Parsons Brinckerhoff awarded HS2 contracts
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been awarded two contracts covering the design of both…
Archive for category: High Speed Rail
Night mail from Paris
High speed mail trains could soon be operating between London and Paris carrying letters and express parcels overnight. A trial run, from Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airports, went well and the train arrived at London St. Pancras International safely. The train, which left Lyon Saint-Exupéry at 16.42 on 20th March and arrived in London in the early...HS2 design to start
Despite all the rumbling from the inhabitants of southern England, HS2 continues to plan for the future. Atkins has been awarded the contract to prepare the preliminary designs for the two high-speed running lines through the Country South section – a 91km stretch covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. The contract is worth £13.3 million and...
Network Rail & HS1 agree contract extension
HS1 Ltd, the owners of the UK’s first and only high speed railway, and…
‘Decades of debate’ threaten high speed rail
The Australasian Railway Association has said that ‘decades of debate are threatening to destroy the chances of Australia securing a high speed rail network and the desperately needed alternative to Sydney’s only airport’. The Association said the ‘do nothing’ approach will see Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane-Gold Coast grow into ‘mega cities crippled by congestion and governments...Oakervee heads HS2
Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chair of HS2 Ltd. The move for Mr Oakervee caps a long and successful career working on major infrastructure projects both in Britain and in Hong Kong. Transport Secretary Justine Greening said, ‘HS2 is a railway which will transform the economic shape of the UK, so finding...Centro Urges High Speed Rail
Centro, the Midlands transport authority, has renewed calls for High Speed Two. The new fast rail link will help boost capacity on the region’s railways. Says Centro chief executive, Geoff Inskip, ‘We must have HS2 as soon as possible if we are to cope with escalating West Midlands demand for rail services.’ Centro gave evidence...
Eurostar reports ‘continued growth’
Eurostar has reported a ‘good start to the year’ with continued…
Mott MacDonald awarded HS2 design contract
Mott MacDonald has been awarded a contract by HS2 Ltd to provide civil and…
Plans cut cost of California high speed rail
Officials in California have slashed the cost of the state’s controversial high speed rail by almost $30 billion, to $68.4 billion, in a revised plan. Following the release of the California High-Speed Rail Revised 2012 Business Plan, business leaders and public officials voiced strong support for launching the nation’s first high speed rail service within...
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