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November 24, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd showcases £12bn in supply chain opportunities

THE developer of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project, HS2 Ltd, launched a four-day virtual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on November 23, in order to showcase more than 400,000 supply chain opportunities worth around £12bn for Phase 1 of the project.

November 22, 2020 | Financial

SNCF ridership holding up during second lockdown

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reported on November 17 that passenger numbers were holding up better during France’s second lockdown, which began on October 30 and is expected to run until December 1, than during the first, which ran from mid-March to mid-May.

November 20, 2020 | Policy

€10.5bn for rail in Portuguese 10-year investment plan

PORTUGAL’s prime minister, Mr António Costa, has outlined a €26.3bn 2030 National Investment Programme, which includes investing €10.51bn in 16 rail projects over the next decade.

November 19, 2020 | Fleet

China Railways to receive new high-speed trains

CHINA National Railways (CR) will receive a new fleet of 14 eight-car high-speed trains from Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST) by January 2021, under a Yuan 1.6 billion ($US 248m) contract agreed in 2018.

November 18, 2020 | High-speed

DB confirms new Frankfurt - Mannheim high-speed route

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced the final route for the new Rhine Main - Rhine Neckar high-speed line connecting Frankfurt and Mannheim following a four-year public consultation period.

November 16, 2020 | High-speed

Will California realise its high-speed ambitions?

After a roller coaster ride, California’s bold attempt to build America’s first high-speed railway is finally making good progress, as Brian Kelly, CEO of California High-Speed Rail Authority, explains to David Briginshaw.

November 13, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Phase 2b bill to be split

THE British government has confirmed that the eastern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b from Birmingham to Leeds will now be split into a second parliamentary bill, separate from the western section of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.

November 12, 2020 | High-speed

Tunnelling beneath the Baltic: a pipe dream or a once-in-a-generation opportunity?

Building new railway lines is often a daunting undertaking which can take decades, especially when tunnelling is involved. But two developers from the Baltic region are pushing plans to construct what would be the world’s longest railway tunnel in a matter of a years. David Burroughs talks to Peter Vesterbacka and Kustaa Valtonen about how viable their vision is.

November 11, 2020 | High-speed

Five-point plan aims to accelerate US high-speed development

FOLLOWING the election of long-time passenger rail advocate, Mr Joe Biden, as president elect of the United States, the United States High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) has published a five-point plan to encourage the development of high-speed networks across the country.

November 10, 2020 | High-speed

Italo-NTV cuts services and staff

ITALIAN private high-speed operator Italo-NTV suspended most of its services across the country on November 10 following the reintroduction of nationwide measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.

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