1/2 [Kenyan] President, William Samoei #Ruto, attended the launch of the next phase of #construction of #Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) on March 19. Involving 264km of new construction, the line will be extended from #Naivasha, northwest of #Nairobi, westwards to #Kisumu, where an 8.7km branch line is planned to the new Kisumu Port.

#RailwaySunday #Africa #Uganda #Kampala #railway #trains #transport #infrastructure #SGR

Siemens Mobility has conducted the Nordic’s first-ever automated train operation on an ETCS-equipped mainline.

A demonstration was recently held on the 19-kilometre-long route between #Juurikorpi and #Hamina in #Finland, showcasing the integration of Automatic Train Operation with the European Train Control System Level 2.

https://railway-news.com/siemens-mobility-conducts-nordic-regions-first-automated-train-operation/

#RailwaySunday #SiemensMobility #Europe #ETCS #automation #train #railway

An image from today's hike: a railway bridge crossing a gorge and a highway bridge crossing the railway bridge. Pretty wild.

#RailwaySunday #Switzerland #infrastructure #nature #hiking #photo #photography #train #railways

On Wednesday I was able to ride a tram from the 1930 while eating Treberwurst, a local specialty. The vehicle was used in Bern from 1935 until 1973, and was eventually turned into a mobile restaurant. Definitely a great experience!

https://bernmobil-historique.ch/restaurant-tram/

#RailwaySunday #tram #Bern #Switzerland #Treberwurst #Seeland #RestaurantTram

The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,000 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Sri_Lanka_tsunami_train_wreck

#RailwaySunday #tsunami #earthquake #Asia #SriLanka

The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has approved an agreement to establish a high-speed electric rail service linking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the State of Qatar. [...] The railway will cover a distance of 785 kilometres, connecting the capitals Riyadh and Doha.

https://railway-news.com/saudi-arabia-and-qatar-to-establish-785-km-high-speed-electric-rail-link/

#RailwaySunday #Asia #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #Qatar #infrastructure #politics #railway #train

Chilean State Railways #EFE has signed a $US 700m long-term financing agreement with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain's government lending agency Instituto de Crédito Oficial to support the modernisation and expansion of the national rail network.

https://www.railjournal.com/financial/chile-secures-us-700m-to-advance-rail-modernisation/

#RailwaySunday #Chile #LatinAmerica #CAF #ICO #infrastructure #economy #politics #railway #train

I was able to take a photo of a SBB RABDe 500 passing right next to me while I was hiking today. Turned out pretty OK I think 😊

#RailwaySunday #SBB #ICN #train #railway #Switzerland #Seeland #photography

Two tenders have been launched to progress the Rail Baltica project to construct a new 250km/h standard-gauge line to connect the three Baltic states with Poland.

Bids are invited for the design of the 54km Lithuanian section and a new depot in Estonia.

https://www.railjournal.com/financial/rail-baltica-launches-design-and-construction-tenders/

#RailwaySunday #RailBaltica #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Poland #Baltics