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August 31, 2020 | High-speed

Notices for Los Angeles - Anaheim HS line published

THE California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued a revised notice of preparation (NOP) under the California Environmental Quality Act and a revised notice of intent (NOI) under the National Environmental Policy Act for the 48.2km Los Angeles - Anaheim section.

August 30, 2020 | High-speed

HS2’s Birmingham Interchange station receives planning permission

SOLIHULL Birmingham Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) has given planning approval for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) Interchange station, including the surrounding landscape and public area along with the automated people mover.

August 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Ayutthaya high-speed rail hub revealed

THAILAND has unveiled a Baht 31.9bn ($US 1bn) project to develop Ayutthaya, a Unesco World Heritage site north of Bangkok, as a national high-speed rail hub, to be funded through public-private partnerships (PPP).

August 25, 2020 | Policy

VDV launches campaign to boost passenger numbers

GERMANY’s Association of Transport Companies (VDV) has launched the #BesserWeiter (Better Further) campaign to promote a return to pre-coronavirus levels of passenger traffic as quickly as possible to prevent further loss of income to the industry and to safeguard the sector’s environmental goals.

August 24, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar confirms October start for direct Amsterdam - London service

EUROSTAR says it will launch the first direct Amsterdam - Rotterdam - London service on October 26 to match the London - Amsterdam direct train introduced in February 2018.

August 20, 2020 | Track

Big data optimises wheel-rail interface

A new wheel force and wheel form data installation on the Vienna - St Pölten high-speed line is the latest step by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and its partners to optimise the vital wheel-rail interface.

August 18, 2020 | Infrastructure

EDZL to take over infrastructure management of Rail Baltica in Latvia

LATVIA has announced its support for a single joint infrastructure manager for the Rail Baltica (RB) railway and has transferred management of the country's planned RB infrastructure to its project manager European Railway Lines (EDZL) on an intermediary basis while negotiations progress.

August 18, 2020 | Technology

HS2 Ltd agrees partnership with British universities

HS2 Ltd has signed an agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) to access technologies produced by the group’s research facilities, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of new technologies on HS2 as well as the global rail market.

August 17, 2020 | High-speed

Pandemic fails to slow China’s high-speed network expansion

China is continuing the development of the world’s most extensive high-speed network at a breakneck pace. David Burroughs looks at the lines that have opened as the country begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and the sections nearing completion.

August 14, 2020 | High-speed

China outlines ambitious long-term expansion plans

CHINA National Railways (CR) has outlined its long-term ambitions with a goal of increasing the network to 200,000km, including around 70,000km of high-speed rail, by 2035.

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