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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.
On 1 January 2015, the French government decided to merge Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) and SNCF Infra creating SNCF Réseau. The change was necessary to increase the speed and process of decision-making within the organisation. The demand on sustainable transport is continuously increasing so it is necessary to place…
High Speed Two (HS2) is a completely new rail network that will connect up eight out of 10 of Britain’s biggest cities and provide the backbone for inter-city travel across the island over the next 200 years. Regular European Railway Review readers may have seen a previous article1 from Professor…
27 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Frecciarossa 1000 high speed train has made its maiden journey from Milan to Rome and it due to begin commercial service in June 2015...
13 February 2015 | By Suleyman Karaman, Director General, Turkish State Railways
Since 2003, the Turkish government has been paying great importance to investing in the country’s railway system and deeming the mode as being one of the most important aspects of growing sustainable development. Süleyman Karaman, Director General of Turkish State Railways (TCDD), explains that resources have been allocated to the…
This issue features a UK Profile, Winter Operations Supplement. Plus, David Whitley at London Midland discusses RTPI strategies in an era of cost-cutting, Jean-Pierre Audoux takes a look at French railway reform and Libor Lochman assesses Noise-Differentiated Track Access Charges...
3 December 2014 | By Jim Steer, Greengauge 21
In January 2006, when Greengauge 211 was launched, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1) in the UK was incomplete, and there was no expectation that it would be followed by further high-speed lines. For Global Railway Review, Jim Steer – Director of Greengauge 21 – the not-for-profit organisation established to…
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...
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 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.…
5 August 2014 | By Paolo Ripa, Chief Commercial and Operation Officer at Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV)
Despite the economic crisis, the high-speed rail market is currently experiencing a positive trend compared with other modalities – i.e. air, road, and long-distance ‘traditional’ rail, etc. In fact, GDP (Gross Domestic Product) evolution in Italy has been unhealthy during the last two years: -1.8% in 2013 and -2.4% in…
11 April 2014 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor, Global Railway Review
Capital expenditure by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) is rising by over 5% annually, but certification problems are giving suppliers pause for thought. In late-February 2014, DB put on hold its proposed high-speed Frankfurt–London rail service – news that came as little surprise. The project has been dogged by delays ever…
