Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
-
DfT Announces the Winner of the West Midlands Franchise
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded the West Midlands franchise to West Midlands Trains Ltd, a joint venture between Abellio...
-
Stadler Delivers First Batch of Metelitsa Trams for St. Petersburg
On 01 August 2017, Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler delivered the first batch of Metelitsa trams to the LCC Transport Concession Com…
-
UK’s First Tram Train Pilot Progresses
Network Rail engineers will complete vital milestones for the pioneering Tram Train pilot this summer, as work progresses to put the South Y…
-
UK: New Hitachi Trains for Devon and Cornwall Begin Testing
On Tuesday 8th August, the first of Great Western Railway’s Intercity Express Trains for Devon and Cornwall carried out test runs in Somerse…
-
Siemens to Deliver 57 Mireo Trainsets for Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn Network
The Mireo trainsets will serve the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn (regional suburban rail network). The trains will be built at the company's factory i…
-
Amtrak to Continue Providing Services to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have reached a new agreement governing the operation, maintenance and...
-
Bombardier China to Provide Propulsion Technology for Nanchang Metro
Nanchang Metro aims to accommodate a passenger increase by extending lines and adding additional vehicles. In support of this project, Bomba…
-
Deutsche Bahn Orders 100 Vectron Locomotives from Siemens
The Vectron locomotives will serve on the Rhine-Alpine-Corridor (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands). Delivery of the …
-
Major Improvement Works Get Under Way at London Waterloo
One of the most significant and complex engineering projects at London Waterloo Station in the last century is under way, as 10 of the stati…
-
Locomore Discontinues Train Services Until Further Notice
On August 01 2017, German crowdfunded open access operator Locomore opened insolvency proceedings and cancelled all of its services between.…
-
China to Raise Maximum Speed for High-Speed Bullet Trains
China Railway (CR) started tests to restore the maximum speed of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed bullet trains to 350 km/h, six years after …
-
Switzerland: Tracklaying Under Way in Ceneri Base Tunnel
At Vigana, by the north portal of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in the east tube, installation of the railway infrastructure systems has begun with…
-
World’s First Citadis X05 Light Rail Vehicle Delivered to Sydney
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, a…
-
UK: Train Passenger Satisfaction Highest in Over Four Years
Overall train passenger satisfaction has risen to the highest level in over four years, increasing by three percentage points to 83% in the.…
-
Lower Saxony Receives First Modernised Coradia Lint Train
Alstom has handed over the first of 26 modernised Coradia Lint 41 regional trains, on schedule, to the Lower Saxony Transport Authority, LNV…
-
Five New Railway Stations to be Built Across England and Wales
Rail passengers are set for better journeys with 5 new railway stations to be built across England and Wales, the UK Government announced to…
-
Hitachi-Ansaldo Partnership to Carry Out Baltimore Metro Improvements
The Baltimore Metro project features 78 state-of-the-art Hitachi railcars and the replacement of the existing signalling system with an adva…
-
Union Pacific Celebrates New Intermodal Partnership
Union Pacific and SM Line Corporation, an international ocean carrier based in South Korea, have teamed up to move products from...
-
CRRC Rolls Out Prototype Suspended Monorail Train
CRRC Qingdao Sifang, a subsidiary of CRRC, recently rolled out its prototype suspended monorail train. The Chinese rolling stock...
-
Algeria's New Citadis Trams Enter Commercial Service
Alstom’s Citadis trams in Sidi Bel Abbes, north-west Algeria, was inaugurated yesterday by the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Abdel…
-
Siemens to Equip DB Locomotives with Predictive Maintenance
DB Cargo AG has commissioned Siemens to equip its locomotive fleet for condition-based, predictive maintenance. The contract has...
-
Chinese Electric Locomotive Obtains EEU Certification
CRRC's new electric train, the China-Belarus No. 2 electric locomotive, has obtained the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) vehicle safety standa…
-
San Francisco BART Fleet Advances to Next Testing Phase
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders on platforms and stations may get a glimpse of train cars from the new Fleet of the Futur…