Work Begins on Section of Verona-Padua High-Speed Line
Work begins on the high-speed and high-capacity railway line between Verona and Padua. It is part of the Milan-Venice high-speed line.
DB to Use Satellite Imagery and AI for Vegetation Management
Deutsche Bahn is partnering with LiveEO to use satellite images and AI to generate data about trees' resiliance to storms.
Network Rail to Take Immediate Action After Stonehaven Derai...
Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines arrived at the Stonehaven derailment site and promised that immediate action would be taken.
NSW Government Approves Rail Freight Improvement Projects
The NSW government has approved plans for 2 rail freight projects that will increase capacity on the tracks serving freigh trains in Sydney.
3 Dead in Intercity 125 Derailment at Stonehaven
3 people died when a Scotrail Inter7City service derailed at Stonehaven on 12 August. The BTP, ORR and RAIB are investigating the cause.
Siemens Completes 2-Year Signalling Upgrade Project
Siemens Mobility has completed the 2-year Hither Green Area Resignalling Project with the new signalling equipment now in service.
Etihad Rail Triples Its Fleet in Readiness of Stage Two
Etihad Rail has awarded a contract for 843 wagons to CRRC, which will triple its fleet in anticipation of the opening of Stage Two.
RDG: We Need a Level Green Playing Field in Transport
The Rail Delivery Group has submitted proposals to influence the government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan and make taxation fairer.
Lötschberg Base Tunnel Upgrade Enters Next Stage
The partial upgrade of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel has entered the next phase, with public consultations on the plans beginning on 17 August.
InnoTrans Confirms Strong Exhibitor Interest for 2021
InnoTrans says that despite having to move the event to 2021 as a result of coronavirus, exhibitor bookings are at 2018 levels.
HS2 Reveals First Images of Chiltern Tunnel TBMs
HS2 Ltd has revealed the first images and names of the two TBMs that will create the tunnel through the Chilterns: Florence and Cecilia.
Hitachi Rail to Acquire Digital Sensor Company Perpetuum
Hitachi Rail has announced its intention to acquire Southampton-based Perpetuum to help it accelerate its digital strategy for rail.
Alstom Calls Bombardier Quarterly Results ‘Unexpected ...
Following the publication by Bombardier of its quarterly results, Alstom calls the developments at Transportation 'unexpected and negative'.
Hitachi and Bombardier to Supply 23 Frecciarossa Trains to T...
Hitachi Rail and Bombardier have signed a contract with Trenitalia to design and build 23 Frecciarossa 1000 very high-speed trains.
HS2 Begins Search for High-Voltage Power Supply Systems Cont...
HS2 Ltd has begun its search for the contractor to deliver the high-voltage power supply systems, traction and non-traction, for the line.
Rail Live 2020 Cancelled | New Dates for 2021
Rail Live 2020, which was due to take place at Long Marston, UK, on 9 and 10 September has been cancelled. New dates: 16 and 17 June 2021.
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Notice to Proceed and Coronavirus – HS2 in 2020
2020 has its challenges to the rail sector with the coronavirus pandemic but there has been good news too: HS2 has its notice to proceed.
Going the Extra Mile – A White Locomotive to Say Thank You
Rail freight operator Lineas has turned one of its locomotives white to say thank you to all the key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Through the Storm and Forward: Rail Transport at the Time of...
UNIFE takes a look at the impact of the coronavirus on the rail industry in Europe, both passenger and freight.
Coronavirus – Rail Is Proving Its Worth beyond Its Green ...
An interview with Dirk Flege from rail advocacy group Allianz pro Schiene about Germany's coronavirus measures for the rail sector and more.
SMEs Are Vital to HS2 Success
Monica Barbosa, Xrail Group, writes about the importance of SMEs in delivering large-scale rail infrastructure projects such as HS2.
Splitting the Difference
The advent of split ticketing on online ticket apps reduces prices for passengers but is problematic for train operating companies.
Rethinking the Mobility Culture of the Future
Anu Tuominen on the mobility culture of the future in the context of the European Green Deal, which is to make Europe carbon-neutral by 2050.
RIA at AusRAIL PLUS 2019: The UK and Australasian Rail Indus...
The UK's Railway Industry Association's Exports Director Neil Walker on the UK and Australasian rail industries.
Transport for NSW: The Transport Digital Accelerator
Stephanie Salter, Director at the Transport Digital Accelerator for TfNSW explains how the accelerator has already had a positive effect.
McKinsey: Australia’s Infrastructure Innovation Imperative
Two of the authors of McKinsey's 2019 report "Australia's Infrastructure Innovation Imperative" talk to Railway-News about their findings.
Industry Insider Week 48 · 11 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 48 with the top news and comment pieces for the rail sector, including from AusRAIL sponsor Bombardier.
The Infrastructure Progress Report · Sydney
Our Infrastructure Progress Report for Syndey, the city hosting this year's AusRAIL PLUS 2019, the biggest rail event in Australia.
The Key Successes and Challenges for Rail in Australia
The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development on the key successes and challenges for rail.
Bombardier: “Rail Will Play an Important Role in Solvi...
Bombardier is one of the event sponsors of AusRAIL PLUS 2019 the biggest rail show in Australia, which takes place in Sydney 3–5 December.
Beyond the Digital Buzzwords
Tommaso Spanevello from UNIFE on the new European rail supply industry's vision on digitalisation: the outlook is optimistic.
Equality. Diversity. Inclusion. This Is Not Altruism.
For International Women in Engineering Day 2019, we look at the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) talk given by Mark Lomas from HS2.