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May 28, 2019 | High-speed

SNCF reports strong high-speed growth

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) says that traffic on its high-speed services grew by 14% between January and April this year compared with the same period in 2018 when SNCF was suffering from strikes. The growth equates to additional 4.5 million travellers.

May 22, 2019 | High-speed

Granada high-speed line to open in June

SPAIN’s national operator Renfe plans to launch high-speed services to Granada on June 24 following the completion of the new 122km line from Granada to Antequera and the approval of Spain’s Railway Safety Agency (AESF). Tickets go on sale on June 3.

May 17, 2019 | Asia

JR Hokkaido plans 320km/h operation to Sapporo

HOKKAIDO Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) has submitted an application to Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport seeking to raise the maximum line speed on the Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto - Sapporo extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen from 260km/h to 320km/h.

May 17, 2019 | North America

Trump administration withdraws $US 1bn California high-speed grant

CALIFORNIA is preparing to launch legal action against the US government after the Trump administration withdrew nearly $US 1bn in grant funding for the state’s high-speed rail programme.

May 17, 2019 | Financial

Talgo net profit up 70% in Q1

SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer Talgo reported net revenues of €87.1m in the first quarter of 2019, a 2% increase year-on-year, while net profit of €7.1m was an increase of 70%.

May 16, 2019 | High-speed

Lords: HS2 needs new costs and benefits assessment

BRITAIN’s House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee published a report on May 16 which questions the economic case for HS2, the planned 338km high-speed line between London, Birmingham and the north of England. The committee says that the project should not go ahead without a new assessment of its costs and benefits.

May 15, 2019 | High-speed

JR East Alfa-X Shinkansen train begins tests

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) unveiled its Alfa-X Shinkansen test train at the railway’s maintenance centre in Rifu, Miyagi prefecture, on May 10, ahead of the start of testing the following day.

May 15, 2019 | High-speed

RB Rail awards technical design contract

THE RB Rail joint venture, which is responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica high-speed project linking Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has selected a consortium of Spanish companies Ineco and Idom Consulting to deliver the design contract for the 56km section of the route which passes through the Latvian capital Riga.

May 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Rail Baltica awards first Latvian design contract

THE RB Rail joint venture, which is responsible for implementing the Rail Balitca high-speed project linking Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has announced the winner of the first design and design supervision tender in Latvia.

May 10, 2019 | Europe

Contract awarded for Budapest - Warsaw high-speed study

HUNGARY’s Infrastructure Development Agency has awarded a contract to carry out a feasibility study for the proposed Budapest - Warsaw high-speed line to NSV Varsó, a consortium of consultancy firm Trenecon and design companies Főmterv and Utiber.

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