Infrastructure
UK amid rail strike
The strike is underway from Tuesday to Saturday.
Karel Novak
05/01/2023
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
HS2 builds key East West Rail bridge for boosting Oxford-Cambridge connections
The new bridge that will carry direct rail services between Oxford and Cambridge was lifted into position over the route of HS2, the high-speed rail line under construction between London, Birmingham and the North.
Karel Novak
23/12/2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
RAILPOOL: new locomotive workshop in Hamburg
New workshop of Railpool Lokservice GmbH & Co. KG is being built at the Hamburg Billbrook site, mainly due to the growing volume of rolling stock.
Karel Novak
22/12/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Hupac takes over Terminal Köln Nord
From 1 January 2023, the terminal Cologne North (TKN) of HGK Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG will be operated by a new company, the Hupac Group. This is the result of the tender initiated by HGK in June 2022, in which Hupac SA was awarded the contract in November 2022.
Karel Novak
21/12/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
TEN-T: Council decision to ensure sustainable connectivity in Europe
The agreement reached yesterday by the Council enabled the EU to push ahead with building a sustainable and smart trans-European transport network (TEN-T) that connects 424 major cities with ports, airports, and railway terminals.
Karel Novak
06/12/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
DB Schenker to open high-tech logistics center in the Czech Republic
The highly automated fulfillment warehouse will expand the company's logistics capacity and shorten delivery times.
Marketa Horpeniakova
06/12/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Austria: train services to resume on Tuesday including freight
After the final failure of the collective bargaining negotiations on Sunday and the 24-hour warning strike by the vida trade union, train services on the ÖBB network will resume on Tuesday at the start of operations.
Karel Novak
28/11/2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Austria: negotiations failed, all trains stand still tomorrow
The social partners could not reach an agreement after more than 12 hours of intensive talks today.
Karel Novak
27/11/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Monday, 28/11: all train services in Austria disrupted
The trade union vida has announced a warning strike for next Monday, from 00:00 to 24:00. In the event of a strike, all train services throughout Austria will have to be suspended.
Karel Novak
25/11/2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Systra to participate in two additional Polish railway modernization projects
In parallel to the extra work on the section between Naklo Śląskie and Kalina, SYSTRA Poland will carry out additional work on the railway line, which runs from central to eastern Poland along a corridor that is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) program.
Marketa Horpeniakova
23/11/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Based on expert results, DB inspects further concrete sleepers
Regarding the renewal of the sleepers originally identified as defective, DB has now remedied two-thirds of the resulting restrictions.
Karel Novak
23/11/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Intermodal connection between Cologne and Istanbul will be expanded
TX Logistik AG, which is part of Mercitalia Logistics (FS Italiane Group), intends to further expand its intermodal rail freight transport services between Istanbul and Cologne.
Karel Novak
17/11/2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
EIB: up to EUR 7 billion for Czech railway infrastructure construction
The Czech Republic and European Investment Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on financial and technical support for railway projects between 2023 and 2027.
Karel Novak
16/11/2022
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4 min read
Infrastructure
Intermodal connection Antwerp - Barcelona opens for P400 frigo trailers
The test was successfully performed on 8-10 November 2022.
Karel Novak
14/11/2022
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1 min read
Infrastructure
Modernization of the INTERPORT terminal supported by the CEF program with EUR 45 million
The entire modernization project will cost EUR 53 million. It was launched in March this year and is scheduled for completion in 2026.
Karel Novak
07/11/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
TX Logistik AG will integrate the deep-water port of Jade-Weser-Port Wilhelmshaven into its network.
The plan is to start in seaport hinterland traffic from mid-January 2023 with a new connection between Wilhelmshaven and southern Germany.
Karel Novak
04/11/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Alberta Midland Railway Terminal was acquired by Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and Alpenglow Rail
Alberta Midland Railway Terminal (AMRT), which is situated in Lamont country, Alberta, provides critical first and last-mile transportation and logistics solutions to an established local customer base. This is the latest investment through a partnership established by CC&L Infrastructure and Alpenglow in 2019 that has since grown to include six rail terminals across Canada and the United States.
Karel Novak
31/10/2022
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3 min read
Infrastructure
A new multimodal terminal combined with rail, road, and air has been opened in Ostrava-Mošnov, the Czech Republic.
This facility for 32 million euros is to contribute to the transport shift from road to rail. The total investment in the logistics center is to be about 160 million euros.
Karel Novak
20/10/2022
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3 min read
Infrastructure
How to fix 130-year-old tunnel with loose Victorian brickwork and leaks in pictures
Unbeknown to Liverpool city center dwellers above or rail passengers below, for the last six months Network Rail has worked unnoticed on a key section of the Merseyrail network.
Karel Novak
19/10/2022
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Etihad Rail completes tracklaying works for the main line in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah
The main line of the UAE National Rail Network extends from Ghuweifat on the border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and passes through the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Ras Al Khaimah.
Karel Novak
18/10/2022
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2 min read