Comment: Demography is destiny
The demographic challenges facing many countries around the world mean that rail’s ability to cost-effectively deliver benefits in low-density regions such as rural Japan or much of France is in the spotlight, our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley warns.
MerMec to supply diagnostic trains to Egypt
EGYPT: MerMec Group has been awarded a contract to supply diagnostic trains for use on the 2 000 km rail network being developed with a design speed of 250 km/h.
Consolidated guidance issued for cranes operating near railways
UK: The Construction Plant-hire Association has released consolidated guidance to provide clear and consistent requirements for all types of crane operating near live railway environments.
Virtual worksite marker boards approved for national use
UK: Following successful trials, geofencing technology company Tended has been granted a national deviation to the Rail Industry Rule Book to enable the use of its virtual worksite marker boards for all on-track-plant-only possessions.
Freight: Rolling laboratory supports innovation
Portugal’s Rail CoLab association is developing its Freight Laboratory Train to act as a platform for both monitoring systems and the testing of new concepts, as Andre Pires explains.
Europe: Franco-Italian Mont Cenis base tunnel project forges ahead
A key element in the east-west Mediterranean Corridor, the Mont Cenis base tunnel will be a cornerstone of the TEN-T network, as well as offering an improved link between the French and Italian capitals. Reinhard Christeller reports from the construction site.
First AVA low-maintenance stainless steel footbridge installed
China-backed Tazara revitalisation officially launched
Offsite works accelerate Dublin tram bridge replacement
Santiago – Melipilla signalling contract awarded as civil works start
LNER’s ERTMS driver training app enhanced
Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens with a celebration and free travel
British Steel wins Turkish and Australian export orders
Research: AŽD Praha's autonomous train is on track
Australia: Untangling Sydney’s complex suburban network
California formally launches procurement of high speed trackwork and railway systems
Nairobi Railway City technical assistance contract market engagement begins
Freight sector calls for the same political attention as high speed rail
Construction of Bilbao freight bypass to resume this year
France backs South African rail freight decarbonisation
CAF demonstrates CBTC over private 5G network in Bilbao
Plasser & Theurer wins large order for digitalised tampers
Ethiopian Railways seeks to be the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa
Asset management platform to include ‘dark territory’ broken rail monitoring