The UK government has launched a full-scale reset of the HS2 project after new evidence revealed how billions of pounds were misspent. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
PORR has signed a $468 million contract with CPK to construct Poland’s longest high-speed rail tunnel in Łódź, a key link in the strategic “Y” railway corridor connecting Warsaw, Łódź, and the new CPK Airport. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The experimental Velaro Novo car, tested on the Leipzig–Erfurt section, reached a speed of 405 km/h, confirming the platform’s potential from Siemens Mobility for future high-speed rail corridors. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
China has completed the main structure of the Cenxi span, the longest tied-arch bridge now being built for its high-speed rail system. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The High-speed rail project connecting Victorville and Palmdale is gaining momentum as HDR is selected to lead engineering and design, linking with the future Brightline West system in Southern California. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Renfe has ended its U.S. operations following the failure of the Texas Central Rail Project, writing off €4.5 million in losses and fully liquidating its American subsidiary. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
India’s Bullet Train project is facing potential delays because three German-made tunnel boring machines remain stuck at a Chinese port, affecting the critical undersea segment near Thane Creek. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
China is increasing the top speed on the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway to 350 km/h, following Fuxing train tests that successfully reached 385 km/h under controlled conditions. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Engineering company SYSTRA has signed a contract valid through 2034 with Grand Projet Sud-Ouest, a subsidiary of SNCF Réseau, to carry out the Ligne Nouvelle Sud-Ouest (LNSO) project. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham will not be launched by 2033 as planned, according to UK Transport Minister Heidi Alexander. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The UK government has launched a major reset of HS2 following a damning review of mismanagement, inflated costs, and years of ineffective oversight that risked derailing the entire high-speed rail project. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced the successful completion of testing on the new Koralm line, a 130-kilometer route connecting Graz and Klagenfurt. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
