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September 1, 2021 | Australia/NZ

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Germany to reopen lines; Adif to expand Cercanias network; electrification for South Auckland line

Germany plans to reactive 245km of railway while modernisation of key Austrian tunnel completed.

August 29, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler hands first class 777 EMU over to Merseytravel

Phased introduction of the EMUs in the Liverpool area is planned although no date confirmed yet.

August 18, 2021 | Fleet

British government must order hydrogen trains now says RIA

Failure to order new train fleets could risk decarbonisation warns industry body.

August 6, 2021 | Fleet

Two new British EMUs receive authorisation for passenger use

Stadler class 777 and Alstom class 701/5s passed for passenger operations.

August 5, 2021 | Passenger

Finally, light at the end of the tunnel for Crossrail?

The Crossrail project to build a new 21km dual-bore tunnel beneath central London is in the complex final stages ahead of its long-awaited opening. At a cost of almost £19bn, Crossrail is now way over budget, but it will transform travel across London. Richard Clinnick talks exclusively to Crossrail Ltd CEO, Mark Wild.

August 4, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief – Tenders: 24 trams for Wroclaw; 30 trains for Rome metro; up to 121 coaches for Rhäetian Railway

Tender issued by Roma Capitale for 30 new trains for two lines.

July 28, 2021 | News

Delays to Britain’s Integrated Rail Plan casts doubt over future projects

The Integrated Rail Plan is key to billions of pounds of investment in Britain’s railways, but it’s more than 200 days late. And with government now in its summer recess the projects and regions relying on IRP are continuing to wait, as Richard Clinnick reports.

July 5, 2021 | Policy

Britain’s rail reform announced, but how will it work?

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail was finally published in May, more than a year later than planned. Richard Clinnick asks whether it was worth the wait.

June 24, 2021 | Signalling

Private investment to fund fibre optic upgrade

With its lineside fibre optic telecoms network due for an upgrade, Network Rail is looking to save up to £1bn by contracting a third-party to fund installation of the fibre, in return for the use of the spare capacity created by the upgrade. Brian Hatfield, Tim Stephens and Harriet Hepburn explain to David Burroughs how the scheme could be a win-win for all parties.

June 9, 2021 | News

IRJ In Brief: Le Shuttle reports increase in truck movements; London King’s Cross remodelling completed

Le Shuttle Freight carried 112,772 trucks in May.

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