Siemens Completes First Brightline Trainset

The first Siemens built Brightline trainset, comprised of two locomotives and four coaches adorned in Brightline Blue, is complete and has..…

MBTA Orders Additional Boston Red Line Metro Cars

The MBTA estimates this replacement along with minor speed code changes will boost capacity by fifty percent, raising the current number of …

Parliamentary Vote Completes the Reform of European Railways

The European Parliament has adopted today the so called “market pillar” proposals of the Fourth Railway Package, measures that will make Eur…

Italian State Railways to Buy Milan Metro M5 Shares

Italian State Railways (FS) and Astaldi have announced they have signed an agreement for the sale of the investment held by Astaldi in Milan…

We Need to Talk about Phones – Distraction Kills

Distraction Kills. Normally, when we talk about the dangers of using mobile phones in a transport-related context, we’re talking about cars.

First Train for Driverless Metro Unveiled in Taipei

Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS yesterday presented at the new Taipei maintenance facility, the first new driverless metro train for the …

Alstom Inaugurates the First Regiolis for the Auvergne Region

Alstom, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region and SNCF inaugurated the first Regiolis trainset destined for the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand in t…

Indian Cabinet Approves Pune Metro Rail Project

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the development of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1.

World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Enters Service in Switzerland

Regular rail service through the world’s longest rail tunnel has begun, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.…

South Korea: Sudokwon High-Speed Line Opens

The South Korea Sudokwon high-speed line – for which Alstom supplied the interlocking system as well as the associated engineering services …

MTR Corporation Takes Over Stockholm Commuter Rail

MTR Corporation, the holder of the London Crossrail concession, is taking over another major European commuter rail service, the Stockholm P…

The Fourth Railway Package: Next stop, better rail services!

Ever had a stressful train trip across EU borders? The Fourth Railway Package is new legislation passed by the European Parliament, intended…

Hitachi Unveils First UK Built Intercity Express Train

Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE), a global rail specialist with over 100 years of industry expertise, today celebrates the first Intercity Express …

Alstom to Supply 20 Extra MP14 Trains to Line 4 of the Paris Metro

Alstom is to supply 20 MP14 trains consisting of 6 cars each to the STIF and the RATP for an amount of €163 million as part of the automatio…

Siemens to Build New Streetcars for Charlotte Area Transit System

The Charlotte City Council chose Siemens to build six new S70 streetcars for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the public transit...

Delivery of 30 Coradia Regional Trains to Sweden Begins

Alstom has started the delivery of the 30 additional Coradia regional trains ordered by Skånetrafiken at the beginning of 2015. As per the c…

New Chinese Signalling Joint Venture Wins First Contract

Bombardier Transportation announced yesterday that its Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) Signalling Solutions Co. Ltd. (BNS) joint ventu…

Railway Operation in England to be Reformed

The way that England’s railway network is run is set to be revamped under plans outlined by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, the BBC News…

Alstom Delivers Ahead of Schedule the First Lucknow Metro Trainset

Alstom has delivered ahead of schedule the first Metropolis trainset to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). On 01 December, 2016, the met…

Brazil: Salvador Metro Line 2 Opens

Less than two years after the work order that authorised the beginning of the works, Salvador Metro Line 2 received its first passengers. On…

Bombardier to Supply 52 Additional Commuter Trains to STIF and SNCF

Vehicle Testing Marks Major Milestone for O-Train Confederation Line

A major milestone in the O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project was celebrated as the first light rail vehicle (LRV) as…