Construction of Lot 3 of Caransebes-Timişoara-Arad railway • Webuild consortium to upgrade, widen 14 kilometres of railway• Lot 3 part of one of most important railways in Romania• Part of project to connect cross-country railway to Rhine-Danube TEN-T Corridor• Contract to create 600 jobs, direct and indirect MILAN, November 7, […]
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Kenya’s transport minister has made public documents about a massive Kenyan railway project signed with China after years of secrecy. The $3bn (£2.6bn) Chinese-funded and operated railway line is Kenya’s biggest infrastructure project since independence in 1963. Its viability has been repeatedly questioned since it was launched. The line runs between […]
2nd African Rail Digital Congress hosted by UIC and SNCFT, as African Union of Railways (AUR), in Tunis on 17-20 October 2022, united about 100 participants representing railway networks from different countries of the continent. After the 1st congress in Cape Town in 2019, UIC organized the event to exchange […]
Development of railway transport, the future shape of the TEN-T network and energy prices. These were the main topics of an informal meeting of the Council of Ministers for Transport in Prague. The heads of the ministries also discussed how to make railway transport more attractive and reliable. “The strengthening […]
As Finland will be the first digital rail project on a public 5G network, they won’t be able to look to other European projects for guidance.
Railway Industry Association chief executive Darren Caplan said there was “a real concern that this delay will lead to a hiatus in work, hitting confidence and certainty in what are already difficult economic circumstances”.
An updated railway line will provide densely populated communities with fast, reliable transit The improvements focus on ridership—from safety to accessibility Electrifying rail lines cuts greenhouse gas emissions It is a fresh way to approach transport. Planning for improvements to the Buenos Aires commuter rail system began with a deep […]
The Australian Government announced the appointment of Dr Kerry Schott AO to lead an independent review to assess the governance and program delivery approaches of the Inland Rail Program. The review will help inform the future delivery of Inland Rail and will include consideration of the scope, schedule and cost of the […]
Lisbon,Oct.10,2022(Lusa)–CP, Portugal’s incumbent rail operator, wants to launch, in 2023, a tender for the acquisition of 12 high-speed trains worth 336 million euros, according to the report accompanying the draft state budget for 2023. Thus, CP foresees “the launch, in 2023, of a tender for the acquisition of 12 high-speed […]
To ease inflation and supply chain issues, regulators should allow reciprocal switching among railroad networks.