Eurostar HS1 Appeal Targets a Rule, Not Virgin
UK: The Eurostar HS1 appeal dated Aug. 14 does not expressly ask the regulator to revoke the Aug. 13 pre-approval of Virgin Trains’ framework agreement.
Rail Infrastructure News
Suburban Rail Loop Contract Awards Pause Hits Six Stations
AUSTRALIA: Victoria has paused further Suburban Rail Loop contract awards pending a savings review, directly affecting two unsigned station packages whose funding position was identified by the auditor-general the following day as the project’s most significant risk to on-time delivery.
Final City Rail Link emergency exercise before opening
NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Transport says one final City Rail Link emergency exercise is scheduled in underground stations and tunnels during the week of August 24, before passenger services begin on September 13.
Sydney Trains overhead wiring support cable snaps
AUSTRALIA: A steel cable holding the Sydney Trains overhead wiring taut snapped at Chatswood on Monday night, the operator says; repairs finished about 1pm Tuesday, but T1 and T9 gaps continued.
Suburban Rail Loop savings: About Half Identified
AUSTRALIA: The Victorian Government says around A$1 billion of its A$2 billion Suburban Rail Loop savings target has been identified, with further contract awards waiting on a technical review.
FrontRunner 2X Is Argued on 2034 and Costed to 2050
USA: Utah's FrontRunner is planned to run every 15 minutes at peak after the 2X double-tracking project is completed around 2030 — giving the upgraded railway roughly three to four years of operation before the 2034 Winter Olympics, while its demand forecasts extend to 2050.
Half of HS2’s Longest Curzon Viaduct Won’t Be Slid at All
UK: HS2 has launched the first 170 metres of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two freight tracks in Birmingham, beginning a multi-stage operation that will eventually cross six working railway lines.
