“The G7 wants to make the world a better place with better infrastructure. Today, we launch our joint work on this with the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment,” Scholz said in a press statement. [Sean Gallup/EPA]
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• Renovation of 675 km of track on the French rail network• A 5-year contract• €118 million SNCF Réseau has awarded works package 2 of a contract relating to industrial track renovation to ETF, a VINCI Construction subsidiary. This contract is part of the performance plan agreed upon between the […]
The government has presented plans for an upgrade of the country’s railway network, including an additional Alpine tunnel in western Switzerland. primarily to ease heavyweight road transport on Swiss roads, but completion of the second tube was put off for financial reasons. “The upgrade will allow to increase capacities and […]
The CAF Group has achieved further success in France on being selected to supply the new fleet of trams for Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, a French metropolitan area located in the Occitania region, surrounding the city of Montpellier. This region encompasses 31 different municipalities, with a total population of close to […]
In order to move heavy vehicles from storage to deployment areas across Europe (and other parts of the world), rail is essential. Rail provides force commanders with the ability to move heavy equipment quickly at distance and scale. It is also generally cheaper than a road, for example, moving two […]
Synopsis -Speaking at the TV9 Global Summit, Vaishnaw also appealed to the protestors to not take law into their hands. “The government will listen to all your concerns and they will be addressed.”PTI The government will take action towards further strengthening the Railways Act to protect the property of the […]
At its first in-person convention since the outbreak of COVID-19, UNIFE gathered its members in Paris for our annual General Assembly to discuss the future of the rail supply industry at a time when Europe is ever more in need of the benefits this unique mode of transportation provides communities throughout the […]
The head of Iran Railways has met his Afghan counterpart to discuss ways to complete a 225km railway between the Iranian city of Khaf and the Afghan trade hub of Herat. Miad Salehi met with Bakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat, head of Afghanistan Railways, in Tehran on Monday to talk about the resumption […]
A railway technology start-up that claims it can turn existing tracks into magnetic levitation rails able to propel trains along at 550km/h has received a €2.5m grant and may get up to €15m more in equity funding from the EU’s European Innovation Council (EIC). The company, Nevomo, which has offices […]
U.S. freight railroads are asking policymakers in advance of a Congressional hearing to understand that rail employees and technology work together to continually improve safety and move goods. The most environmentally efficient way to move goods over land, railroads are also urging lawmakers and regulators to understand that policies that reduce rail’s […]