High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
Regulator orders HS1 Ltd to lower access charges
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has directed high speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd to lower the access charges for passenger and freight trains on the route from London to the Channel Tunnel.
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
As celebrations in Britain this year mark 200 years since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, our Consultant Editor Murray Hughes reflects on his 50 years writing for Railway Gazette International and assesses where the rail sector might go in the coming half-century.
UK firm wins rolling stock electronics export orders
EUROPE: British electronic and electro-mechanical component and systems supplier LPA Group has announced three export orders in the rail sector with a total value of £4m.
California high speed rail promoter seeks outside expertise as DOGE threat looms
USA: The California High Speed Authority is seeking external specialists in a range of rail-related disciplines to attend a bespoke forum in late January as speculation mounts about the prospects of the project under the incoming Trump administration.
Paris – Berlin direct high speed train service launched
EUROPE: A daily high speed train service has been launched between Paris and Berlin.
Vietnam high speed rail plan approved
VIETNAM: The National Assembly has backed investment in the proposed 1 541 km north-south high speed railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Study finds international passenger capacity at London St Pancras could be doubled
Proxima high speed train order financing in place
Indian Railways eyes a domestic high speed strategy
Marrakech high speed line contracts awarded
Taiwan high speed rail depot expansion contract
SNCF-designed electrification among £3bn of HS2 railway systems contracts let
‘Turning point’ reached for potential new Channel Tunnel train operators
French ERTMS strategy confirmed as Paris – Lyon roll-out progresses
DB stops ICE5 high speed train procurement
‘If There Were No Shinkansen‘
Eurostar confirms date for return of direct Amsterdam – London trains
Interview: ‘No limit’ on the potential of French high speed market
High speed lines add to National Day celebrations
Moroccan high speed line track component contracts awarded
High Speed Rail Group sets out what is needed to attract private finance for infrastructure
Government announces measures to address ‘dire’ HS2 project delivery
First Porto – Lisboa high speed line concession package awarded
Eckwersheim TGV derailment verdict announced
