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Kier, Arcadis leaders on High Speed Rail Group board: delivery lessons for engineers
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (400+ words) Kier Infrastructure’s managing director for rail and aviation, Mandy Duncan, and Arcadis’ senior account director for HS2, Jonathan Sharrock, have been appointed to the High Speed Rail Group board as the body sharpens its focus on practical delivery of UK high-speed…...
California High-Speed Rail Reviews Central Valley Maintenance Sites
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (322+ words) California's high-speed rail program is advancing planning for a major operations and maintenance facility that will support the future passenger rail system. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking public input as it evaluates two potential locations in the Central…...
How Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) Trains Reach Such High Speeds
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (116+ words) A fascinating TED-Ed lesson by Dr. Ning Zhao, directed by Vicente Numpaque of Dr3i Studio and Hernando Bahamon of Globizco Studios, explained how Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains work, the two major approaches to magnetic levitation, and how they reach such high…...
Manufacturing to support next stage of Australia????s high-speed rail planning
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (377+ words) Manufacturing capabilities will form part of the next stage of planning for Australia’s High Speed Rail, with three major construction consortia shortlisted to develop plans for the Newcastle to Sydney route. The High Speed Rail Authority has selected the Acciona…...
Train manufacturers shortlisted for high-speed rail
14+ hour, 28+ min ago (437+ words) The shortlisted manufacturers and suppliers will compete to develop and design Australia’s first high-speed trains and systems. Image: High Speed Rail Authority A group of global rail manufacturers and suppliers have been chosen to take part in the Development Phase…...
Tunnelling Contracts to Be Awarded for Newcastle-Sydney High Speed Rail
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (449+ words) The Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project has taken another step towards realisation as it moves into the development stage with a set of three major construction consortia shortlisted for an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) process following a competitive…...
Chinese bullet train breaks world record; reaches 800km/h in 5.3 seconds
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (234+ words) An experimental maglev (short for magnetic levitation) train in China has accelerated from a standstill to 800km/h in 5.3 seconds during a test, setting a new short-distance acceleration record, according to a report by The Independent. The 1.1-tonne experimental vehicle was…...
$2.4bn contract let to bring trams to LA’s San Fernando Valley
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (369+ words) USA: Los Angeles County MTA has awarded the San Fernando Transit Constructors joint venture of Skanska and Stacy Witbeck the main works contract for the East San Fernando Valley light rail project. The line will run for 10.8 km along the…...
Chinese maglev train breaks the acceleration world record by going from 0 to 497.1mph in 5.3 seconds
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (536+ words) Published on Aug 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM (UTC+4) by Henry Kelsall Footage has emerged showing that a Chinese maglev train has just broken the acceleration world record by going from zero to 497.1mph in just over five seconds. The experimental transportation in China…...
Newcastle–Sydney high-speed rail shortlist: early works lens for engineers
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (414+ words) Three consortia led by major contractors have been shortlisted by the High Speed Rail Authority for the first works packages on the proposed Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail corridor, designed to cut rail journey times between the two cities to…...