High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
New Year bug halts Spanish high speed train fleet
SPAIN: Drivers entering the cabs of RENFE’s Series 106 Avril high speed trainsets on January 1 discovered the entire fleet could not be activated.
Korean network grows as second Seoul – Busan route completed
SOUTH KOREA: The national network has expanded with the opening of two strategic links in recent weeks.
Technology: HS1 explores potential of digital twins
High speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd has been working with partners to assess an AI-supported digital twin model that can help integrate multiple aspects of its business.
Hong Kong links enhanced in latest expansion of Chinese high speed network
More cities on the Chinese mainland have got direct rail links to and from Hong Kong under CR’s latest timetable, while the national rail network continues to grow with another flurry of year-end openings.
High speed bypass line contract awarded
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Sacyr Construcción a €49m contract to build 6·3 km of the future 19 km Loja bypass on the high speed line from Antequera to Granada.
High Speed 2 ATO over ETCS train control contracts awarded
UK: Project promoter HS2 Ltd has let contracts for the supply of signalling and train control systems for the high speed line between London and the West Midlands.
Prototype 450 km/h high speed trains unveiled in China
Moskva – St Petersburg high speed line financing agreement signed
Regulator orders HS1 Ltd to lower access charges
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
UK firm wins rolling stock electronics export orders
California high speed rail promoter seeks outside expertise as DOGE threat looms
Paris – Berlin direct high speed train service launched
Vietnam high speed rail plan approved
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
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