Report urges DfT to strengthen HS2 business case
A REPORT published today by Britain's National Audit Office (NAO) into the early stages of planning for High Speed 2 (HS2) suggests the Department for Transport (DfT) needs to strengthen the strategic business case for constructing the high-speed line from London to Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds.
EIFFAGE Rail Express, the PPP contractor responsible for designing, building and maintaining the 182km Bretagne – Pays de la Loire high-speed line between Le Mans and Rennes, has awarded Vossloh Cogifer a contract to supply...
A REPORT published today by Britain's National Audit Office (NAO) into the early stages of planning for High Speed 2 (HS2) suggests the Department for Transport (DfT) needs to strengthen the strategic business case for...
CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has awarded Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) a two-year extension worth $US 96m for programme management services on the state's high-speed rail project.
The CHSRA Board voted last week to continue the contract...
TWO bills authorising the construction of the first phase of a 338km Y-shaped high-speed network linking London with Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester have been included in today's Queen's Speech to parliament, which sets out the...
SIEMENS reported its financial results for the first half of the 2013 financial year on 2 May, which show second quarter group revenues fell 7% year-on-year to €18bn with profits of €1.37bn.
The Transportation and Logistics...
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) and Renfe have postponed the launch of direct TGV services between Paris and Barcelona due to delays in completing certification of TGV Dasye sets for operation on the Figueres – Barcelona...
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) says design work could begin by the end of this year on the 790km Moscow – Kazan section of the proposed 1600km Moscow – Yekaterinburg high-speed line.
The project to build Russia's first...
HS2 Ltd, the company responsible for developing a high-speed network linking London with Birmingham and northern England, has revealed revised proposals for the redevelopment of Euston station, the site chosen as the location for HS2's...
THE president and CEO of Amtrak Mr Joseph Boardman has warned the US government that the country's busiest inter-city passenger railway, the Northeast Corridor (NEC) from Boston to New York and Washington DC is facing...
HIGH-speed passenger operator Eurostar, which runs services between Britain and mainland Europe, reported what it describes as an "encouraging start to the year" after revenues increased by 1% during the first quarter to £213m from...
