Rail infrastructure news
Vinkovci – Vukovar line electrified
CROATIA: Minister of the Sea, Transport & Infrastructure Oleg Butković attended a ceremony on December 18 to mark the completion of work to renew and electrify the Vinkovci – Vukovar line.
Swiss trains switch to 100% renewable electricity
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways trains are using electricity entirely from renewable sources from January 1.
Southeast Europe: EU funding underpins Bulgarian route modernisation schemes
Financial support from Brussels is lending much-needed momentum to a long-running programme of route modernisation on the key rail axes linking Bulgaria with neighbouring countries and serving its major ports. Toma Bačić reports.
Operations: Shadow operators help to optimise commercial service
Early operator engagement is essential to ensure the success of rail projects, particularly those that are highly complex in terms of planning, contracting approach and implementation.
Stations: Glass supports safer hubs
Once regarded as a fragile material, modern glazing products are increasingly being used to enhance the safety characteristics of major transport hubs.
Japan: Understanding when to replace electronic signalling equipment
Using estimates for the service life of electronic signalling components, Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute has developed a method for choosing the ideal time to replace them.
Southeast Europe: Reforms offer a route to Georgian revival
Government accelerates environmental licensing of major projects
European Commission approves Dutch ETCS grants to promote modal shift
Brazilian government to assess flood-hit Malha Sul network
FIOL-FICO integration proposed
Siemens awarded Spanish signalling and communications enhancement contract
Ontario Northlander station contract awarded
Mexico to invest 157bn pesos in railway expansion in 2025
Transnordestina funding deal agreed
New Schwarzenberský Bridge allows higher speeds and train weights
Autonomous track geometry measurement supports iron ore railway
First phase of Brazil’s FICO railway nearly one-third complete
DB Cargo UK opens ETCS training centre
Egyptian National Railways orders ‘state-of-the-art’ track maintenance fleet
Costain wins HS2 tunnel and lineside M&E contract
Marrakech high speed line contracts awarded
More milestones reached on Austria’s trans-Alpine route modernisation
Taiwan high speed rail depot expansion contract