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The $60BN Plan to Save Germany’s Failing Railways

The $60BN Plan to Save Germany's Failing Railways

This might just be Europe’s biggest rail upgrade.
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https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/germany-commits-eur-40-billion-for-rail-infrastructure/
https://www.dw.com/en/major-construction-begins-on-german-rail/a-69566483
https://www.tunnel-online.info/en/artikel/public-transport-of-the-future-the-second-s-bahn-main-line-in-munich-3942495.html
https://www.merkur.de/lokales/muenchen/bahn-umziehen-fuer-die-stammstrecke-deutsche-bahn-muenchen-s-92706754.html

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01:03 The Problem
03:11 Munich’s 2nd Main Line
07:08 Underground construction
09:11 Stuttgart 21
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Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway

Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway

Melbourne’s metro upgrade is on a scale we’ve never seen before.
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The World’s Most Epic Railway Construction Projects

The World's Most Epic Railway Construction Projects

From crossing remote deserts to burrowing under cities, these are some of the world’s biggest railway construction projects.
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0:00 – Intro
00:34 – Mexico’s Tren Maya
11:19 – Australia’s Cross River Rail
20:47 – The UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2)
54:46 – China’s High Speed Railways
1:04:07 – Japan’s Maglev Bullet Train
1:13:06 – East Africa’s Chinese-Built Railways
1:22:08 – UAE’s Etihad Railway

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Why India’s Bullet Train Project is So Slow

Why India's Bullet Train Project is So Slow

The battle to build India’s first high-speed rail line.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/maharashtra-overtakes-gujarat-in-land-acquisition-for-bullet-train-project-8592244/
https://news.sky.com/story/india-train-crash-how-safe-is-the-countrys-rail-network-12895682
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/japanese-firm-extends-rs-18750-crore-oda-loan-for-bullet-train-project/articleshow/99101979.cms?from=mdr

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Inside London’s Nightmare Station

Inside London's Nightmare Station

London’s new £19BN railway is finally due to open but it will be missing a key station.
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Fixing One of the World’s Deadliest Railways

Fixing One of the World's Deadliest Railways

Egypt is home to one of the most dangerous rail systems on Earth, but not for much longer. For more by The B1M subscribe now – http://ow.ly/GxW7y

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The $1.2TN Plan to Save America’s Infrastructure

The $1.2TN Plan to Save America’s Infrastructure

This is huge. America’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan could reshape the country for generations to come. For more by The B1M subscribe now – http://ow.ly/GxW7y

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The Tunnel That’s Failing New York City

The Tunnel That's Failing New York City

This might be New York’s most important tunnel, and it’s crumbling. Teams use tools like Autodesk Build to streamline infrastructure projects like this. See how they do it here – https://bit.ly/3q0IjE8

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Why China is Building Africa’s Railways

Why China is Building Africa’s Railways

Africa is in the midst of a railway renaissance, and it’s being built in large part by China.
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Vienna is Building a $6BN “City Within a City”

Vienna is Building a $6BN "City Within a City"

Austria’s capital is building one of Europe’s biggest (and smartest) urban developments. ALLPLAN’s Planbar is helping create the pre-cast construction parts – https://bit.ly/3AU5KS2

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