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Works on the Okučani–Novska section
Works on the Okučani–Novska section

Croatia: Infrastructure modernisation for a more competitive railway

12 February 2014 | By Darko Peričić, President of the Management Board, HŽ Infrastructure

2013 was spent implementing the financial and organisational restructuring of Croatian Railways. The company was divided into three independent entities of which HŽ Cargo and HŽ Passenger Transportation are marketorientated transport operators whilst HŽ Infrastructure is the state-owned infrastructure manager. As a result, HŽ Infrastructure has seen major changes.

Full-commissioning of the Koralmbahn is scheduled for 2023
Full-commissioning of the Koralmbahn is scheduled for 2023

Steady construction continues on the new Koralmbahn

12 February 2014 | By OBB-Holding AG

The Koralm Railway (or Koralmbahn) is a new double-track line approximately 133km-long that will run between the Austrian cities of Graz and Klagenfurt and is part of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis which connects the Baltic Sea with the ports of the upper Adriatic. At the heart of the new railway line…

The combined rail and road built by Russian Railways will be an essential infrastructure asset during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
The combined rail and road built by Russian Railways will be an essential infrastructure asset during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Russian Railways’ infrastructure ready to serve Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

12 February 2014 | By Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways

In February 2014, the Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea will host the Winter Olympic Games followed by the Paralympic Games in March 2014. Over the past few years the city has been completely transformed with new sporting facilities, housing and transportation interchanges being constructed. Russian Railways, one…

A new generation of railways in Hong Kong - train
A new generation of railways in Hong Kong - train

A new generation of railways in Hong Kong

12 February 2014 | By Jay Walder, CEO, MTR Corporation

2014 is shaping up to be another exciting year for MTR. We are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the start of MTR service in Hong Kong, which opened on 1 October 1979 with nine stations along an 8km-long stretch of track in Kowloon. Though the initial operation was small in…

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Working together against metal theft

4 February 2014 | By

Although national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State, and the competence of the European Union regarding police cooperation is very limited, ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ has been one of the fastest growing policy areas of the European Union for the last two decades. Especially after 9/11 the…

All change for safety improvement

4 February 2014 | By ,

France will soon change its railway system. The infrastructure manager, RFF (Réseau Ferré de France) which was separated from the operations manager, SNCF, in 1997, will be integrated in the same national railway company, compliant with European rules. Infrastructure, rolling stock and the operational management of the French railway network…

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GSM-R achievements and its technological evolution

4 February 2014 | By

2013 was a busy year for GSM-R. System implementation in Europe is progressing well with very few European railways left that have not reached at least one of the implementation stages. New tenders in Slovenia and Hungary have successfully been finalised and GSM-R continues its expansion worldwide including, among others,…

Noise & Vibrations supplement 6 2013
Noise & Vibrations supplement 6 2013

Noise & Vibrations supplement 2013

5 December 2013 | By

In this Noise & Vibrations supplement: Reducing vibrations near railway lines – ways for finding effective measures; Industry cooperation needed for a less noisy railway; Speech intelligibility in trains...

Signalling & Telecommunications supplement 6 2013
Signalling & Telecommunications supplement 6 2013

Signalling & Telecoms supplement 2013

5 December 2013 | By

In this Signalling & Telecoms supplement: Total renewal in Denmark is on time and on budget; The European rail industry’s commitment to ERTMS implementation; The signalling sector opens the door to the Spanish industry; Telecommunications: ringing in the new...

Planning ahead to meet future demand

4 December 2013 | By Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, UK

It is 20 years since Britain’s railways were privatised. At the time it was seen as a risky move, even though the network had grown increasingly unreliable and inefficient under state operator British Rail. Responsibility for tracks and trains was split, and private companies were invited to bid for regional…

A clear vision for rail in the North

4 December 2013 | By Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Northern Rail

Operating 2,500 services every day, Northern Rail serves an area stretching from the Scottish Borders down to Nottingham and Stoke and from Southport and Sellafield in the West to Whitby and Hull in the East. It’s a wide ranging landscape of rural communities, market towns and bustling urban centres where…