Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has concluded a development partnership for long-distance rail transport with Siemens Mobility following a tender. In the first half of 2023, the two companies will work together on developing their vision of a new-generation high-speed train. Once the concept has been completed, a further tender is expected to follow in the second half of 2023 for the development, construction and certification of the new fleet.
On September 20, the Baihe Yujiang Bridge on the newly-built Nanning-Yulin Railway in Guangxi, the world's largest ballastless high-speed railway cable-stayed bridge with a span of 350 kilometers per hour, was successfully closed by China Railway Guangzhou Engineering Group and China Railway Hi-Tech Industry.
At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform, significantly extending the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that engineering firms and owner-operators can use to create and leverage digital twins in design, construction, and operations workflows.
Last part of DB Netz AG’s extensive project to upgrade the west-east corridor from Berlin to the Polish border. Shorter travel times at up to 160 km/h and axle load of 25 t starting in 2027.
Metrolinx, the transit authority for the Greater Toronto region (Ontario, Canada) has awarded VINCI Construction Grands Projets the civil contract for the design-build-finance of a major portion of the new Ontario Line, in a 50/50 joint venture with Ferrovial.