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October 29, 2018 | Track

Adif announces €126.8m high speed and conventional line tenders

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif announced on October 27 that it will tender €126.8m of railway construction and renewal contracts including three new sections of the Madrid - Extremadura high-speed line (LAV), and upgrades to the Ciudad Real - Badajoz conventional line.

October 26, 2018 | High-speed

Services on Cologne - Frankfurt HS line to resume from November 18

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on October 26 that it plans to reinstate regular services on the Cologne - Frankfurt high-speed line from November 18, following a severe fire on a class 403 ICE 3 on October 12.

October 25, 2018 | High-speed

Five compete for £2.75bn HS2 fleet order

Tendering is underway for a contract to supply and maintain 54 360km/h trains for operation on Phase 1 of Britain’s HS2 high-speed line linking London and Birmingham as well as conventional lines to the north. As David Briginshaw explains, five bidders have been shortlisted for this demanding contract.

October 23, 2018 | High-speed

Eurostar to step up Amsterdam services in 2019

EUROSTAR confirmed on October 23 that it will introduce a third daily service between London, Rotterdam and Amsterdam next summer with plans for further expansion in the longer-term.

October 18, 2018 | High-speed

China approves Shanghai - Huzhou high-speed line

CHINA’s top economic planning authority, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has approved the construction of a 163.5km high-speed line linking Shanghai Hongqiao station with Suzhou and Huzhou, a city of nearly 3 million inhabitants in northern Zhejiang province.

October 16, 2018 | High-speed

Study to look at adapting Bordeaux station for London services

PROPOSALS to develop direct services between London and Bordeaux took a step forward on October 10, when the four infrastructure managers on the route signed an agreement to launch a joint feasibility study into adapting Bordeaux St Jean station for international operations.

October 12, 2018 | High-speed

Passengers escape unharmed after ICE fire

MORE than 500 passengers were evacuated from a German Rail ICE on the Cologne - Frankfurt high-speed line on October 12 after a severe fire broke out onboard.

October 11, 2018 | High-speed

Renfe and Adif selected as strategic partners for Texas high-speed line

TEXAS Central announced on October 11 that it has selected Renfe and Adif as strategic partners for the operation and maintenance of the 390km, 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line.

October 9, 2018 | High-speed

AllRail calls for changes to stop low-cost high-speed monopolies

THE European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, has called for changes to the way incumbent national railways run low-cost high-speed subsidiaries, which it says are unfairly stifling competition.

October 8, 2018 | High-speed

Virtual reality takes training into a new dimension

With the technology used to operate high-speed trains constantly changing, the methods to train those tasked with operating and maintaining this equipment is also shifting. David Burroughs reports from Spain on how technologies such as virtual reality is changing the way Adif trains its employees.

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