Japan’s $64bn maglev train delayed ‘at least seven years’
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers A maglev train undergoing testing in 2020 (Saruno Hirobano/CC BY-SA 4.0) Central Japan Railway (JR…
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Chinese train maker pulls out of Bulgarian bid after EU investigation
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers CRRC’s CR400AF Fuxing locomotive has a maximum speed of 420km/h (N509FZ/CC BY-SA 4.0) A Chinese…
China to form company with neighbours to build railway to Uzbekistan
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers A diesel locomotive on an overpass in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Vmenkov/CC BY-SA 3.0) China, Kyrgyzstan, and…
US signals interest in $20bn Honduran rail corridor – if China’s not involved
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The Honduran press service’s image of a meeting with US delegates held in February The…
Putin greenlights construction of Moscow-to-St Petersburg high-speed rail line
This post was originally published on this site A train in St Petersburg (Evgeniy Akimenko/Dreamstime) Re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a virtual appearance…
Eiffage and Captrain win €415m contract to renovate France’s entire railway
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke A train in Lyon station (Pixattitude/Dreamstime) A joint venture between engineer Eiffage (80%) and state-owned…
Nigeria raises money to finish 284km railway to Niger
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Kano is Nigeria’s second city after Lagos. It has a population of around 4 million…
Vinci wins seven-year deal to upgrade French rail system
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Paris’ Gare Saint Lazare (Remi Jouan/CC BY 3.0) French contractor Vinci has won a seven-year…
Malaysia wants to go ahead with high-speed link to Singapore
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Johor’s central station. The line may halt here if Singapore opts not to be involved…
Shanghai to raise Yangtze rail spending to almost $20bn in 2024
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Shanghai Hongqiao railway station was completed in 2010 at a cost of $2.3bn (Patrick Nagel/CC…