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Details of Qiddiya, one of five giga projects within Saudi Arabia, were revealed earlier this month. Qiddiya’s first development will be Qiddiya City, a city wholly dedicated to play built around the themes of entertainment, sports and culture. Located around 40 minutes from the centre of the kingdom’s capital city of Riyadh, it overlooks the cliffs of the Tuwaiq mountains. Qiddiya City will include a gaming and esports district, a speed park track, golf courses, a water theme park, and Six Flags Qiddiya. The city will also feature a multipurpose stadium. Construction of Qiddiya City is progressing with contracts worth SAR10 billion already awarded. With 60,000 buildings in an overall area of 360 sq km, it will eventually host over 600,000 residents. Qiddiya City is expected to create ov...

TfL has released images of its new Piccadilly Line trains, which are set to enter service in 2025. The first of the 94 trains has arrived at the Siemens Mobility Test and Validation Centre in Germany for testing, having travelled from the production line in Vienna at the end of July. The nine-carriage train will undergo “rigorous tests” including acceleration and braking functionality, noise and vibration trials and testing of onboard equipment. The new trains, which will replace the existing fleet dating from the 1970s, will increase capacity by around 10 per cent and feature walk-through, air-conditioned carriages and improved accessibility. Additionally, the trains are set to be more energy efficient owing to a significantly lighter design, which Siemens says “requires fewer bogies (...

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Details of Saudi Arabia’s giga project revealed – Business Traveller

TfL unveils details of new Piccadilly Line trains – Business Traveller