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Sydney: New Metro Passes 100km/h Speed Test

Sydney: New Metro Passes 100km/h Speed Test

The new train for the Sydney Metro, which is due to enter operation in 2019, successfully passed 100km/h during its high-speed testing. The test was designed to...

Stadler to Supply 71 Trains to the Wales & Borders Franchise

Stadler to Supply 71 Trains to the Wales & Borders Franchise

KeolisAmey, which was awarded the Wales & Borders franchise and the South Wales Metro service by the Welsh government, has ordered 71 trains from Stadler, which...

United Wagon Company Awarded Q2 Quality Status by Deutsche Bahn

United Wagon Company Awarded Q2 Quality Status by Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn has approved United Wagon Company (UWC) to supply freight cars to the operator and assigned it Q2 quality status. The Tikhvin Freight Car Building...

Le Shuttle Freight: High Trade Volumes in July 2018

Le Shuttle Freight: High Trade Volumes in July 2018

Le Shuttle Freight has published a report on its trade volumes for July 2018. The company recorded its best freight figures for that month of the year in its hi...

UK: Hitachi Building Azuma Trains for London North Eastern Railway

UK: Hitachi Building Azuma Trains for London North Eastern Railwa...

Hitachi has started constructing a fleet of Azuma trains for London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to operate on the East Coast Main Line in England and Scotland....

German Government Releases Funds to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rail

German Government Releases Funds to Increase Energy Efficiency in...

The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany has launched a new programme to support energy efficiency in rail.

Amtrak Unveils Interiors of its New Acela Express Trains

Amtrak Unveils Interiors of its New Acela Express Trains

On 8 August Amtrak unveiled the interiors of its new Acela Express trains set to run on the company’s Northeast Corridor (NEC). Alstom is manufacturing the prot...

UK: ‘Plus 1’ Reception for Young Professionals in the Rail Industry

UK: ‘Plus 1’ Reception for Young Professionals in the Rail Indust...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) and Young Rail Professionals (YRP) have announced a joint event on 4 Se...

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