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December 14, 2018 | High-speed

Texas Central Railway: blazing a trail for privately-funded high-speed rail

Despite producing more than a third of the United States’ crude oil output, urbanisation, rapid economic growth and congestion mean Texans could be getting out of their cars and on to high-speed trains much sooner than most other Americans. Keith Barrow looks at how Texas Central Railway is planning to link Dallas and Houston without a cent of public funding.

December 13, 2018 | High-speed

China Railway orders more CR400AF high-speed trains

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 3.1bn ($US 453m) contract to supply 18 additional CR400AF Fuxing high-speed trains.

December 13, 2018 | Technology

SNCF selects Hastus solution for TGV resource management

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has begun deploying the Hastus solution developed by Giro to manage material and human resources for the TGV high-speed network, following the rollout of the software on Transilien lines in the Paris region.

December 6, 2018 | High-speed

Third Chinese contract for Vossloh’s rail fastening division

VOSSLOH has been awarded a €20m contract to supply rail fastenings for the Weifang - Laixi high-speed line in northeast China, the third such contract for the German manufacturer in 2018.

December 5, 2018 | Europe

Chairman of Crossrail and HS2 resigns

SIR Terry Morgan stepped down as chairman of Crossrail and High Speed 2 (HS2) on November 5, after a decade overseeing the cross-London project and four months at the head of Britain’s high-speed project.

December 4, 2018 | High-speed

Study to examine potential for New South Wales HS network

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has launched a study into the feasibility of a high-speed rail network in the state, and appointed Professor Andrew McNaughton to lead an expert panel to identify the most appropriate routes, speeds and station locations.

November 23, 2018 | Infrastructure

Getzner supplies vibration protection for Ankara - Sivas high-speed line

GETZNER has begun installing elastic vibration protection on the 406km Ankara - Sivas high-speed line, marking the start of the Austrian company’s biggest ever rail project in Turkey.

November 22, 2018 | North America

Virgin Trains USA to launch IPO

VIRGIN Trains USA filed a prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16 in preparation for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

November 21, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler bids for Taiwanese rolling stock contracts

STADLER confirmed on November 20 that it is looking to move into the Taiwanese rail market, and has submitted bids for three tenders from the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA).

November 19, 2018 | Track

Vossloh awarded second China HS fastenings contract

VOSSLOH has been awarded a €35m contract to deliver track fastenings for a section of the planned Ganzhou - Shenzhen high-speed line in southeast China.

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