The continuing effects of stormy weather and flooding continues to afflict UK railways.
This doesn't seem to stop HS2 issues coming to the fore, with one council setting aside money for a legal fight, and one opposition politician suggesting he'd vote against....
Other news includes details of improvements needed on the Cambrian line, Crossrail2 financing, a fast link to Cambridge, and Stephenson's bridges being listed...
On the international front, plans for high speed rail in Malaysia continue, but more slowly.. and in Australia (Victoria) level crossing safety features.
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Headlines
UK storms: Rail passenger on struggle to get home. (BBC News) New
How to maximise ROI on automatic fare collection.(Total Rail) New
Five California firms awarded contracts for HSR project (RT&S) New
KL-Singapore High Speed Rail Link Will Take Off Albeit Some Time Later, Says Hishammuddin.((Bernama) New
High speed rail link for Cambridge on cards (The Business Weekly)New
Semmering Base tunnel facing delay.(Global Rail News)
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Russian Railways on behalf of the Russian government acted as one of the main contractors for the preparation of the Sochi region for the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. Development of transport infrastructure in Sochi in preparation for the 2014 Olympics has become one of the most significant falls in the Russian transport construction, which laid the basis for the practical implementation of such projects all over the country.
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Crossrail
Roman skulls headline new Crossrail archaeology exhibition
Journalists are invited to attend a media preview on Friday 14 February
Crossrail will display more than 50 archaeology objects to the public for the first time, including skulls from Roman London, after an exceptional year of discoveries on Britain’s largest archaeology programme. Photos available here
A Roman cremation pot (which contained remains when discovered), flint used by Londoners 9,000 years ago and 16th Century jewellery are just some of the finds that will be on display at Crossrail’s Portals to the Past free exhibition from 15 February to 15 March.
The exhibition comes as Crossrail reaches the half way point in its construction with the £14.8 billion project on budget and on schedule to open in 2018.
Crossrail’s archaeologists will be providing a Portals to the Past lecture each Wednesday evening, discussing:
· The Urban Realm - Buildings archaeology by Julian Munby from Oxford Archaeology, 19 February;
· Crisis and The Black Death by Sam Pfizenmaier from MOLA, 26 February;
· Beyond the City Walls, Recent finds from Liverpool Street Station by Alison Telfer from MOLA, 5 March;
· London's Last Great Shipbuilder - The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company by Danny Harrison, MOLA, 12 March.
Crossrail lead archaeologist Jay Carver said: “The past year has delivered some exceptional finds across central London. We have encountered early Londoners through the discovery of a suspected 14th Century Black Death Plague burial ground and a highly unusual group of Roman skulls buried deep within one of London’s lost rivers. We have tracked down evidence for a rare Mesolithic hunting group in the Thames Marshes and made further investigation at the site of London’s greatest Victorian shipbuilding yard. One of the things that is so unusual for an archaeology exhibition like this is that the finds are so diverse, from pretty much every important period of London’s history.”
Portals to the Past will be held at the Crossrail Visitor Information Centre behind Centre Point at 6-18 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LN. It will be open to the public, Tuesday to Saturday from 11am, no booking necessary.
For more information visit www.crossrail.co.uk/
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Wabtec to buy British rail equipment maker Fandstan Electric
Pennsylvania-based rail manufacturer Wabtec has signed a definitive agreement to acquire London-based rail and industrial equipment manufacturer Fandstan Electric Group for approximately $215m.
Pennsylvania-based rail manufacturer Wabtec has signed a definitive agreement to acquire London-based rail and industrial equipment manufacturer Fandstan Electric Group for approximately $215m.
Sweden-based Prover Technology and consulting firm IKOS have formed a partnership to meet customer demand for development of automated rail control systems.
Five Californian firms bag engineering and survey work contracts
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has awarded right-of-way engineering and survey work contracts each worth up to $3.2m to Chaudhary & Associates, Quad Knopf, O'Dell Engineering, Mark Thomas, and Hernandez, Kroone & Associates.
Russian Railways to purchase 629 new locomotives in 2014
Russian Railways has allocated RUB76.1bn ($2.19bn) to purchase 629 new locomotives, including 352 electric and 277 diesel vehicles, as part of its 2014 investment programme.
USDOT should implement new tank-car safety measures, RSI committee says
South Dakota legislators back Genesee & Wyoming's acquisition of DM&E line
Fort Worth's The T names Ballard president, CEO
Tacoma Rail, port partner to seek federal emission-reduction grant
California's HSR authority awards right-of-way engineering, survey contracts
December freight index posted second-best mark on record, BTS says
Rail supplier news from Wabtec, Tutor Perini, Hanson, Kelso, the Andersons, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Sam Schwartz (Feb. 13)
SIEMENS presented the first set of Railjet long-distance coaches for Czech Railways (CD) to the press at its Simmering facility in Vienna on February 12.
DURING the announcement of an interim budget of Rs 643bn ($US 10.26bn) for Indian Railways for 2014-15, India's railways minister Mr Mallikarjun Kharge outlined plans to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to fund infrastructure projects..
KOREA's national rail operator, Korail, has issued a call for tender for 15 10-car high-speed trains for operation on the new Wongang line which opens in 2017 ..
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