More emergency locomotives ordered from Railcare
The second largest contract signed for Railcare means long-term stability of the company's transport business.
The second largest contract signed for Railcare means long-term stability of the company's transport business.
In a move to reduce environmental impact and ease road congestion, HS2 has switched to rail for the delivery of tunnel ring segments, effectively eliminating one million miles of lorry journeys.
Efforts underway to minimize the impact of the recent accident on the supply chain and freight traffic.
Swiss railways will be most developed between agglomerations; the Lötschberg base tunnel will get two tracks in its entire length.
The expanded design of the new tunnel can accommodate European standard freight trains, paving the way for improved rail connectivity and the future link to the Terzo Valico dei Giovi.
While passenger trains run an hour to two hours late via the old route with 30% less capacity, many freight trains are at a standstill and Swiss storage capacity is already exhausted.
Several freight cars of a northbound train passing through the Gotthard Basis Tunnel derailed close on 10 August 2023, causing all traffic to halt to a standstill at this frequent route.
These colossal machines, weighing 2,000 tonnes each, have surpassed 75% completion of their ambitious 10-mile journey.
For two and a half weeks in August 2023, one of the main arteries on the north-south axis across Europe and the Alps will be completely closed.
The last of a total of 13,000 track support plates have been installed in the Koralm Tunnel.
Getlink, a company that manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France, is rebranding its shuttle train service, now to be known as LeShuttle.
Once completed, the Chiltern Tunnels will carry high-speed trains between London and the North at speeds of up to 320 km/h, helping to free up space for more freight trains on the existing railway.
Unbeknown to Liverpool city center dwellers above or rail passengers below, for the last six months Network Rail has worked unnoticed on a key section of the Merseyrail network.