Working on the railroad: Lifting on the railroad demands highly specialised cranes

摘要

For the first time in a very long time, investment in railways is making the news globally. While the efficient high-speed rail networks of Japan and West Europe have long been the envy of the rest of the world, the need to reduce carbon emissions has finally propelled rail back to the political centre-stage in its original birthplace of the UK and US. At the same time, China plans to invest $300bn in rail infrastructure over the next three years to add 20,000km of track to its network. There are advanced plans to link all the GCC countries with over 2,000km of rail at an initial cost of $25bn.