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As the client behind the £55.7 billion line quickly approaches its 10th birthday, there are some major pressure points that they have had to face on the journey to construction. As Rail Industry Writer, Natalie Wilson explores, with public demonstrations, ballooning costs and procurement scandals, the High Speed Two (HS2)…
Morocco’s main economic regions will be connected with quicker journey times and improved passenger comfort thanks to the new high-speed rail line.
Linked with the Eastern Economic Corridor initiative, the project will reduce journey time between Bangkok and the corridor to nearly an hour.
New non-stop TransFER connections have strengthened the intermodal rail logistics offering, with shorter transit times making rail logistics more attractive.
The service could save approximately 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per trailer per trip; a total saving of 37,200 tonnes of CO2 each year.
The entire line is divided into 11 sections which will be contracted separately for the provision of detailed technical design.
The money will be spent between 2019-2024 across the route and represents more than a 20 per cent increase on the existing five-year budget.
HyperloopTT and design consultant Dar Al-Handasah will begin construction of the first commercial hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi in Q3 2019.
This decision reflects the successful partnership between the Authority and regional partners; working towards bringing high-speed rail to Bakersfield.
It has been revealed that 20 per cent of passengers who flew from London to Bordeaux in 2017 would switch to a rail service if one was available.
Residents and businesses across the Phase 2b route are invited to view the latest designs and respond to the public consultations.
A project is underway to upgrade the rail route between Doncaster and Immingham which looks to keep traffic off the roads.
“The lesson I have drawn from my time as Secretary of State is this is an industry that’s got to be much smarter at communicating with passengers,” says Chris to Global Railway Review.
The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High Speed Rail (HSR) link, which connects Hong Kong with the 25,000km high-speed rail network in the Mainland of China, launched passenger services from the brand-new West Kowloon station on 23 September 2018.
ABB has been selected to supply substation equipment and engineering solutions for a 530km-long high-speed electric line between Dar es Salaam and Makutupora.
