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CPK has signed contracts for the design of the railway line, which is the first element of the new railway network and at the same time the first section of the first high-speed railway line in Poland.

HS2 Ltd is gearing up to welcome the local community to a series of events to share details of the developing design for the new HS2 Euston station.

The first freight train arrived at HS2’s newest Bucks construction near Quainton hub this week.

On 10 November 2022, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has completed the most awaited tender related to the construction of Poland's new airport and signed an agreement with a consortium of Foster + Partners and Buro Happold Limited.

In the form of a model, AZLok as a representative of the framework contract signed between CRRC and DB Netz on 25 May 2018 was present at the Vossloh Rolling Stock stand.

On 10 October 2022, the first Tunnel Boring Machines excavating HS2’s longest tunnels have completed the first 4 miles of their drive - from the Chiltern tunnel’s south portal to the second ventilation shaft at Chalfont St Giles.

After years of preparations, finding the economical model and the construction, a new and from the rest of the Shinkansen network isolated high speed line was inaugurated on 23 September 2022.

On 20 May 2022, a new locomotive facility was inaugurated in Gramatneusiedl, known as LOCMASTA, an acronym derived from the words LOComotive MAintenance STAtion.

The construction of HS2’s longest tunnels stretching for 16 km under the Chilterns has begun a new phase with the start of work on 38 cross passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels.

The company behind Britain’s new high speed rail network is trialling technology developed for Formula 1 motorsport to dramatically cut fuel consumption, carbon emissions and improve air quality at one of its London construction sites.

On 28 May 2022, Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors have signed a contract with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels to create the country’s high-speed rail system.

HS2 Ltd continues to make progress at Euston, as work continues behind the hoardings to make way for Britain’s new high-speed railway.

On 26 July 2022, HS2 Ltd celebrated the very first tunnelling breakthrough on Europe’s largest infrastructure project.

The interconnection of mayor railway networks in south-western part of the Great Tokyo Area continues. This time the Sagami and Tōkyū private railways have met through a new Sōtetsu Tōkyū Link Line.

ViaQuatro has successfully begun full operation of São Paulo’s entire Metro Line 4 with Siemens Mobility’s Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling.