The dispute between Italian open-access high-speed operator NTV and infrastructure manager Italian Railway Network (RFI) has taken a further turn after NTV took out full page advertisements in the Corriere della Sera and Repubblica newspapers on July 9 calling on the government intervene.

IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: Mr Zhang Jianping, director general of China's Ministry of Railways, said today that the Beijing - Shanghai high-speed line, which celebrated its first birthday on July 1, has carried 52 million passengers in its first full year operation.

IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: The president of French National Railways (SNCF) Mr Guillaume Pepy today called for the construction of a second high-speed line between Paris and Lyon to relieve congestion on the existing railway.

IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: US transportation secretary Mr Ray LaHood gave a rousing speech this morning to the 1000 delegates attending the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Philadelphia.

CHINA inaugurated its latest section of high-speed line on July 1, with the opening of the 293k Hanyi Railway between Hankou in Wuhan and Yichang in western Hubei province.

AFTER years of delays, the Dutch Environmental and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) finally granted authorisation to place into service for the AnsaldoBreda V250 'Fyra' high-speed train fleet on July 6.

CALIFORNIA is set to begin construction on the first phase of its $US 68.4bn high-speed network by the end of the year after the state Senate narrowly approved the initial $US 5.8bn tranche of funding.

Since the abandonment of Florida's Tampa - Orlando project last year, California has been left to fly the flag for high-speed rail in North America. Keith Barrow examines recent changes to the plans for this pioneering venture.

It is one year since the fatal Wenzhou high-speed crash seriously dented China's enthusiasm for high-speed. Construction has resumed, but at a slower pace and in a more cautious way than before, and with concerns over spiralling debt China is now turning to the private sector to invest in rail, reports Han Qiao from China Features.

The development of a high-speed rail network is at the centre of Turkey's ambitious plan to expand and modernise its national railway, which by 2023, when the country celebrates the centenary of the founding of the Turkish republic, will have been completely transformed, reports David Briginshaw from Ankara.