Californian Charger Clean Diesel-Electric Locomotives Set for Operation

The Charger Clean Diesel-Electric Locomotives are the first high-speed passenger locomotives to receive Tier IV emissions certification from…

UK’s First Tram Train Network Reaches Major Milestone

The project which will allow passengers in South Yorkshire to be the first to ride on a Tram Train in the UK achieved a major milestone this…

Union Pacific to Invest $79 Million in its Louisiana Rail Infrastructure

Union Pacific is boosting safety and efficiency with an approximately $79 million infrastructure investment in Louisiana this year.

Los Teques Metro Receives Final Metropolis Trains

Alstom has delivered the last of 22 metropolis trainsets to join Los Teques metro system inVenezuela. The trains began...

MTR Express to Speed Up Stockholm - Gothenburg Services

The Swedish Transport Agency, Sweden’s rail regulator, has given open access operator MTR Express, permission to increase the speed of its i…

Stadler to Supply First Double-Deck Trains for Hungary

Hungarian passenger operator MÁV-START Zrt. and Stadler have signed a frame agreement for the delivery of up to 40 double-deck trains.

The New Silk Road

The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…

ScotRail Alliance Achieves Sixth Consecutive Period of Year on Year Performance Improvement

The ScotRail Alliance has confirmed that it achieved a sixth consecutive period of year on year train service performance improvement.

UK: Hundreds of New Jobs Created to Maintain Pioneering Intercity Trains

Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining new intercity trains, is on schedule to employ 250 people at the newly built Donca…

Revenues Grow at Transmashholding

Transmashholding (TMH), the largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment in Russia, reports it increased revenues by 22% in 2016 t…

Final Bids in for Melbourne Metro Tunnel

The bids for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel and five new stations are in, as work ramps up on the biggest public transport project in Victoria’s…

First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs

The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...

Union Pacific to Invest $180 Million in its California Rail Infrastructure

Union Pacific is boosting safety and efficiency with an approximately $180 million investment in its California Rail Infrastructure this yea…

American Railway Boss Praises London’s Railways

American railway boss praises ‘life-changing’ investment in London’s railways after fact-finding mission. From moving record numbers of pass…

SNCF Mobility Orders Additional Trains for Intercity Services

Alstom is to supply SNCF Mobility with 30 trains from its Coradia platform, for an amount worth approximately €250 million. The order was pl…

Vlexx Orders 21 New TALENT 3 Trains for Saarland

Bombardier Transportation and emerging transport company vlexx GmbH have signed a contract to provide 21 three-car BOMBARDIER TALENT 3 train…

Network Rail and Rail Freight Industry Collaborate to Increase Railway Capacity

A massive timetable shakeup is being implemented after Britain’s rail freight industry collaborated over a two-year, industry-wide review in…

Deutsche Bahn Orders Additional Double-Deck Intercity Trains

Alstom to Supply Coradia Continental EMUs for Nuremberg

Alstom has been awarded two contracts from Deutsche Bahn Regio AG to supply 53 Coradia Continental EMUs (electric multiple units) for a tota…

CRRC to Supply Double-Deck Coaches for Regional Rail in Philadelphia

The SEPTA Board recently approved the purchase of double-deck coaches for Regional Rail, a key part in the Authority's efforts to meet the n…

27 Additional INNOVIA Metro 300 Trains for Kuala Lumpur

...announced that they will deliver an additional 27 BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 trains for the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line i…

Arriva Reports Continued Growth and Investment in 2016

Arriva, a leading European transport provider, today released annual results showing growth of around 5% on the prior year, representing...

CRRC to Build New L.A. Metro Rail Cars

...Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has contracted with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation to build 64 new L.A.…