High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
Trackwork and power supply contracts agreed as Moroccan high speed network grows
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has awarded a consortium of Colas Rail and SETEC two contracts for work on the Kenitra – Marrakech high speed line with a combined value of €250m.
Polish high speed train business plan under development
POLAND: High speed rail and airport project promoter Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has appointed EY to prepare a business plan for the procurement and management of its future train fleets.
Morocco orders high speed, inter-city and suburban trains
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has selected three manufacturers to supply up to 168 high speed, inter-city and suburban trainsets worth up to 29bn dirhams.
‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
USA: ‘With multiple independent federal and state audits completed, every dollar is accounted for, and we stand by the progress and impact of this project’, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said after recently appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a review of federal funding for the project.
Co-operation aims to grow cross-Channel rail traffic
EUROPE: High speed line concessionaire London St Pancras Highspeed and Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel have announced a ‘landmark’ partnership which aims to grow high speed rail services between the UK and continental Europe.
Cadence consortium selected to develop 300 km/h Toronto – Québec high speed railway
CANADA: The Cadence consortium has been selected to co-design and build, finance, operate and maintain a 300 km/h high speed railway between Toronto and Québec City, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
First HS2 Delta Junction viaduct section unveiled
Italian high speed train to be modified for Germany
HS1 Ltd rebrands as London St Pancras Highspeed
Higher capacity UK terminal opens at Amsterdam Centraal station
Second phase of Thailand – Laos rail link approved
Abu Dhabi – Dubai high speed rail construction tenders called
Trenitalia France sets sights on Marseille in year of expansion
High Speed 2 SME Innovation Accelerator gets underway
London St Pancras International expansion planning advances
Eurostar drops biometric check-in as it prepares for EU Entry/Exit System
High speed line maintenance supervision contracts
New Year bug halts Spanish high speed train fleet
Korean network grows as second Seoul – Busan route completed
Technology: HS1 explores potential of digital twins
Hong Kong links enhanced in latest expansion of Chinese high speed network
High speed bypass line contract awarded
High Speed 2 ATO over ETCS train control contracts awarded
Prototype 450 km/h high speed trains unveiled in China
