UK Opens Bids to Operate High Speed 1
The UK Government has opened bids to operate Britain’s first high-speed railway, High Speed 1. The selected bidder will become…
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California to Open Bullet-Train Tender Next Year
The US state of California is expected to open a tender for a bullet-train line linking Los Angeles and San…
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Wabtec JV to Manufacture Couplers for Chinese Market
Wabtec Corporation has formed a joint venture in China to manufacture couplers for the Chinese transit market. The joint venture,…
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TRL Launches New Traffic Technology
The UK Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has launched a new traffic signal co-ordination technology to provide effective process-driven analysis tools…
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Newag Launches Reconstructed Shunting Locomotive
Poland-based Newag has unveiled a prototype Type 15D shunting locomotive based on a rebuilt Soviet-made TEM2 in Poland. The locomotive…
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Scottish Railway to be Completed in 2014
The 35 mile railway between Edinburgh and the Borders in Scotland will be completed in 2014. Transport Scotland has selected…
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Bouygues Subsidiary Wins Hong Kong Project
Bouygues, through its subsidiary Dragages Hong Kong, has received a €360m ($446m) contract to build a rail tunnel in Hong…
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Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways Form Joint Venture
Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) have signed an agreement to create a joint company to manufacture electric locomotives in…
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Canada to Build Rail Tunnel Under Detroit River
The Continental Rail Gateway coalition in Canada is planning to build a $400m rail tunnel under the Detroit River by…
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Vietnam Drops High-Speed Rail Plan
Vietnam has rejected a $56bn proposal to build a high-speed railway in the country due to the high cost. Officials…