Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
After DB cancelled plans for a partial opening later this year and commissioned a further review of the chequered project, the Stuttgart 21 remodelling programme may not deliver its intended benefits until at least 2032. Tony Streeter reports.
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Railway Gazette International looks at the current state of progress to create Great British Railways as the public sector body which will run the national rail network.
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
GERMANY: Rail infrastructure contractor Spitzke is expanding its track maintenance machine fleet through a large-scale order placed with Plasser & Theurer.
Praha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of the Environment has approved plans for the construction of a tunnel under the northern suburbs of Praha as part of the development of an airport rail link.
Commuter rail expansion contracts awarded in Bangkok
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has selected the winning bidders for two major construction contracts under its Bangkok commuter rail expansion programme.
El Insurgente creates an interchange with Mexico City’s metro
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service in Mexico City has been extended from Santa Fe to Observatorio, where meets metro Line 1.
Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
President inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
Metrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
Infrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
Aachen regional electrification gets underway
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
Catanzaro suburban line reopens after realignment and modernisation
Pfaffensteig Tunnel included in €2·5bn German funding package
Swiss Federal Council develops multimodal 2045 transport plan
Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
RITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
High speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
First phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
Work starts on Toronto commuter rail expansion project
Roma metro Line C extension contract awarded
Teleste to supply LED displays for Belgian stations