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CPK signs an agreement with ADIF to boost the development of Poland’s high-speed railway network

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny

CPK signs an agreement with ADIF to boost the development
of Poland’s high-speed railway network

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ADIF, Spain's national railway infrastructure manager, aimed at strengthening the strategic cooperation between the parties in the development of the high-speed rail network in Poland.

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny

Deck beams completed on first HS2 viaduct

Major milestone reached on Phase 1.

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Rail revenue rises – but funding gap remains

Government support falls to £11.9 billion in 2022-23

Ebbw Vale upgrade completed on time

Final blockade completed on time

Incoming TfL COO Claire Mann. News Premium

Claire Mann to be TfL COO

Mann rejoins TfL after three years as SWR MD

An impression of a pre-series Revolution VLR vehicle at a station. Courtesy Eversholt News Premium

Eversholt funds three more Revolution VLR vehicles

First vehicle ready for passenger operation in 2026

An artist's impression of the remodelled Ravensthorpe viaduct. Courtesy Network Rail News Premium

£3.9 billion for TransPennine Route Upgrade

Latest tranche of funding takes predicted total costs beyond £11bn

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HIGHLANDS BUILD ON SCENIC STRENGTHS

Scotland plans to maximise tourist traffic on its long rural...

ORR investigates NR over Wales & Western performance

Poor punctuality and reliability probed as route suffers series of broken rails

Siemens tests mobile train charger at Long Marston

New technology could unlock discontinuous electrification for battery trains

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