South Africa: Transnet Sign Deal with RailRunner to Develop Bimodal Rail Service

Transnet is excited to announce collaboration with RailRunner South Africa (RRSA). Transnet and RRSA have signed an agreement on a bimodal r…

RSSB: Rail can do More to Tackle Impact of Alcohol

An industry-wide approach to tackling alcohol misuse on the railway is essential to help reduce deaths at the platform edge, according to RS…

CSX Receives Award of Excellence for Emergency Response Tool

The NAPSG Foundation has granted an Award of Excellence in Public Safety to CSX for its “CSX Rail Respond” mobile-computing application

Athletes of the 2016 Paralympics Games Endorse Alstom’s Tram of Rio

Alstom’s Tram of Rio welcomed Paralympics athletes that will compete at Rio Paralympics games in Brazil that started on September 7th.

Premiere in Berlin: The ICE 4 has Arrived

Deutsche Bahn’s ICE 4 long-distance train has been presented to the public, with a new dimension of quality assurance and improved passenger…

Rail Staff Set to go Mobile with New Rule Book App

Rail staff could soon be using a mobile app to refer to safety critical rules and procedures, thanks to an RSSB-led programme to modernise t…

CAF Selected as Preferred Bidder for the New Amsterdam Trams

Amsterdam public transport operator, GVB Activa B.V., has selected CAF as its preferred bidder for the supply of new trams.

DB Cargo and Chinese City of Hefei to Collaborate on Rail Transports

DB Cargo and the Hefei municipal government signed a memorandum of understanding pledging to initiate rail freight transport from Hefei to H…

Hong Kong Tunnel Breakthrough Celebrated

A key milestone on the SCL Project (Shatin to Central Link) has been achieved with the breakthrough of the tunnel for the Tai Wai to Hung Ho…

Italian Operator Trenitalia Acquires French Operator Thello

Italian operator Trenitalia has acquired full ownership of the company Thello Sas, by taking over the 33.33% stake previously held by Transd…

WSDOT State Loans Available for Freight Rail Projects

WSDOT has reopened the application period for another chance to apply for a portion of $5 million in Freight Rail Investment Bank (FRIB) loa…

CRRC Overseas Orders up 126% in H1 2016

In the first half (H1) of 2016, CRRC overseas orders more than doubled, despite the lackluster world economy, latest company data showed.

Loading on Russian Railways' Network Amounts to 105.9million Tons

According to the latest figures, loading on Russian Railways in August 2016 amounted to 105.9 million tons, 0.7% more thanAugust 2015.

Quito Metro: Highest Metro System in the World Currently Under Construction

In Quito, Ecuador, one of the highest metro systems in the world is currently being built. The quito metro is expected to be operational by …

Station Improvements for Eastern Taiwan to Accommodate Travellers

In the future, Hualien Station will have separate pathways for arriving and departing travellers, and an elevated walkway that crosses over …

VIA Rail Sees Increased Revenues as Canadians Choose Smarter Way to Travel

VIA Rail welcomed 26,000 more passengers from April to June 2016 than during the same period of 2015 and Canadians travelled 7.2million more…

Alstom to Maintain Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit System

Alstom has been selected by Rideau Transit Maintenance General Partnership (RTM) to maintain the city of Ottawa’s light rail transit system

FTA Issues Final Buy America Policy

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently issued final Buy America policy guidance and adv…

Tenders Called for Tunnelling Under Sydney Harbour

Sydney Metro construction is underway on the first station platform at Cudgegong Road and tenders called for tunnelling under Sydney Harbour

Topping Out Ceremony on $95m Springfield Subway Car Facility

CRRC marked a “topping out” ceremony at Springfield, Massachusetts on 25 August 2016. The new Springfield subway car facility will boost the…

GE Transportation Announces ShipXpress Acquisition

GB Railfreight And Sibelco Extend Contract

The GB Railfreight Sibleco contract has been extended for a further five years, with GB Railfreight leasing new wagons to fulfill the terms.

Vortok Win Metro-North Train Fault Detection System Contract

Vortok International has won a Metro-North train fault detection system contract from Metro-North Railroad in New York, USA.

Russia: DMZ Testing New EP3D EMU

Russian rolling stock manufacturer, Demikhovsky Machine Building Factory (DMZ), is carrying out tests on its brand new model, the EP3D EMU.