China increases its HSR passenger train miles at 3.0%+ during corvid -19 times. Would be interesting if we could get a ridership report from eye witnesses ?
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/china-introduces-new-high-speed-services/
Note: 4970 HSR trains a day an increase of 130 trains. Link actually list a .5 train a day Interesting? Wonder how many train miles?
Also total number of train sets including spares ?
France is requirig Air France to move domestic passenger to a rail route that can be completed in less than 2 - -1/2 hours. That is a requirement for a bail out.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/trains-prioritised-over-planes-in-air-france-rescue-deal/56408.article
Sweden is doing more planning for domestic overnight train service. As well looking for night trains to Germany in 2022 -2023,
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/sj-to-expand-domestic-night-train-offer-as-sweden-eyes-overnight-continental-connections/
Another overnight service starting even with the covid-19 problems. RDC German service. Twice weekly service from the Baltic - Austria. RDC is also going to offer an Auto Train service this summer. From northern Germany - sSwitzerland.
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rdc-launches-new-german-overnight-service/?RAchannel=news
Croatia starting another night service.
https://www.railjournal.com/news/regiojet-opens-ticket-sales-launched-for-its-summer-night-service-to-croatia/
blue streak 1 Croatia starting another night service. https://www.railjournal.com/news/regiojet-opens-ticket-sales-launched-for-its-summer-night-service-to-croatia/
EU supporting 55 rail infrastructure projects to start by early 2021.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/56983.article?utm_source=RGInewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Story%202%20Link&utm_campaign=RGInewsletter-%2020200724
Some good news over the weekend - SNCF are re-instating the Paris - Nice couchette, and Sweden has mandated the acquisition of carriages to run an overnight Brussels - Malmo and Hamburg - Stockholm service!
Also great to see the Egyptian railways investing in over 1,300 new carriages from Russia. It seems ENR are in desperate need of some new carriages!!
The first 35 have now arrived - https://trainreview.com/news/first-new-carriages-arrive-egypt-from-russia
It's due to Covid-19 according to this.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/27/covid-19-reawakens-europe-sleeper-trains
54light15 It's due to Covid-19 according to this. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/27/covid-19-reawakens-europe-sleeper-trains
The article also said it was due to avoiding security checks and lines at airports, and people wanting to reduce their carbon footprint.
Both are good reasons to take a sleeper. I'm all for it for whatever reason.
Ceneri base tunnel officially goes to SBB in September. Sevice to commence in December. This is the final link in the Gottard base tunnel project that will greatly reduce transit times.
https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/ceneri-base-tunnel-set-for-december-opening/
Heere is a link from Aviation week about rail effects on air travel. Article not very long.
Vhttps://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-routes/do-nationalism-high-speed-rail-challenge-aviation-china?utm_rid=CPEN1000000511129&utm_campaign=25077&utm_medium=email&elq2=4bd48c9b57c54d07aaf36e5a90db1ed3
For those who thought China was nearing the end of rail expansion appears it isn't so. Plans to connect every city of 200,000 to national network and every city of 500,000 to HSR . Quite ambitious.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/china-outlines-ambitions-long-term-expansion-plans/
China continues building HSR despite pandemic.
https://www.railjournal.com/in_depth/pandemic-fails-slow-chinas-high-speed-network-expansion
Russia has inaugrated new swift Talgo services 200 Km / hr Moscow - St Petersburgh and Moscow - Samara ( SE of Moscow )
https://www.railjournal.com/news/russian-railways-expands-swift-services/
Japaneese RR (JR) is doing additional earthquake reinforcing of support pylons that structural engineers feel are necessary. JR is going to clad pylons with steel probably somewhat Cal Dot did to parts of the 880 freeway.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/jr-east-starts-repair-work-on-shinkansen-structures/57264.article
Study to increase passenger capacity on critical Spandau - Nauen portion of Berlin = Hamburg route.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/increasing-capacity-west-of-spandau/57275.article
Jerusalem - Tel aviv electrifiation work completed ahead of schedule. Testing started sept 7th
https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/jerusalem-tel-aviv-electrification-completed/57307.article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTSpdD6MswA
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Network rail ( Great Britian ) has published a plan to electrify 13,000 track Kms ( ~ 8125 statue miles ) at about 450 track Kms ( ~ 281 SMs ) per year. Article notes that requirements will need to have a ramp up or increasing supply chain for every needed part.
Have to wonder if this much this will limit other countries ability to electrify ? With Chna still on a break neck speed for HSR installation connecting of all cities over ~400,000 population how will this effect the US for any extensions of CAT on the NEC ?
Note the ppicture of a current project of working on al 4 main tracks at once.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/13000km-of-electrification-required-plus-battery-and-hydrogen-to-decarbonise-british-network/
Germany is proposing a restoration of the TEE network that end in the late 109-s. Would be called TEE 2.0
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/germany-calls-for-a-new-trans-europe-express-tee-2-0-network/
Interesting about the restoration of the TEE. My German N scale layout is set in that era.
I know many Brits are happy about this. The UK passenger franchise model is coming to and end.
SD60MAC9500I know many Brits are happy about this. The UK passenger franchise model is coming to and end.
This is the correct link.
Any idea at all when the Williams Rail Review will be published?
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-williams-rail-review#evidence-papers
Overmod SD60MAC9500 I know many Brits are happy about this. The UK passenger franchise model is coming to and end. The link was copied wrong, with the HTML code left at the end instead of the slash character. This is the correct link. Any idea at all when the Williams Rail Review will be published? https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-williams-rail-review#evidence-papers
SD60MAC9500 I know many Brits are happy about this. The UK passenger franchise model is coming to and end.
The link was copied wrong, with the HTML code left at the end instead of the slash character.
Thanks for the fix.
Eurail consolidates all its various ticketing into one app. Good forthe various 33 counties type passes,
https://www.railjournal.com/technology/eurail-launches-digital-europe-wide-ticket/
China increases its passenger services to 9800 per day.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/china-increases-services-with-new-timetable/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20499
The Brenner base tunnel construction is in a 1 billion Euro dispute. The subcontractor for a section of the tunnel has been served with a notice of termination. However the sub contractor has refused to continue construction on its segment as it believes the tunnel liner is too thin for the loads predicted.
So either the original design is faulty or the sub has calculated wrongly or maybe a combination of both ? I can see why each side has much to loose in reputation if they are wrong. Plus liability of both is also consideration if there is a failure in the future with the present design.
Maybe an independent design review ?
https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/legal-challenge-looms-after-e966m-brenner-base-tunnel-contract-cancelled/
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