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May 14, 2026 | Infrastructure

Developing city-to-city connections

Irish Rail’s Connect programme exploring potential enhancements to inter-city passenger services is due to conclude this summer. Mark Simmons reports on the key likely findings and asks what is expected to happen next.

February 22, 2026 | Light Rail

Austin selects contractor for first light rail line

Construction of the 15.8km line is due to start next year.

December 8, 2025 | Main line

Mott MacDonald to lead Ireland’s Connect upgrade project

Project focuses on electrification of main lines from Dublin to Cork and Limerick.

March 7, 2025 | Metros

Dubai seeks lead consultant for new metro line

Request for proposals issued for Gold Line project to relieve Red Line.

November 13, 2024 | Light Rail

Design partners appointed for West Yorkshire light rail project

Jacobs and Mott MacDonald will develop the first phase of the project in northern England, which includes two new light rail lines.

November 8, 2023 | North America

HDR leads next phase of San Diego line relocation project

8km section of Los Angeles - San Diego line to be relocated inland.

September 27, 2023 | High-speed

Design contract awarded for Prague high-speed connection

The line will connect Prague Main Station to the planned national high-speed network.

February 15, 2023 | Passenger

IRJ News in brief - Transit

Civil engineering contracts awarded in Toulouse, Manila, São Paulo, and Toronto, EIB loan for Pune metro and new lines open in Beijing and Taipei.

August 29, 2022 | High-speed

Design contract awarded for Prague - Lovosice high-speed line

Section of Prague - Ústí nad Labem - Dresden route.

May 12, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In brief - fleet: Škoda supplies traction parts for Kazakhstan locomotives; Teleste provides on-board systems for Lombardy fleet; West Coast Express upgrades fleet

The Kazakhstan locomotives have been designed to operate in temperatures ranging from 50oC to -50oC.

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