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May 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

ERTMS test running starts on new Spanish HS line

ADIF High Speed (Adif AV) started test running under ERTMS Level 2 on the 110.7km Zamora - Pedralba de la Pradería section of the Madrid - Galicia high-speed line on May 15.

May 13, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners

THE Thirteenth Court of Appeals of the US state of Texas ruled on May 7 that Texas Central is a railroad company and interurban electric railway, effectively ending a four-year court battle waged by landowners opposed to construction of the proposed route in Leon County.

May 12, 2020 | High-speed

Spanish competition authority reverses decision to limit duration of Renfe HS contract

SPAIN’s National Market and Competition Authority (CNMC) has reversed a decision to restrict the length of national operator Renfe’s contract to operate a package of high-speed services from 10 to five years.

May 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 launches procurement process for slab track supplier

HS2 Ltd, the body responsible for delivering the high-speed project from London to Birmingham, has begun the procurement process to identify contractors to deliver around 280km of high-speed track.

May 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Test train reaches 275km/h in Ceneri Base Tunnel

AN ICE-S measuring train on loan to AlpTransit Gottard has reached 275km/h in the new 15.4km Ceneri Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps.

May 7, 2020 | High-speed

Government restores impetus to troubled high-speed project

British prime minister Boris Johnson’s vow to “get HS2 done” on February 11 ended months of debate and uncertainty over the controversial high-speed project. Kevin Smith charts the project’s recent history and looks at where it heads next.

May 6, 2020 | Policy

SCI Verkehr forecasts huge drop in 2020 European passenger rail traffic

RAIL market analysis specialist SCI Verkehr has published an assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on European rail traffic, which predicts a 30-50% drop in passenger traffic for 2020 and a slow recovery.

May 6, 2020 | High-speed

SŽ publishes tender for Prague - Poříčany high-speed alignment

CZECH infrastructure manager SŽ has republished a tender to prepare documentation on the alignment for the initial 23km section of the country’s first high-speed line

May 5, 2020 | Main line

Chinese passenger rail hit hard by coronavirus pandemic

CHINA National Railway (CR) made a loss of Yuan 611.8bn ($US 86.6bn) in the first quarter of 2020 due to a huge drop in passenger traffic as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

May 5, 2020 | Fleet

DB Regio wins Franconia and South Thuringia concession

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has awarded DB Regio the Franconia and South Thuringia contract to operate 5.7 million train-km annually to connect Nuremberg and Bamberg with Würzburg, Saalfeld, Sonneberg and Erfurt.

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