Alstom and GE seem set for joining up...at the moment. AnsaldoBreda and SNCB have made up over the Fyra affair...and Shropshire and Blackpool are courting favour , optimistically, over direct rail links to London.
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Headlines
UK & Europe
Alstom rejects French government request to renegotiate GE deal.(IRJ)
AnsaldoBreda and SNCB reach Fyra settlement.(Global Rail News)
Bicester Tubbs Lane footbridge 'towers' over nursery.(BBC News)
Work on £44 million Manchester Victoria revamp gathers pace.(Bolton News)
Dauntsey railway bridge in Wiltshire is demolished.(BBC News)
From the archive, 8 May 1957: A mile a day towards rail electrification.(The Guardian)
Welsh Secretary claims Welsh Government has abandoned 'pretence' that UK Government would pay full cost of rail electrification .(WalesOnline)
Platform lengthening to help deliver extra capacity for Chiltern Railways passengers.(Network Rail)
London Marylebone
Map your house hunting future: new homes hotspots along the Hammersmith & City Tube line(London Evening Standard)
Fresh hope of London rail link.(Blackpool Gazette)
Shropshire's London rail link on track for end of the year, say MPs.(Shropshire Star)
More UK shippers and forwarders to opt for rail freight? (Lloyd's Loading List)
UK Heritage
Weekly newsletter 07/05/14 | The UK's Only Main Line Heritage Railway(GCR)
Timetable | North Yorkshire Moors Railway :: A steam train adventure through the stunning Yorkshire Moors
MIXED TRACTION LOCOMOTIVE WORKINGS JUNE 6th TO 8th « West Somerset Railway
Snowdonia: mountains and coast - HomeAway Blog
While the South East remains a key centre for rail investment, CP6 and many other projects are providing exciting opportunities across the UK for upgrades and new infrastructure which is fastly becoming part of a new golden age for the railways.
Join us at this year’s UK Rail event to hear from the industry leaders driving forward complex stations, new lines and asset enhancements and understand how you too can win future contract involvement.
2014 Project Case Studies include:
Northern Hub
Nigel Jacques, Programme Engineering Manager, Network Rail will be revealing the delivery and opportunities presented by the £580m scheme.
Manchester Metrolink
Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director, Transport for Greater Manchester will be looking at the strategic investment that has taken place and what future developments are to be brought forward.
Reading station
Robbie Burns , Regional Director, Network Rail will be drawing out best practice and lessons learned from the station’s major redevelopment.
Border Railway
Hugh Wark, Project Director, Borders Railway, Network Rail and Nissar Mohammed, Project Director, BAM Nuttall will be outlining the progress and challenges still facing the delivery of this new line.
Midlands Metro
Paul Griffiths, Metro Programme Director, Centro will be exploring the £120m investment programme and the timescales for future extensions.
Manchester Victoria station
Peter Jenkins, Architect Director, BDP will be outlining the designs for the redevelopment and how this will create a modern passenger interchange.
Download the brochure for full information
Africa
Railways Africa
Headlines:
PRASA AND GIBELA – FINANCIAL CLOSE
SA TREASURY DELAYS PRASA TRAIN PROGRAMME
PRASA’S NEW TRAINS
ADDIS LIGHT RAIL PROGRESS
Cairo metro Line 3 extension opens - Railway Gazette
Americas
Ontario backs Toronto – London high-speed line(IRJ)
www.progressiverailroading.com
Feds issue another crude-by-rail emergency order, advisory to enhance safety
House Appropriations Committee unveils FY2015 transportation funding bill
May gain projected at major U.S. ports as dockworkers negotiate new contract
Amtrak to detour Empire Builder westbound trains in North Dakota
Chinese railroad workers from 1800s to be inducted into Labor Hall of Honor
Grade separation to start in North Carolina; crossing work to begin in Ohio
Short lines: Watco promotes Loeb to SVP; Sierra Railroad marks end to long litigation
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Keolis, Lilee Systems, Railex and The Andersons (May 8)
Far East, India, China
Chinese Train Maker Seeks Up to $1.5 Billion in Hong Kong I.P.O.(The New York Times)
China to order more than 1000 electric locomotives.(IRJ)
Britain wants to strengthen railway business with Malaysia.(New Straits Times)
It may look like a toy track but this is the future of train travel, says China. SUPER-MAGLEV could one day go up to 1,800MPH.(mailonline)
US HSR
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Business and political leaders are coming together to deliver high speed rail to America... You should be there too!
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