Rail infrastructure news
Klang Valley signalling contract awarded
MALAYSIA: Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply signalling for the Klang Valley Double Track Phase 2 project.
Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and UAE to develop Gulf to Europe rail corridor
ASIA: Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE have signed a memorandum of understanding to create the Development Road, a 1 200 km railway and road corridor which would link Al-Faw container port in the Iraqi city of Basra with Turkey.
Finnish ETCS contract awarded
FINLAND: Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 and hybrid train detection on the first route which to be upgraded under the government’s Digirail project to replace legacy train control systems.
Serbia begins 200 km/h testing on upgraded line
SERBIA: DB Systemtechnik’s Siemens Vectron locomotive 193 969 is being used for 200 km/h test running on the Novi Sad – Vrbas southern section of the 108 km corridor between Novi Sad, Subotica and the Hungarian border at Kelebia, which is being rebuilt to modern standards.
Class 66 ETCS testing underway
UK: Dynamic testing has begun with a DB Cargo UK Class 66 diesel locomotive which has been retrofitted with ETCS as the First in Class for the roll-out of the digital signalling technology across the most common type of freight loco in the UK.
Rail construction, maintenance and renewal machine range launched
TRACK MACHINES: Unipart Rail has launched a range of rail construction, maintenance and renewal machines, developed in partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd.
Rack railway tests collision warning system
ONCF seeks to complete Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line before 2030 World Cup
Hafeet Rail lets contracts to build Oman – UAE railway
Siemens to upgrade København S-bane for driverless operation
Chuo Shinkansen completion delayed until 2034
Chinese consortium starts work on Algeria’s Western Mining Railway
Ceremony launches Brightline West’s high speed link to Las Vegas
Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
Prasa restores more suburban rail services
Portugal: South International Corridor nears completion
Rebuilt Ferrocarril Central inaugurated
A1 rail link extension in Jerusalem approved
LED signals and barrier lights designed for better visibility
LeShuttle terminals readied for EU border check changes
Ukraine begins construction of standard gauge European rail link
Europe: IoT tools help to ensure a rapid response
Two prequalify for København automation Supporting Systems contract