EKFB become first construction joint venture to achieve a new sustainability status developed by the Supply Chain Sustainability School The status recognises construction firms taking steps to lower emissions and cut carbon on their sites HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB – a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall, has become […]
Network Rail engineers will be working around-the-clock this Easter bank holiday to deliver £10m of improvements for passengers. On the west coast main line, which links Glasgow Central to London Euston, engineers will renew tracks at a range of locations including Ecclefechan, Carstairs, Beattock and Abington to help improve the reliability of services. The programme […]
Factory will employ up to 460 people, sustaining 1,300 jobs in the region with 60% of construction value spent in DC, Maryland and Virginia New state-of-the-art factory and test track will be built in Washington County, Maryland, and cover an area larger than five football fields Investment represents major expansion for Hitachi Rail in the […]
Today (21 March), Network Rail has announced plans to build a new £3.5m accessible footbridge at Royston station to help Thameslink and Great Northern passengers switch platforms more easily. Installing the new footbridge will bring back a direct pathway between the two platforms, and two new lifts will provide a vital step-free route. This will […]
UK first electrification system for rail freight terminals supports path to net zero rail Roll-in roll-out electric freight trains could reduce delays to passenger services Innovative moveable system overcomes conflict between loading freight trains and overhead electrical equipment A rail freight terminal in Northamptonshire has become the first in the UK to demonstrate an innovative […]
Siemens Mobility delivers latest generation hydrogen train Pilot tests from mid-2023 on Bayerische Regiobahn routes Economic Affairs Minister Aiwanger: “An important component of Bavaria’s hydrogen strategy” Transport Minister Bernreiter: “Lighthouse project on the way to climate-neutral rail transport in Bavaria” The first hydrogen-powered train for Bavaria is taking form. On March 15, representatives of Siemens […]
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, with CEO Luigi Ferraris, and Aeroporti di Roma, with CEO Marco Troncone, have signed an agreement to develop sustainable intermodality and integration between rail and air. The presentation of the agreement, at Fiumicino’s Leonardo da Vinci airport, was attended by Fiumicino Mayor Esterino Montino, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, ENAC President Pierluigi […]
Alstom, global leader in green and smart mobility, continues to expand its supply of the electric locomotives Traxx DC3. Alstom has signed three new supply contracts for Traxx locomotives in the second half of January 2022 for a total of 13 locomotives: GTS Rail of Bari announced an order for five additional units with Last […]
It was a milestone moment for the Levenmouth Rail Link when the first new rails were laid on the project which will reconnect the town to the mainline passenger network for the first time in more than half a century. Extensive preparatory activity around Thornton Junction to the west of the route has led to […]
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, will complete a critical piece of its $2.7B Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla. The old drawbridge, built in 1926, will be replaced with a brand-new structure that will bring improved reliability […]
