High speed rail industry news
Latest news from the high speed passenger rail industry.
California High-Speed Rail Authority names next CEO
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has appointed Ian Choudri as the next CEO..
Moroccan high speed line extension support contract awarded
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has appointed a Franco-Moroccan consortium of Egis, Systra and Novec to provide project management assistance services to support the development of the Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line.
Surveillance stepped up following French high speed rail sabotage
FRANCE: Surveillance of the rail network has been stepped up using human and technical resources on the ground and in the air following the large-scale disruption caused by carefully targeted sabotage on July 26, the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games.
Łódź high speed rail tunnel construction tenders called
POLAND: The CPK project has called tenders for the construction of 4·6 km tunnel in Łódź which will be a key element of the Y-shaped high speed line between Warszawa, the future national hub airport, Wrocław and Poznań.
Train driver and head of safety convicted over Santiago de Compostela derailment
SPAIN: It was ‘incomprehensible’ that a high speed line equipped with ERTMS would not have it installed at a location where a speed restriction meant it was so obviously required, the judge said when a criminal court reached its verdict on the July 24 2013 derailment of a Class 730 Alvia train.
Ankara – Istanbul high speed line to be protected against landslides
TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has awarded construction company IC İçtaş a TL707·6m contract to rebuild and reinforce a section of the Ankara – Istanbul high speed line in the Bilecik area which is prone to flooding and landslides.
Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape
Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says
‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London
Innovation funding supports sustainable decommissioning of HS2 worksites
Europe: Rail Baltica makes progress despite cost increase
UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail to be held in Beijing
Study looks at how to increase international capacity at London St Pancras
Australasian rail industry study tour to visit London and Paris
Poland recommits to CPK high speed rail programme
California high speed line track and electrification design contract awarded
Ulm – Augsburg new line alignment identified
Low-cost high speed train operator Ouigo aims to double ridership
Uzbekistan signs South Korean high speed train order
How to launch a US high speed rail project
SNCF Voyageurs plans to launch open access high speed train services in Italy
Australia: Sydney – Newcastle plan marks another high speed attempt
Air-Rail Links: Better connectivity would benefit southeast Asia
High speed train start-up Proxima announces €1bn launch plan
