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How predictive maintenance thwarts potential landslip damage

5 August 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Global Railway Review’s Emily Budgen examines whether landslips might be prevented - a question of preventative maintenance for a common occurrence on railways.

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Railway upgrades to impact Bakerloo line and London Overground in August 2024

10 July 2024 | By Global Railway Review

Essential railway upgrades will affect Bakerloo line and London Overground passengers from 3 August to 8 August 2024, with improvements aimed at enhancing reliability and preventing future disruptions.

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Bridge strengthening project in Glasgow set to reach milestone

7 June 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Network Rail and Story Contracting are due to reach a major milestone in their bridge strengthening project near Glasgow.

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Network Rail: Kingsferry Bridge closure details

5 June 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Network Rail are reminding customers to check before they travel as Kingsferry Bridge is closed for maintenance.

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How the HS1 train route could connect directly to the National Grid

27 May 2024 | By

A major new study will examine how a new private electricity system along the HS1 train route could connect to the National Grid and power thousands of homes and businesses across the South East.

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Latvia to commence construction of Rail Baltica mainline

23 May 2024 | By

Latvia has reached another milestone in the Rail Baltica project by beginning construction of its mainline. On 21 May the Rail Baltica team, representatives from the European Commission and international partners from France, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia gathered in Riga. They marked the occasion by sending messages to future…

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Catherine Trautmann: Rail Baltica is a symbol of equality between the citizens of the EU

22 May 2024 | By

Mme Catherine Trautmann, the European Coordinator for the North-Sea Baltic Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), which includes Rail Baltica, visited Riga to attend the Rail Baltica mainline kick-off event in Latvia on 21 May 2024. During her visit, she met with the management teams of Rail Baltica delivery organizations and the…

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Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)’s night-time track works

9 May 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) have begun a series of track repairs and maintenance works across their network.

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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2024

30 April 2024 | By Global Railway Review

Spring has, apparently, sprung and we welcome our second issue of Global Railway Review to 2024! The last couple of months has felt like the industry is beginning to warm-up, a build-up of energy and anticipation for what the rest of the year might hold. At the end of March,…

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Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line track renewal project moves to second phase

29 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Amtrak have started phase two of their track renewal programme for the Harrisburg Line in Pennsylvania, with some changes to services.

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The HS2 Timeline: Part 1

22 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Read part 1 of Global Railway Review's HS2 timeline, detailing the origins and planning stages of the UK high-speed rail project.

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Amtrak publishes guide for West Baltimore community investments funded by the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

19 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

American operator Amtrak have published guidance for West Baltimore community investments, funded by the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

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The Right Track Podcast Series, Ep 4- Infrastructure in India

15 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen, Global Railway Review

In this month’s episode of ‘The Right Track’, editorial assistant Emily Budgen spoke to Chitresh Shrivastva, Visiting Faculty at Christ University, Bangalore, India, and Honorary Member and Senior Non-Residential Fellow for Railways and Critical Transport Infrastructure at Global Policy Insights.

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OFF THE RAILS: Rail Baltic Estonia’s Environmental Expert Kati Saarem

11 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

In this week's 'Off the Rails', I spoke to Rail Baltica's Environmental Expert, Kati Saarem, hearing all about RB's sustainability aims.

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Q and A with Goldschmidt’s Peter Stjernfelt – Sales and Marketing Manager, Sweden

11 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen

Read Goldschmidt's Sales and Marketing Manager Peter Stjernfelt's interview about rail-road vehicles and their role in rail infrastructure.

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