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USDOT announce largest funding in over 50 years for U.S. intercity passenger rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the availability of almost $2.3 billion in funding to expand and modernise intercity passenger rail.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 05-09 Dec 2022.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 28 Nov - 02 Dec 2022.
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Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place
30 miles of electric wires have been installed between Church Fenton and Colton Junction as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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Q&A with East West Rail Company’s Simon Scott: The East West Rail project
Global Railway Review’s Elliot Robinson interviews Simon Scott, Engineering Director at the East West Rail Company, about the East West Rail project – which was publicly endorsed by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement - and what hopes he has for the project going into 2023.
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Contracts awarded for designing Poland’s first high-speed rail line
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed contracts for the design of the 140km line which will reduce the travel time between Warsaw and Łódź to around 45 minutes.
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Rail Baltica seeks design services for Kaunas Urban Node line construction
RB Rail AS has announced the new public tender for the master design, detailed technical design, and design supervision services for the construction of the new Rail Baltica line through the Kaunas Urban Node.
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HS2 launch TBM for second tunnel bore under Long Itchington Wood
HS2 have launched the 2,000-tonne tunnel boring machine for its second tunnel drive under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire.
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CSX appoints Transforming Rail in Virginia programme manager
CSX Transportation has selected Michael Baker International to lead programme and construction management for the $3.7 billion Transforming Rail in Virginia project.
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GB Railfreight announce £4.7m investment into Peterborough maintenance depot
GB Railfreight are investing in a new state-of-the-art maintenance depot in Peterborough next to the East Coast Main Line.
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Norfolk Southern to purchase assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern are acquiring assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to help eliminate uncertainty around the future control of the line and lease costs.
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Elizabeth line journeys reach almost 70m since launch
TfL has announced that almost 70m journeys have been made on London's Elizabeth line since May 2022, with businesses in and around the line's new stations benefitting from the footfall.
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Hitachi Rail awarded contract for sustainable Philippines digital commuter railway
Hitachi Rail have been awarded a contract called CP04 to increase the efficiency of railway lines in the Philippines.
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Amtrak advance $1.5b infrastructure investment to enhance Northeast Corridor
Amtrak is moving forward with a project to replace the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge to improve efficiency on the Northeast Corridor.
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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 14-18 November 2022.
