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September 10, 2025 | Infrastructure

Scotland funds more electrification

£342m to electrify Fife Circle and Borders lines and procure 69 new trains.

September 5, 2025 | Asia

Azerbaijan reopens line to Karabakh region

Passenger service reintroduced on the line to Aghdam with through service to Baku.

July 10, 2025 | Financial

British government confirms rail infrastructure investment

A total of £10.2bn allocated to upgrades in recent Spending Review.

July 3, 2025 | Europe

Arriva retains Dutch regional concession

Keolis and QBuzz unsuccessful bidders for new Vechtdal Lines concession starting in 2028.

May 8, 2025 | Policy

Meeting Britain’s rail decarbonisation challenge

The industry is looking to a rolling programme of electrification and the deployment of battery-electric multiple-units to replace diesel passenger trains. But a funded, long-term strategy from government is needed to achieve net zero by 2050, as Robert Preston discovers.

April 11, 2025 | Main line

IRJ’s Top Railway Projects 2025 - Electrification of Katra - Dharam section of Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla Line

This electrification project was extremely challenging due to the tight timescale for delivery along with the difficult terrain across the line in northern India.

February 13, 2025 | Infrastructure

A high-output solution for catenary renewals

Three high-output trains are reducing the cost of renewing overhead electrification equipment on the French national network, deploying mechanised production line techniques to deliver efficiency benefits and safer worksites. Robert Preston reports.

February 12, 2025 | Financial

EBRD backs Moroccan National Railways green bond

European bank will invest up to $US 40m in bond to refinance debt from development projects.

February 11, 2025 | Infrastructure

Electrification completed on Finnish main line

Freight services to port of Hanko will benefit from electrification of 149km line.

November 7, 2024 | Infrastructure

Electrification of Germany’s Eifel line starts

Work starts to electrify the north-south Eifel line in western Germany.

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