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February 10, 2016 | Track

Swiss infrastructure quality goes under the microscope

SWITZERLAND's Federal Office of Transport (BAV) published a report on January 14 detailing the reasons behind the deterioration in the condition of the country's standard-gauge infrastructure and outlining potential solutions to the problem.

February 5, 2016 | Track

DB to invest €5.5bn in infrastructure upgrading in 2016

GERMAN Rail (DB) is to spend €5.5bn this year on modernising its existing network which is around €200m more than in 2015.

February 1, 2016 | Europe

Planning contract awarded for Lötschberg Base Tunnel track doubling

SWITZERLAND's largest private railway BLS has awarded IG Valbt, a consortium of Swiss engineering companies led by SRP Ingenieur, a contract to plan to the extension of double-track in the Lötschberg Base Tunnel.

January 25, 2016 | Track

Stukton Rail increases stake in Italian infrastructure contractor CLF

STRUKTON Rail announced on January 22 that it will increase its stake in Bologna-based railway infrastructure contractor Construzioni Linee Ferroviarie (CLF) to 100% with the acquisition of the 40% stake in the company currently held by Unieco, Italy.

January 20, 2016 | Track

Register now for IRJ’s smart rail welding webinar

JOIN IRJ and Plasser & Theurer on January 21 at 09.30 Eastern Standard Time, 14.30 GMT, and 15.30 Central European Time for an interactive webinar on smart rail welding.

January 15, 2016 | Track

Swiss rail infrastructure review completed

SWITZERLAND's Federal Office of Transport (BAV) published a report on January 14 detailing the reasons behind the deterioration in the condition of the country's standard-gauge rail infrastructure and outlining potential solutions to the problem.

January 6, 2016 | Track

Tracklaying completed on French high-speed line

A milestone was reached in the construction of France's Sud-Europ Atlantique (SEA) high-speed line at the end of December, when the final section of rail was welded north of the Dordogne Viaduct in Gironde, a year after tracklaying began in the department of Charente.

December 31, 2015 | Track

Windhoff lifts lid on track vehicles for SBB

WINDHOFF has released further details of the 35 self-propelled On-Track Machines it is supplying Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in what it says is the company's largest ever order.

December 29, 2015 | Track

University to develop tram rail-wear tool

THE University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has secured a £140,000 grant to develop a software-based asset management tool to help light rail operators calculate the most appropriate rail-wear limits for their network with the aim of increasing maintenance intervals.