New Chinese Signalling Joint Venture Wins First Contract

Bombardier Transportation announced yesterday that its Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) Signalling Solutions Co. Ltd. (BNS) joint ventu…

Railway Operation in England to be Reformed

The way that England’s railway network is run is set to be revamped under plans outlined by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, the BBC News…

Alstom Delivers Ahead of Schedule the First Lucknow Metro Trainset

Alstom has delivered ahead of schedule the first Metropolis trainset to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). On 01 December, 2016, the met…

Brazil: Salvador Metro Line 2 Opens

Less than two years after the work order that authorised the beginning of the works, Salvador Metro Line 2 received its first passengers. On…

Bombardier to Supply 52 Additional Commuter Trains to STIF and SNCF

Vehicle Testing Marks Major Milestone for O-Train Confederation Line

A major milestone in the O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project was celebrated as the first light rail vehicle (LRV) as…

NSW Announces 'More Trains, More Services' Investment Programme

More Trains, More Services is a $1.5 billion capital investment programme that will boost capacity through hundreds of extra services, bette…

Chicago: Freight Rail Industry Improves Train Management

Freight rail roads operating in Chicago are better prepared to manage rail traffic going to, from and through the Chicago region, thanks to …

UK Train Fares to Increase by 2.3% in 2017

Train fares will go up on average by 2.3 per cent next year, rail industry leaders have confirmed. People can find the new fares and buy tic…

Alstom Obtains Certification for its Concrete Slab Track Solution

Alstom has received recognition from the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA), the German Railway Federal Authority, for NBT, its concrete slab track s…

Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase III Approved

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-III. The estimate…

Hitachi Rail Italy Awarded €108m Maintenance Contracts

Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded three Service contracts for a total amount of 108 million Euros. They are for the provision of maintenan…

French Government and Alstom Present the Progress of Belfort Site

The Government and CEO of Alstom, presented the progress of the commitments made by the Government and Alstom for the activities at the Belf…

Progress Continues on Union Pacific's Positive Train Control Implementation

Union Pacific continues its Positive Train Control implementation progress, having equipped more than 3,200 locomotives, installed 4,600...

Renfe Selects Talgo for High-Speed Trains Contract

Spanish railways operator Renfe has awarded Talgo a contract for the supply of 15 very high-speed trains with a maximum commercial speed of …

Metro de Santiago Awards €46million Station Construction Contract

Strukton International has been awarded a contract by Metro de Santiago S.A. to construct five underground stations at Line 3, one of...

Platform 'Gap Fillers' Trial Reduces Incidents at Platform/Train Interface

A trial by Heathrow Express to use platform gap fillers has significantly reduced the number of incidents at the platform / train interface.…

German Railway Industry Demands Policies for More Rail Transport

The eight associations of the German railway industry recently presented three common political demands for the Bundestag election and for t…

Increase Railway Depot Safety With the Zonegreen Points Converter

Designed to increase railway depot and workshop safety, the Zonegreen Points Converter allows the automation and remote operation of manual …

US FRA Propose Safety Standard Updates for High-Speed Trains

The FRA have proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed trai…

Tram-Train Link Between Glasgow Airport and City Centre Proposed

The £144m Glasgow Airport Access Project, which is the flagship project for the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City deal...designed tram-…

SNCF Orders 40 Premium Double Deck EMUs for Normandy Region

Bombardier Transportation today announced it has received an option order for 40 OMNEO Premium double deck EMUs from SNCF on behalf of the N…

Clayton Equipment Demonstrates New Tunnelling Locomotive

Clayton Equipment successfully demonstrated the new LoCo™, a low cost, high performance tunnelling locomotive, at the unique Statfold Barn R…