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3 天之前 · Indian Railways needs to urgently address its safety failings. Former Indian Railways' board member for engineering, Subodh Jain, reflects on the spate of recent railway accidents across India. The latest news and analysis of the global railway industry from the world's leading international publication.
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6 天之前 · First concession for Portuguese high-speed line awarded. LusoLav consortium wins 30-year contract to build and maintain 71km Porto - Oiã section of Porto - Lisbon line. October 10, 2024 | Europe.
Dynamic testing starts on Grand Paris Express Line 15 South
1 天前 · Photo Credit: Systra. PROJECT manager Systra reports that dynamic trials are now in progress on a section of Line 15 South of Grand Paris Express, the driverless orbital metro network being built around the French capital. Line 15 South runs for 33km from Pont-de-Sèvres to Noisy-Champs with 16 stations and is due to open in January 2026.
How China builds high-speed rail for less
2024年7月10日 · China has built the world's largest high-speed rail network in less than a decade and construction costs for high-speed lines are now as much as a third lower than in other countries. Gerald Ollivier, Jitendra Sondhri and Nanyan Zhou from the World Bank's Beijing office explain how China continues to develop a world-class system with world-beating unit costs.
21 rail projects to watch in 2021 - International Railway Journal
2024年8月15日 · IRJ shortlists the 21 rail projects to watch over the next 12 months, beginning with the Montpellier - Perpignan TGV project, which moved forward in December
60 years of high-speed rail - International Railway Journal
2024年10月8日 · THE defining event in the birth of contemporary rail transport occurred 60 years ago this month. The launch of regular passenger service on the 515km Tokyo - Osaka New Tokaido Shinkansen on October 1 1964 caught the world’s attention and ignited debate on what rail transport could offer in an era where it had been largely superseded by road and air.
The high-speed revolution - International Railway Journal
2024年7月15日 · The Paris - Sud-Est line will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year and is the busiest high-speed line in Europe with 240 trains per day. “Traffic went from 7 million passengers per year in 1981 to 44.5 million in 2017,” Leroy points out. A major renovation of this line is currently underway at a cost of €607m.
Mixed outlook for North American rail freight in 2024
2024年7月8日 · Mixed outlook for North American rail freight in 2024. Independent rail economist Jim Blaze shares another fearless forecast for North American rail freight. Total containers moved by double-stack freight trains were down by 5.1% in the United States from January 1 up to the end of November 2023 compared with the same period in 2022.
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2024年10月6日 · Indian Railways faces up to a skills crisis. IRJ correspondent Srinand Jha reports on the unintended consequences of the reform of the Indian Railways Management Service in 2019 and the recent u-turn in government policy. October 4, 2024 | Fleet.
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2024年9月26日 · Louise Haigh says it would make “absolutely no sense” for the high-speed line to terminate outside central London. Japan is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the world’s first high-speed line this month. Kevin Smith looks at the enduring achievements of the Tokaido Shinkansen ...