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Sweden: The East Link Project – the first step towards a Swedish high-speed railway
Johan Sundin - Head of Strategic Production Support, The East Link Project, Trafikverket - presents details of Sweden's €5.5 billion East Link Project
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High-Speed Rail
High-speed railways provide an efficient mode of transport, but they are highly complex systems and must combine various elements if they are to operate successfully.
Our high-speed rail content explores projects currently under construction, projects at planning stages and how their vision is taking shape, the funding and financial issues around building new high-speed lines, the importance of understanding what passengers want from high-speed rail services, and how established high-speed lines can help boost economies.
IRD 2018
UK: Designing HS2 for high reliability – Integration of operation and asset management
Niall Fagan - Head of Track Engineering, HS2 - explains how the UK's HS2 project is being designed to ensure high reliability by integrating operations and asset management
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California High-Speed Rail Authority awards ‘Early Train Operator’ contract
The Board of Directors of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) have approved the awarding of a contract for ‘Early Train Operator’ services to DB Engineering & Consulting USA. The Early Train Operator will assist the Authority with planning, designing and implementing the nation’s first high-speed rail programme.
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Reality check: Expanding passenger rail will boost U.S. economy
With the Trump Administration calling for budget cuts in the rail industry in the U.S., Jim Mathews, President of the National Association of Railroad Passengers, discusses in what ways this will be devastating for the country’s citizens and economy.
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Eurostar celebrates 10 years at St Pancras International
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Eurostar relocating to St Pancras International, with the improved station facilities and reduced journey times supporting passenger growth of 25 per cent from 8 to 10 million travellers a year1.
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Rolling Stock Developments In-Depth Focus 2017
Rail passengers today expect operators to provide a range of digital solutions to help them with their journeys, such as real-time information and contactless payment technology. Travelling on comfortable, clean and modern rolling stock, however, remains a simple yet vital requirement for passenger satisfaction...
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HS2 announces shortlist of bidders in race for £2.75bn train-build contract
HS2 Ltd have revealed the train-builders in line to deliver the next generation of Britain’s state-of-the-art high-speed trains, which will carry tens of thousands of people every day across the UK’s new high-speed network and beyond.
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Innovation and global reach through agency partnerships
With SNCF, the French national railway company, recently signing a key deal with SilverRail, a market leader in rail travel technology, we speak to Will Phillipson, Co-founder and COO at SilverRail about the importance of promoting rail as a viable and appealing long-distance travel option through agency partnerships.
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Chinese universities unite to forge innovation centre for rail safety technology
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) forward their strategic partnership to advance the nation's rail transit technologies by setting up the Joint Innovation Center for Rail Transit Safety Monitoring Technology.
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Ontario to establish a high-speed rail advisory board
Ontario is moving forwards with plans to bring high speed rail (HSR) to the Toronto-Windsor corridor by establishing an HSR Planning Advisory Board to provide strategic support on the landmark project.
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MyHSR Corp unveils concept designs for the seven KL-SG HSR stations in Malaysia
MyHSR Corporation has unveiled the architectural concept designs for all seven stations for the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) in Malaysia.
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New Intercity Express trains launched
Great Western Railway’s brand new Intercity Express Train has carried passengers for the first time, marking the next stage in the biggest fleet upgrade on the Great Western in 40 years.
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New report outlines the benefits of high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects in the US
A new report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) provides a framework for assessing the return on investment associated with high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects.
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How is Britain already benefitting from Hitachi’s work on HS2?
In a blog post written by Hitachi, Jim Brewin, Head of Business Development for Hitachi Rail Europe, writing for the 'HS2 on Track' report, explains how HS2 is already benefitting Britain - a decade before it is due to be completed.
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HS3 is doomed to fail, but not for the reason you think
Paul Payne, Managing Director of leading rail and construction recruitment specialists, One Way, argues that with an impending people crisis in the rail industry, the UK simply does not have the resources to complete large-scale, technologically-intricate rail projects like HS3.
