Number of People Risking Their Lives on the Railway Hits 10-Year-High

Alarming new figures reveal that more people than ever are risking their lives on the rail network by trespassing on the tracks.

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...

Rail Regulator Publishes Safety Principles for Driver Controlled Operation

The Office of Rail and Road has published safety principles it expects train companies to follow when rolling out and managing Driver Contro…

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…

Alstom's Prima H3 Shunting Locomotive Certified for 100km/h

Alstom’s Prima H3 shunting locomotive has been delivered homologation certificate to operate at up to 100 km/h in Germany, opening the way t…

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…

First Trans-Africa Locomotive Unveiled

The locomotive is designed for the African landscape, and is suitable for use on branch lines and in the yard for shunting. It can be...

Union Pacific is Safest U.S. Railroad for Second Consecutive Year

Union Pacific became the safest U.S. railroad and achieved its best annual employee safety performance in the company's 154-year history in …

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…

Communications-Based Train Control Trials Begin in Singapore

The operational trials using the newly-installed Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system are taking place during the last hour of..…

Hitachi Delivers First Train to Miami MetroRail

The first two-car train from Hitachi Rail Italy for Miami MetroRail has left the Medley plant in Florida and is on its way to the Lehman Cen…

Thames Valley Electrification Reaches Major Milestone

New trains on the way as Thames Valley electrification reaches major milestone. Last weekend, Network Rail successfully electrified 12 miles…

First LRV Arrives for Commissioning on Guadalajara’s Line 1

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has announced the arrival of the first TEG-15 model LRV in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico.

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…