Britain’s railway is facing a dramatic increase in the cost of dealing with extreme weather over coming decades unless it starts taking pre-emptive adaptation measures now, according to new research. The ‘Tomorrow’s Railway and Climate Change Adaptation’ project, delivered for RSSB by an Arup-led consortium, has found that climate change […]
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Eleven companies and joint ventures have prequalified to bid for the first phase of Bahrain’s long-planned metro system. The scheme, which is expected to have a total length of 109km and a cost of $2bn, is to be implemented in four stages. The first will involve building two lines with a total […]
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has congratulated the incoming Labor Federal Government on their election this week. ARA Chief Executive Officer Caroline Wilkie said the rail industry looked forward to working with the incoming Government on advancing a strong rail industry to support Australia’s growth and prosperity. “The rail industry […]
SITARAIL’s technical team has carried out major work to consolidate and secure the steel deck bridge (PTM) of PK 984+950 located in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso. This work, which required impressive logistics technology, is part of the continued execution of the maintenance and modernization program for the company’s railway […]
“A separate order for 8,000 forged wheels for Vande Bharat has also placed with the same Chinese firm,” said the official. Synopsis “While commercial operations of the plant commenced in September 2021, due to operational issues, the RINL plant is not being run as of now. Regular wheel supplies from […]
Railway contractor VolkerRail has been fined £550,000 after a worker suffered a broken pelvis and several broken ribs when he was buried after the wall of a trench collapsed, Constructionmanagement.co.uk has reported. VolkerRail pleaded guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 after an […]
Albania is seeking to invest in its railway system in the near future, including here a route that will connect the coastal city of Durres and Kosovo’s capital, Prishtina. The Albanian Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Belinda Balluku announced that there is an agreement with the government of Kosovo to start working […]
ProRail has awarded Thales implementation of its European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Central Safety System (CSS) into the Dutch railway network. In the Netherlands, ProRail’s work covers 7,000 kilometres of track, building and managing train stations and regulating trains traffic (1.4 million journeys every working day). The contract […]
Since the inauguration of the railways by late King Abdulaziz more than 70 years ago, the Kingdom is experiencing a growth that has reached a rail network of more than 5,000 km
Systra is to provide independent certification for the short, cross-border rapid transit link planned across the Straits of Johor between Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and Singapore. The 4km line is scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2026. With ridership expected to be 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction […]