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And here’s today’s news from Rail Technology Magazine in association with TransCity Rail on Monday 05th February, 2024
A key milestone for the development of the West Midlands Metro extension has entered its final stages.
The Wednesbury to Brierley Hill extension has seen a 6.2 metres tall bridge installed at the Delta Junction, which will serve as a key interchange for services across the city once completed later this year.
Construction of Delta Junction began in 2021, and will be a key part of the 2 billion investment by the West Midlands Combined Authority that will include further infrastructure investment. That includes the new Birmingham University train station, which officially opened last week.
Ten years after a storm ravaged the Devon coast and damaged the South Devon mainline, the resilience project implemented to improve its defences is still going strong.
Work consisted of a huge wall protecting the track as well as a rockfall shelter, stretching over 100 metres and cliff netting. A new bridge was also constructed to make Dawlish train station fully accessible for the first time.
The project in total cost £165 million and a further £5 million has been allocated for further defence work over the coming months.
Hitachi Rail has achieved a significant milestone in its project to modernise the Paris-Lyon high-speed line, successfully completing the first dynamic test of its next-generation digital signalling technology.
In collaboration with SNCF Réseau, France's national railway infrastructure manager, Hitachi Rail is replacing the line's outdated signal boxes with its advanced computer-based interlocking systems, known as SEI+.
This €129.3 million project, awarded to Hitachi Rail in December 2019, is part of the broader LGV+ Paris-Lyon contract.
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