Infrastructure

Cleanup work in the Gotthard Tunnel will take longer several months (updated)

While passenger trains run an hour to two hours late via the old route with 30% less capacity, many freight trains are at a standstill and Swiss storage capacity is already exhausted.

Lubomir Cech August 16, 2023 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

Shocking CCTV compilation of level crossing misuse

So far in 2023, there have been nearly 50 cases of abuse either reported by train drivers or caught on hidden cameras in Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

Karel Novak August 15, 2023 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

Bad news for the transalpine rail traffic: Derailment inside the new Gotthard Basis Tunnel

Several freight cars of a northbound train passing through the Gotthard Basis Tunnel derailed close on 10 August 2023, causing all traffic to halt to a standstill at this frequent route.

Lubomir Cech August 11, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Tunnel milestone: HS2's 'Florence' and 'Cecilia' reach Little Missenden

These colossal machines, weighing 2,000 tonnes each, have surpassed 75% completion of their ambitious 10-mile journey.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 10, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

UK's largest logistics site: Winvic wins contract for West Midlands Interchange

Winvic will oversee the first phase of the £1 billion WMI Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) - set to become the UK's largest intermodal logistics site by 2034.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 28, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

South Korean consortium will design CPK railway line in Upper Silesia

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has awarded a contract to a South Korean consortium to design the High-Speed Railway line connecting Katowice and the Polish-Czech border.

Lubomir Cech June 23, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Ukraine: Russian agent's attempt to blow up railway facilities prevented

Ukrzaliznytsia helps SBU (Ukrainian intelligence service) arrest Russian agent who wanted to blow up railway facilities and disrupt the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counter-offensive. The traitor is now in custody. He faces life imprisonment.

Karel Novak June 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

DB to invest in infrastructure between Hamburg and Berlin

Upgrading to include 100 points and 74 kilometres of track by 2024

Karel Novak June 12, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Kenya and Uganda plan to revive the SGR project

Both eastern African countries have plans to revamp the Standard Gauge Railway project that currently connects coastal Kenyan Mombasa with Nairobi and Naivasha.

Lubomir Cech May 31, 2023 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

ERFA: Infrastructure Managers Must Coordinate Alternative Capacities

European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) calls for better coordination of infrastructure works, considering capacities across the border of the neighbouring state.

Lubomir Cech May 29, 2023 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

33km mega-tunnel fully on track

The last of a total of 13,000 track support plates have been installed in the Koralm Tunnel.

Karel Novak May 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

KCIC proceeds with the commissioning and testing of the first Indonesian high-speed railway

PT Kereta Api Indonesia China (KCIC), a company operating the Jakarta – Bandung high-speed line, proceeded with tests of the CRRC Fuxing trains on the first line of its kind in the country.

Lubomir Cech May 25, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

SBB will de-bottleneck the Zurich – Winterthur route

A new project, called MehrSpur Zürich–Winterthur, should bring 30% more capacity on this railway line.

Lubomir Cech May 24, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Rail Infrastructure in England and Wales Gets Over 50 Million EUR Support

The British railway infrastructure company, Network Rail, has unveiled its five-year plan (2024-2029) aimed at enhancing the railway infrastructure in England and Wales. The overall sum exceeds 50 million euros.

Lubomir Cech May 23, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

UK: Porterbrook Unveils New Asset Management Facility at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Porterbrook, a UK rolling stock company, has recently introduced a new Asset Management Facility (AMF) at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.

Lubomir Cech May 4, 2023 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

Turkey: The Inauguration of the Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Train Line

The long-awaited Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Train Line was officially launched with a grand ceremony in Sivas. The 405 km high-speed rail project is the second-longest in Turkey.

Lubomir Cech April 28, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

AŽD has just completed signalling on the Serbian railway line Subotica - Horgoš

The Czech company AŽD has finished and handed over to Infrastruktura železnice Srbije (Serbian Railways) the railway line Subotica - Horgoš (Hungarian border in Serbia) equipped with modern signalling systems. The contract was worth €11.6 million.

Karel Novak April 13, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Adif's Madrid-Vicálvaro terminal to increase intermodal capacity with three new automated cranes

Adif is investing in the complete refurbishment of the Madrid-Vicálvaro terminal, a strategic point on the Spanish logistics map, linking the Mediterranean and Atlantic corridors.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 12, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

CPK acquires a controlling stake in Torpol for efficient construction of railway lines

This move is aimed at facilitating the efficient construction of the CPK spokes, or the railway lines leading to the planned airport.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 11, 2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Ukrainian Railways: How to increase the exchange of goods with the EU

Andrii Miroshnikov, Director of the Commercial Department of JSC "Ukrainian Railways", presented his company's opportunities at the IBS expert discussion held in Bonn last week.

Karel Novak April 7, 2023 · 2 min read