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…

Train Services Resume on Britain’s Most Iconic Railway

...a year of repairs by Network Rail’s orange army engineers to a 500,000-tonne landslip, which had threatened the future of Britain’s most …

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…

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...

Portuguese Trains Unveil Refurbished Alfa Pendular

Portuguese Trains (CP) unveiled its first refurbished Alfa Pendular at a ceremony that was attended by the Minister of Planning and Infrastr…

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.…

U.S. Rail Industry Sets New Safety Record

U.S. rail transport had the lowest train accident rate on record in 2016, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). …

Transport for West Midlands to Take Over Midland Metro Services

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is to take over the day-to-day running of its Midland Metro trams from October 2018 when the current conc…

Richard Lutz to be New CEO of Deutsche Bahn

The new CEO of Deutsche Bahn has been announced as Richard Lutz when the Supervisory Board met on 22 March, following Rüdiger Grube's resign…

Denmark Show Interest in Alstom's Zero-Emission Train

...the delegation was presented with the latest development of the factory: Coradia iLint – a fuel-cell regional zero-emission train powered…

Big Data and Smarter Technology Set to Make Britain's Railways Even Safer

The thinking is reflected in The Rail Industry’s Data and Risk Strategy, published by RSSB and steered by a cross-industry group. It sets ou…

Signalling Interlocking Technology Implemented in Serbia

Alstom has delivered its latest signalling interlocking technology to the Serbian Railway Company, working in close cooperation with the Ser…

Siemens to Modernise VTA Light Rail System

Siemens has been chosen by VTA) to provide innovative electrification technology to power the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. VTA’s infr…

Britain’s Train Fleet is Forecast to Grow by up to 89%

Orders for new rail rolling stock are at "an historically high level" and Britain’s train fleet is increasing faster than at any time in rec…

DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe

DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…