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TEN-T
September 6, 2021
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High-speed
Connecting the heart of southern Italy
The latest project in the development of Italy’s high-capacity high-speed network is the rebuilding of 121km of the 311km main line from Naples to Bari. Webuild was awarded contracts to build four of the seven new sections and its project manager, Vincenzo Moriello, explains to David Burroughs how the company is using its expertise in tunnel boring and viaduct construction to build the line through mountainous terrain.
July 1, 2021
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Infrastructure
Hungary-Romania line double track project contract awarded
30km section to be rebuilt, electrified and track doubled.
June 29, 2021
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Infrastructure
CAF wins Turkish signalling contract
Contractor will support upgrades to the Istanbul - Bulgarian border line.
June 7, 2021
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Passenger
Breaking down Europe’s ambitious targets for rail
The European Union has set some ambitious targets to increase high-speed and conventional passenger rail traffic by the end of the decade. Kevin Smith examines the challenges to achieving these objectives and asks what the European Commission is doing to make this possible.
April 6, 2021
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Europe
All aboard for Europe’s Rail
A proposal to establish Europe’s Rail as the successor to the Shift2Rail research programme was confirmed in February. Shift2Rail executive director, Carlo Borghini, reveals what Europe’s Rail will entail and his hopes and expectations for the new €1.2bn programme to Kevin Smith.
December 15, 2020
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Infrastructure
Estonian Railways awards electrification planning contract
INFRASTRUCTURE manager Estonian Railways (EVR) has awarded a contract to draw up detailed plans to electrify its network to a joint venture of Spanish engineering firms Ardanuy and Ayesa.
October 27, 2020
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Infrastructure
Spain opens new high-speed rail section
SPAIN inaugurated a 110km section of the Madrid - Galicia high-speed line between Zamora and Pedralba de la Pradería on October 26.
October 13, 2020
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Signalling
Czech Republic approves ETCS rollout timetable
THE Czech Ministry of Transport’s (MDCR) Committee to Increase Traffic Safety has approved a timetable for the rollout of ETCS on all Czech core Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) lines by 2030 during a meeting on October 8.
September 24, 2020
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Financial
European Investment Bank provides €2bn loan for Naples - Bari high-speed line
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €2.5bn of new funding for European transport projects. This includes a €2bn loan to support the construction of the 146.6km Naples - Bari high-speed line in southern Italy, the largest loan the EIB has ever granted for a single project.
September 23, 2020
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Infrastructure
CFR awards contract for Caţa - Apaţa line upgrades
ROMANIA’s national infrastructure manager CFR has awarded a Lei 2.72bn ($US 655m) contract for Lot 2 of the Sighișoara - Brașov line modernisation project to the Asocierea RailWorks consortium.
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