Network Rail engineers have started to repair a landslip that occurred at its Old Dalby test track last December and forced the line to be closed.
Category: Infrastructure
One billion euros for smaller rail infrastructure in Germany by 2025
The four billion euro German infrastructure program “Small and Medium Measures” for the rail network is making progress, with 138 of the planned 355 projects set to be implemented by the end of 2025, says Deutsche Bahn (DB). This constitutes 40 per cent of the planned measures, with an investment of around one billion euros.…
One billion euros for smaller rail infrastructure in Germany by 2025
The four billion euro German infrastructure program “Small and Medium Measures” for the rail network is making progress, with 138 of the planned 355 projects set to be implemented by the end of 2025, says Deutsche Bahn (DB). This constitutes 40 per cent of the planned measures, with an investment of around one billion euros.…
The ball is in Poland’s court for new broad gauge line with Ukraine
It is up to the Polish parliament to enable investments for a 1,520 mm gauge line with Ukraine. If the legislature passes a required resolution, it could pave the (rail)way for such a line. The line would help boost Ukrainian grain exports and potentially be profitable for Poland. The Polish legislature has the opportunity to…
ScanMed corridor sees 2024 rebound
The Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor (ScanMed) is experiencing a rebound in volume and performance in 2024. The infrastructure managers (IMs) of the involved countries attribute the rebound primarily to completion of works along the corridor. ScanMed saw route sales along the corridor grow until 2021. By 2023, sales had more than halved. The IMs’ annual report now…
Projects for standard gauge in Spain get going north and south
The Spanish Ministry of Transport (MITMA) recently assigned contracts for the implementation of the standard gauge (1435mm) in key rail freight locations. The projects concern the area of Valladolid in the north and the Bobadilla-Algeciras railway in the south. The Bobadilla-Algeciras line is a starting point for both the TEN-T Atlantic and Mediterranean corridors. Algeciras…
CKU line to cost Kyrgyzstan 8 billion dollars
Kyrgyzstan will need to spend 8 billion dollars on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) rail line. Funding is the main obstacle to the construction of the route. Kyrgyzstan has not yet been able to find enough money to complete its part of the route. Akylbek Zhaparov, the head of the Kyrgyz cabinet of ministers, provided an update…
Russia to spend an additional trillion rubles on ‘Eastern Polygon’ lines
Russia will spend an additional one trillion rubles (10 billion euros) on the Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur railway lines. The extra financial injection is part of an infrastructure upgrade plan in Russia’s Far East. On 27 March, Russian Railways and the Russian transport ministry agreed on a framework for upgrades until 2035. The Russian transport ministry,…