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Simulated evacuations - and first fare-paying passenger - on Variante de Pajares
Simulated evacuations - and first fare-paying passenger - on Variante de Pajares

With under two months to go before the formal inauguration of the high speed line between Pola de Lena and La Robla, under the Cordillera Cantábrica, the final stage of testing arrived early in the mornings of 26 and 27 September, the days of simulated evacuations.

DB and Vossloh expand their cooperation in preventive rail maintenance
DB and Vossloh expand their cooperation in preventive rail maintenance

Vossloh and DB Netz are continuing their successful cooperation in the field of preventive rail maintenance with the HSG (High Speed Grinding) technology developed by Vossloh.

Planning approval for HS2's Balsall Common Viaduct in Warwickshire
Planning approval for HS2's Balsall Common Viaduct in Warwickshire

At its Planning Committee meeting on 6 September, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council approved HS2’s plans for the Balsall Common Viaduct.

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ZF's Track Monitoring for Digital Track Inspection
ZF's Track Monitoring for Digital Track Inspection

ZF plans to bring its track monitoring to the market next year.

First commercial test train on Pajares Variante
First commercial test train on Pajares Variante

There is no point in running a test freight train unless it carries a commercial payload. Such was the case when the final session of verification testing started on the new high speed line between Pola de Lena and La Robla on 1 September 2023.

SEVER-1435 started operation on the ŽSR network
SEVER-1435 started operation on the ŽSR network

On 22 August 2023 ŽSR officially launched operation of its new DV NDT diagnostic unit.

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Tunnel progress as HS2’s ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach Little Missenden
Tunnel progress as HS2’s ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach Little Missenden

On 8 August 2023 HS2 confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ - the two giant tunnelling machines digging HS2’s longest tunnels - have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters of the way through their 10 mile drive under the Chilterns.

Rail Business Days 2023 (2)
Rail Business Days 2023 (2)

Part of the exhibition of Procházka MP was two-road vehicles of the Italian company Zephir, which it represents on the Czech and Slovak markets.

SPOILed for choice - HS2 reveals third conveyor
SPOILed for choice - HS2 reveals third conveyor

On 4 August 2023 HS2 revealed a new spoil conveyor designed to take around 70,000 lorry journeys off Buckinghamshire’s roads.

DE 18 Stage V locomotives for BBL LOGISTIK
DE 18 Stage V locomotives for BBL LOGISTIK

In late June 2023 the BBL LOGISTIK group and Vossloh Rolling Stock signed a purchase contract for ten low-emission Type DE 18 Stage V locomotives. 

 

Adif orders one more diagnostics train
Adif orders one more diagnostics train

On 3 July 2023, following an invitation to tender issued in December 2022, Adif announced that it had ordered a diagnostics train from CAF.

Two years of permanent construction completed at HS2’s Old Oak Common station site
Two years of permanent construction completed at HS2’s Old Oak Common station site

On 23 June 2023, HS2’s landmark super-hub station celebrated a key milestone as it marked two years of permanent construction.

First electric trains on Caltrain corridor
First electric trains on Caltrain corridor

The electrification of Caltrain has reached another major milestone: on 6 June 2023 it was announced that electric trains operated under power from the overhead line for the first time.

HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline

On 24 May 2023 HS2 Ltd has received Schedule 17 approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the city’s skyline.

HS2: 10 Million Tonnes Of Material Moved By Rail
HS2: 10 Million Tonnes Of Material Moved By Rail

A major milestone in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.