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China successfully tests new high-speed trains at top speeds of 453 km/h
China Railway announced on the first of July that successful performance tests had been conducted on their new high-speed trains, reaching a top speed of 453 km/h (281 mph). The trains tested are pa...
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Passenger train derailed in the Netherlands after collision with construction crane
- Apr, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Construction Management General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Netherlands, Voorschoten
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A passenger train collided with a crane near Voorschoten, the Netherlands, around 3.25 a.m. in the early morning of Tuesday. The authorities reported that the train was carrying at least 50 people...
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Freight train derailed in Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Mar, 23, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Ayer
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A freight train was derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 23. More specifically, the derailment involved at least five of the train’s cars, which were reportedly carrying 10 container...
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Full electrification of India’s Odisha railway network achieved
- Mar, 22, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil Energy Engineering General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Indian Railways’ network in the state of Odisha has been 100% electrified. The Odisha broad gauge railway network is a 2,822km route and its electrification falls under Indian Railways’ plan to meet...
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Parts of High Speed 2 (HS2) delayed by two years
- Mar, 09, 2023
- Construction Management General Civil General Construction Transportation Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The British government announced on Thursday afternoon that the construction of phases 2a and 2b of the High Speed 2 project will be delayed by two years due to inflation and rising construction cost...
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