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NewsFIOL-FICO integration proposed
BRAZIL: Formal consultation on a proposal to alter the planned route of the third stage of the Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste project so that it connects directly with the Ferrovia de Integraçao Centro-Oeste scheme is to start at the end of January 2025. Announcing this in ...
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NewsCalifornia 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.
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line service from Newcastle to Ashington launched
UK: Cheers greeted the arrival of the first Northumberland Line passenger service at Ashington station on December 15, more than 60 years after services to Newcastle were withdrawn in November 1964 and the route became freight-only. Initially only the new stations at Ashington and Seaton Delaval ...
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NewsVietnam 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.
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NewsMexico to invest 157bn pesos in railway expansion in 2025
MEXICO: The government has announced plans to invest 157bn pesos in 2025 for the construction of new passenger railways and the development of freight operations on some parts of the network.
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NewsTransnordestina funding deal agreed
BRAZIL: The Brazilian Northeast Development Fund (Fundo de Desenvolvimento do Nordeste) has agreed to lend R$3∙6bn to help finance construction of the Ferrovia Transnordestina project. The deal follows agreement by Superintendência do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste for Banco do Nordeste to sign an addendum with concessionaire Transnordestina ...
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NewsMore milestones reached on Austria’s trans-Alpine route modernisation
AUSTRIA: Celebrations have been held to mark key milestones in the Koralmbahn and Semmering Base Tunnel projects.
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NewsMinistry backs EF118 rail scheme in Rio state
BRAZIL: Another step has been taken towards construction of the planned EF118 project for a 577 km rail link running inland from the South Atlantic coast at São João da Barra to Nova Iguaçu, northwest of Rio de Janeiro. During a meeting with the Consórcio Publico ...
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NewsPresident launches construction of Ugandan standard gauge railway
UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni officially launched construction of the standard gauge railway programme’s 272 km Eastern Line from the capital Kampala to Malaba on the Kenyan border during a ceremony in Tororo district on November 21. Museveni said the project is a ‘significant moment in our ...
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Rail Business UKRestructured East West Rail can ‘reset’ industry’s reputation, says CEO
UK: Reconnecting Oxford and Cambridge represents an opportunity for the rail industry to ‘reset its reputation’, according to David Hughes, Chief Executive of project promoter East West Railway Co.
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Metro Report InternationalVoters reject Salzburg S-Link rail project
AUSTRIA: Voters in the Salzburg area have rejected a proposal to build a 15 km partly underground light rail line, which will not now go ahead. The S-Link would have run from Salzburg’s main station to the city centre, and then on to the suburb of ...
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NewsMount Fuji light rail study highlights steep challenges
JAPAN: An interim report by Yamanashi Prefecture into a proposal to build a light rail line serving Mount Fuji has raised a series of questions about the infrastructure and rolling stock needed for a railway with gradients likely to be as steep as 8∙8%. Published in ...
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NewsNATO visit looks at Rail Baltica’s role in military mobility and regional security
LITHUANIA: The NATO Force Integration Unit has visited a Rail Baltica construction site to discuss how the civilian project will also significantly enhance the alliance’s ability to deploy reinforcements in the region.
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Rail Business UKDiscontinuous electrification selected for East West Rail
UK: Oxford to Cambridge railway corridor project promoter East West Railway Co has announced discontinuous electrification with battery-electric trains as its preferred option for powering future services. EWR Co also looked at battery power and full electrification before selecting discontinuous electrification, which would see overhead installed ...
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NewsUgandan standard gauge railway construction contract signed
UGANDA: The Ministry of Works & Transport has signed a €2·7bn contract for Turkish firm Yapı Merkezi to build an electrified standard gauge railway running 273 km from Malaba on the Kenyan border to Kampala. The Eastern Railway ‘will enable us to cut cargo transport costs ...
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NewsSaudi Arabia Railways says its 2035 vision offers ‘excellent investment opportunities’
Saudi Arabia Railways’ updated business strategy running to 2035 includes an 8 000 km expansion of the network, becoming financially self-sustaining and partnering with leading technology suppliers, CEO Dr Bashar bin Khalid Al Malik tells Railway Gazette International.
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NewsFirst Porto – Lisboa high speed line concession package awarded
PORTUGAL: The LusoLav consortium led by Mota-Engil has been selected to build the initial 71 km Porto – Oiã section of the Lisboa – Porto high speed corridor. The winning consortium, members of which include Teixeira Duarte, Casais, Gabriel Couto, Alves Ribeiro, Conduril and Lineas, will ...
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NewsPolish government to fund core CPK routes but wider plans still under review
POLAND: The government is backing high speed rail project promoter Centralny Port Komunikacyjny to build the Y-shaped high speed rail network linking Warszawa and the planned CPK air hub to Łódź and then Wrocław and Poznań with funding coming from the national budget. CPK’s Piotr Rachwalski ...
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NewsOman – UAE railway locomotive and technical support contracts awarded
ASIA: UAE to Oman railway project promoter Hafeet Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contact to supply 27 EMD SD70ACS diesel locomotives. These will be designed to withstand the desert conditions, with advanced sand filtration systems as well as carbon emission reduction technologies. ‘This partnership reaffirms ...
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NewsZambia Lobito railway concession signed
AFRICA: The governments of Angola and Zambia have signed concession agreements with Africa Finance Corp paving the way for construction of an 800 km rail link between the two countries.