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The first Spanish high-speed rail line from Madrid to Seville opened in 1992. Now, the Spanish high-speed rail network (operated by ADIF) includes 2,300km of double-track lines, 277km of bored tunnels and 326 hyperstatic and isostatic structures each spanning over 20m in length. Maintaining the track superstructure requires a lot…
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Russia is the world’s largest country and it has one of the largest rail networks at 85,300km. The Trans-Siberian Railway alone – connecting Moscow with the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok – is over 9,200km-long. Obviously, a well-developed transportation system is needed. Alexander Misharin – First Vice-President of Russian Railways…
Britain’s new north-south railway – better known as High Speed 2 – has now entered a hugely significant phase in its development, with building of the first phase of the network between London and Birmingham now moving ever closer to becoming a reality. But what will the people who will…
The next decades will be crucial for Europe, with, on the one hand, a desperate need for greater economic growth, and on the other, scarce public financial resources, a growing uncertainty regarding energy supplies, and pressing environmental challenges. High-speed rail has the potential to help address most of these challenges,…
This issue features our InnoTrans 2014 preview, articles from Trafikverket, the North Botnia Line Group, ASTOC, SWERIG and Europakorridoren in our Swedish profile, High-Speed supplement, a look at the Danish Electrification Programme, plus signalling developments for the Liefkenshoek Rail Link...
18 September 2014 | By Global Railway Review
Global Railway Review brings you our comprehensive guide to InnoTrans 2014 – including a show preview, guide to exhibitors, industry news, plus a look at some of the products and solutions on show...
In our latest free-to-view High-Speed Supplement, Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER discusses what’s next for this area in Europe, Andrew McNaughton, Technical Director for HS2 covers what’s important for high-speed rail passengers, Alexander Misharin, VP at Russian Railways discusses developments, plus members of ADIF’s high-speed maintenance section provide…
18 September 2014 | By Jan-Evert Rådhström – Vice Chair of the Committee of Transport and Communications of the Swedish Parliament
The Swedish railway system is undergoing a period of reform and modernisation. The first step of this extensive overhaul can be traced back to 1988, when the national railway authority – SJ – was split into two separate units; one responsible for the administration of the country’s rail infrastructure (then…
18 September 2014 | By Ulf Angberg – Communications Manager for the Hallandsås Project at Trafikverket
Following many years of troublesome construction work, both rail tunnels through the Hallandsås Ridge in Southern Sweden were completed ain 2013. Initiated back in 1992, the construction project has generated more headlines in the Swedish media than any other. Ulf Angberg – Communications Manager for the Hallandsås Project at the…
18 September 2014 | By Christel Wiman, CEO of ASTOC
Rail in Sweden has been under the spotlight for the last 4-5 years, but the good news is that the Swedish railway is now transporting more passengers and cargo than ever before, reports Christel Wiman, CEO of ASTOC – the Association of Swedish Train Operating Companies. More and more people…
18 September 2014 | By Elisabeth Sinclair – Project Leader for the North Bothnian Line Group
The North Bothnian Line forms the last link in the Bothnian Corridor which is part of the strategic European mainline rail Core Network. The EU and the Region are willing to finance the line estimated to cost €2.6 billion, and all that is missing now is a positive decision from…
18 September 2014 | By Rolf Alm and Magnus Davidsson from SWERIG – the Swedish Rail Industry Group
The passenger and freight traffic utilisation of the Swedish railway is growing fast, and so is the country’s railway industry. The former publicly-run railway sector in Sweden is deregulated and this has created new companies, who – under competition – have developed efficient and reliable solutions. SWERIG – the Swedish…
18 September 2014 | By unnar Sibbmark, Managing Director of Europakorridoren AB
Europakorridoren AB1 is a company owned by approximately 50 cities in Sweden. The organisation behind the company also has members in Lübeck and Hamburg in Germany. Four cities in southern Sweden – Jönköping, Värnamo, Ljungby and Helsingborg – began the project in 1993 and since then it has grown year-on-year.…
18 September 2014 | By Stine Ilebrekke Undrum – Project Manager at the Norwegian National Rail Administration
Norway is famous for its fjords and mountains – beautiful to look at, but a challenge for road and railway construction. So when construction of a new double-track railway line was decided from Holm to Nykirke, past the town of Holmestrand in southern Norway, both the track and the station…
18 September 2014 | By Søren Thorpstrup Laursen – Head of the Danish Electrification Programme at Banedanmark
The Danish Electrification Programme was established in November 2012 to carry out electrification works initially on four Danish rail sections. Through the ‘Togfonden DK’ initiative five further sections have since been added to the scope of the electrification works, along with funding for additional optional rail sections and associated services.…
