Four-track railways to link Swiss major cities
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is constructing or planning to construct the new tunnels. They will allow the company to increase the capacity of its railway network and to…
Austria expands four-track network
The increase in train traffic is forcing the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to improve the existing infrastructure. Among the solutions is the construction of the four-track mainlines. There…
ÖBB unveils major infrastructure projects
ÖBB-Infrastruktur, the infrastructure division of Austrian Federal Railways, has outlined several priorities for the current year. Its main focus will be devoted to the eastern part of Austria.…
Chinese companies will construct tunnel between Finland and Estonia
The Finest Bay Area Development company has moved further in implementing the Helsinki-Tallinn Tunnel project. The Finnish company signed a memorandum of understanding with China Railway International Group,…
Bombardier will renovate Eurotunnel shuttle trains
Bombardier Transportation has signed an agreement with Eurotunnel, a subsidiary of Getlink that manages infrastructure and shuttle service of the Channel Tunnel. The contract includes renovation of nine…
Amberg Group develops multisensory system for tunnel inspection
Swiss engineering company Amberg Technologies, part of Amberg Group, together with its partners is developing a new compact multisensory system for tunnel inspection. The solution will allow collecting…
Finland will take part in Rail Baltica
The Finnish government has decided to participate in the Rail Baltica project. Finland will establish a special enterprise to become a shareholder of RB Rail company, a joint…
Czech longest railway tunnel inaugurated
Czechia has inaugurated the southern tube of the 4150-meter Ejpovice railway tunnel, the longest one in the country, for freight and passenger traffic. The tunnel will speed up…
Reliable fire detection in railway environments
For any railway environment, fire outbreaks need to be avoided at all costs. Be it in a railway tunnel or in a railway carriage, fires can have devastating…