel
Newcastle – Sydney high speed railway moves into development phase
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
Santiago suburban rail electrification, consultancy and supervision contracts awarded
Viewpoint: ‘Culture matters more than technology’ in rail digitalisation
Stations: Praha Smíchov rebuild blends legacy with modernity
Angola launches construction of Luena – Saurimo railway
Modi inaugurates completed Delhi – Meerut RRTS
Replica composite columns installed on Tasmanian railway bridge
European transport associations make joint call for a €100bn Connecting Europe Facility
Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through routes after a 40-year hiatus
Stations funded as Welsh rail prospectus sets out long-term aspirations
Signalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Freight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port
Araparica DMUs take shape at Marcopolo Rail
Moldova to separate national railway vertically
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract