The sustainability collaboration between the companies is taking a significant step forward as VR commits to using as much renewable diesel in its rail traffic as is consumed by UPM Plywood’s transport of plywood from the Pellos plant to Kouvola and Kotka. This is VR’s first HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) concept for rail logistics, whereby […]
HS2 has released new images of the first completed sections of the landmark viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street station. The completed sections mark the next step on the programme to build a series of viaducts to carry the railway through Birmingham’s industrial heartland and into the city centre. […]
Mr. Ricardo Ramos Fernández – Head of Mainline Business Segment at Siemens Mobility / Mr. Ayman Ashour – CEO of Siemens Mobility UAE / Mr. Hassan Allam – Chairman of Hassan Allam Construction / Mr. Andre Rodenbeck – CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility First cross-country project in the Middle East and Arab World […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started a new intermodal service connecting Southampton to Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal in the West Midlands. This is the first time that GBRf has run an intermodal service from the UK’s second-largest deep sea port to the West Midlands. GBRf will be running five trains a week from Southampton to […]
The 158-metre-long structure was moved into place in 13 hours using a specialist push-pull jacking technique. The ‘East M42-M6 Link Viaduct’ is one of 13 viaducts which make up HS2’s triangular Delta Junction. This section of the railway enables high speed trains to travel between London, Interchange Station in Solihull and Birmingham Curzon Street Station. […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has extended its haulage contract with Network Rail. Effective from 1 April 2024, the contract is a two-year extension with an option for a third year. GBRf will continue to provide critical services essential for the smooth operation of Network Rail’s engineering works and renewals. This includes the provision of possession trains […]
The European project FCH2Rail which developed a bimodal demonstrator train with hydrogen fuel cells, has successfully completed testing in Portugal. Between 3 and 6 April, the H2 train travelled on the Minho Line, making it the first hydrogen train in Portugal. With these tests, the FCH2Rail project achieved a great milestone, having obtained the authorization […]
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a new contract with Transport Reordering Office (OPRET) to manufacture, supply and put into service eight (8) new Metropolis family trains of three (3) cars each, to serve on Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro. The new contract, fully financed with a credit […]
HS2 has begun foundation works for a key bridge that will take a major A road over the new high-speed railway just outside Brackley, after successfully completing the temporarily realignment of both carriageways. The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley and Northampton – is a vital route, providing access to Silverstone and connections between the […]
London Luton Airport (LLA) passengers travelling via the Luton Airport Express are set to benefit from revamped facilities and even more enjoyable journeys, as the service operator, East Midlands Railway (EMR), embarks on a £27.6 million train refurbishment programme, as the service celebrates its first birthday. The upgrade will see the fleet of electric class […]
