RIA publishes its own RNEP update for members
Three years after the last Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline was published by the UK Government, RIA have published its own RNEP to help quell uncertainty in the sector.
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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 17-21 October 2022.
Webuild awarded €616M contract for section of Palermo-Catania rail line
Webuild have been awarded a contract to design and construct the Nuova Enna-Dittaino, a new section of the Palermo-Catania rail line.
North Carolina passenger rail service ridership breaks record
Ridership increased in September more than any previous month in the history of the N.C. Department of Transportation's intercity passenger rail service.
Rail Baltica project signs over €353 million grant agreement with CINEA
RB Rail AS has signed an additional cross-border grant agreement with CINEA on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding for the Rail Baltica global project.
Valley Link project closer to operating on self-produced green hydrogen fuel
Following Board approval, the Valley Link rail project will now use 200 acres of property to implement a green hydrogen production facility.
Alstom to provide ERTMS signalling system in central and southern Italy
Alstom have signed a framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana to provide ERTMS on 27 lines in central and southern Italy.
TSA issue new cyber-security requirements for U.S. passenger and freight railroad carriers
The new requirements seek to enhance U.S. railroad cyber-security resilience by focusing on performance-based measures.
Alstom sign major UK train services contract with Govia Thameslink Railway
Alstom have signed a train support services contract with Govia Thameslink Railway worth approximately £256 million.
ABB helps electrify rail in Lithuania with new contract
ABB have signed a new contract for a 25kV power solution that will help Lithuania electrify over a third of its rail network by 2030.
HS2 begin work on two of the route’s longest cuttings
HS2 have begun work in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to excavate 1.9 million cubic metres of rock and earth to create two cuttings.
New plan for a green railway in the North of England unveiled
RIA North have published a plan which sets out a long-term vision for how the railway network in the North of England should be electrified in order to decarbonise rail in the region.
Grand Central record post-COVID passenger number increase
Grand Central have recorded the largest percentage point increase of passenger numbers of any operator post COVID-19.
California High-Speed Rail Authority release 2022 Sustainability Report
CHSRA's latest Sustainability Report details the key sustainability milestones that the company achieved between 1 January to 31 December 2021.
Bristol Temple Meads to host first UK trials for innovative passenger tech
A multi-million-pound programme will turn Bristol Temple Meads into the UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’, trialling new technologies designed to upgrade passengers’ experience.