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August 8, 2025 | High-speed

400km/h - The new frontier in high-speed operation

China Railway has set itself an ambitious task: introduce 400km/h commercial operation on key high-speed lines. Kevin Smith reflects on how China reached this milestone and reports from the 12th UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing on July 8-11, where progress with these plans, the next great paradigm shift in high-speed rail, were revealed.

July 28, 2025 | Central/South America

Santiago - Valparaíso: Chile’s impossible dream?

Ian Thomson-Newman looks at the history of a planned railway upgrade between the Chilean capital Santiago and the port city of Valparaíso, and the current prospects for delivering this ambitious scheme.

July 25, 2025 | Infrastructure

Protecting bridges from heavy rain and flooding

Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) has produced guidelines for maintaining railway bridges over rivers, establishing inspection procedures to mitigate the risk of flood damage, and providing examples of repair techniques. Susumu Nakajima* summarises recent work in this field.

July 23, 2025 | Freight

Strategic pathways for low-carbon rail freight

As rail freight operators consider how to decarbonise their services, Antoine Belleguie* presents a methodology for assessing the competitiveness of alternative traction.

July 21, 2025 | Infrastructure

Enhancing infrastructure delivery

Successfully delivering complex rail projects requires thorough project management from the very start, as Irene Gionfriddo, Roberto Borghi and Stefania Albanesi* of Italferr explain.

July 14, 2025 | Metros

Siemens to supply CBTC for Nagpur metro

Second contract covers supply of telecommunications systems for Phase 2 of Indian metro project.

July 13, 2025 | Infrastructure

Harnessing digital project management to build the Ontario Line

Whitney Birch and Pete Lampi* explain how digital innovation coupled with flexible project management is ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery of Toronto’s new $US 19.9bn metro line.

July 11, 2025 | Financial

German Rhine-Ruhr tender closes

Two 15-year contracts for services in northwest Germany will be awarded.

July 11, 2025 | North America

Vancouver’s new SkyTrain fleet enters service

Alstom is supplying 47 Mark V trains.

July 11, 2025 | Europe

New report questions European project funding

Green transport organisation T&E suggests EU should switch funding from megaprojects to local upgrades.

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