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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.

Variante De Pajares: MITMA Finally Names The Day (Or Rather, Month)
Variante De Pajares: MITMA Finally Names The Day (Or Rather, Month)

On 3 May 2023, during a meeting with Adrián Barbón, the President of the Principality of Asturias, the Secretary General for Infrastructures, Xavier Flores, announced that the 50 km high speed line from La Robla to Pola de Lena, through the 25 km base tunnel under the Cordillera Cantábrica, would be opened to commercial traffic 'during November 2023'.

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Very High Speed For Turkey
Very High Speed For Turkey

On 14 April 2023 the Turkish Transport Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, revealed preliminary details of the proposed new high speed line which will link Istanbul and Ankara.

Ankara - Sivas HSL Inaugurated
Ankara - Sivas HSL Inaugurated

Turkey's high speed network expanded on 26 April 2023, with the inauguration of the new 406 km, 250 km/h double track line between Kırıkkale and Sivas.

Siemens Mobility Expands München-Allach Facility
Siemens Mobility Expands München-Allach Facility

Siemens Mobility is expanding its manufacturing and services facility in München-Allach in order to meet the growing demand for locomotives and services.

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Trenitalia Ordered Locomotives Of Stadler's New EUROLIGHT Dual Family
Trenitalia Ordered Locomotives Of Stadler's New EUROLIGHT Dual Family

On 20 March 2023 Stadler and Trenitalia have signed a four-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 50 EUROLIGHT Dual locomotives with a first call-off order for 13 ones.

Sever-1435 Diagnostic Vehicles For ŽSR
Sever-1435 Diagnostic Vehicles For ŽSR

ŽSR is putting into operation a new type of diagnostic vehicles.

CPK Presented An Investor Variant Of The New Katowice - Ostrava HSL
CPK Presented An Investor Variant Of The New Katowice - Ostrava HSL

After collecting 7,000 comments and almost 100 meetings involving residents and local authorities, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) selected the investor variant for Katowice - Ostrava section of the high speed line.

The Three Main Railway Networks In Tokyo Interconnected
The Three Main Railway Networks In Tokyo Interconnected

With the inauguration of the section of the new Shin-Yokohama line, the new Tokyo Railway Interconnection has been completed forming wide area network.

Final Design For Last Of Seven Key Chiltern Tunnel Structures
Final Design For Last Of Seven Key Chiltern Tunnel Structures

HS2 revealed the final designs for the North Portal of the Chiltern Tunnel - the last of seven key structures for the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels.

"Doctor Green" On Test At Velim
"Doctor Green" On Test At Velim

One of the three Adif's new diagnosticts FLIRTs arrived at the VUZ Velim test facility on 20 February 2023.

New Siemens Mobility Lexington Facility
New Siemens Mobility Lexington Facility

Siemens Mobility will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a 220 million USD advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.

Pajares Handover Of Infrastructure
Pajares Handover Of Infrastructure

On 20 February 2023, around 20 years after the official start of construction and 18 years after the first tunnel lining ring was moved into position, Adif Alta Velocidad took the significant step of transferring the infrastructure of the Variante de Pajares high speed line, between La Robla and Pola de Lena to its filial concern, Adif Circulación y Mantenimiento.

The Variante: Current Status
The Variante: Current Status

In June 2022 MITMA announced that the Variante between La Robla and Pola de Lena, under construction since 2004 at cost which is likely to exceed 4 billion EUR, would be inaugurated in May 2023.