High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
HS1 access charges to be reduced
UK: Lower charges for passenger trains on the high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel and a halving of charges for freight are proposed in the Office of Rail & Road’s draft determination of the High Speed 1 concessionaire’s next five-year spending plan.
HS2 Ltd awards post-excavation archaeology contract
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has awarded what it says is the largest ever archaeological post-excavation contract to the Access+ consortium.
Velaro high speed train designed for Egypt’s hot and sandy conditions
EGYPT: The first of the 250 km/h Velaro high speed trains that Siemens Mobility is building for the 2 000 km turnkey rail system being developed in Egypt has been unveiled at the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin.
Six firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has selected six businesses to join its latest Innovation Accelerator programme.
Paris – Berlin direct train to launch in December
EUROPE: Plans for the launch of a daily direct ICE train service between Paris and Berlin have been presented by SNCF TGV-Intercités CEO Alain Krakovitch and DB Personenverkehr CEO Michael Peterson at InnoTrans.
ICE sets out the lessons to be learned from High Speed 2
UK: The Institution of Civil Engineers has published a report setting out lessons it says need to be learned from the decision to cancel the northern phases of the High Speed 2 project.
Czech manufacturer develops high speed turnout
Hangzhou – Wenzhou high speed line bypasses bottlenecks
Mayors’ Birmingham – Manchester rail link promises 85% of HS2 benefits
American Pioneer 220 high speed trains to offer a comfortable ride past traffic on the freeway
Funding deal clinches Göteborg – Borås high speed line
Siemens Mobility confirms location for $60m US high speed train factory
Britain’s longest railway viaduct structurally complete
Spanish high speed lines to be linked by chord
Vietnam plans rail reform as high speed line plan revived
White Gyrfalcon high speed trains ordered for Moskva – St Petersburg line
Preferred route for Polish high speed line selected
Buckinghamshire HS2 viaducts make progress
N700S high speed trains with inspection capability to replace Dr Yellow
HS1 obtains asset management certification
Autonomous high speed line inspection vehicle on test
California High-Speed Rail Authority names next CEO
Moroccan high speed line extension support contract awarded
Surveillance stepped up following French high speed rail sabotage