Latest News
-
Riyadh Metro Line 5 Tunnel Excavation Complete
A milestone was reached on 8 June 2016 in the Riyadh Metro Project with the completion of tunnel excavations on the Green Line.
-
Lantal Stands Firm Amid Adversities
Business in 2015 affected by volatile market and strong Swiss franc imposing significant challenges yet Lantal stands firm
-
Alstom Opens Rio Tramway Ahead of Olympic Games
Alstom celebrated the start of operations of the Rio Tramway, its first tramway line in Rio de Janeiro, in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.
-
Abellio Order Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains
Abellio Rail Südwest GmbH has ordered 43 Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains from Bombardier Transportation in a €215 million contract for Baden-Würt…
-
GoMedia and Virgin Trains Deploy BEAM On-board Entertainment
GoMedia have launched BEAM on-board entertainment on Virgin trains at an event at Euston Station this month, providing infotainment to passe…
-
Alstom Win TransPennine Maintenance Contract
Alstom have won a TransPennine maintenance contract for works on the new fleet of TransPennine intercity trains. Alstom maintenance contract…
-
ELL Orders 50 Siemens Vectron Locomotives
ELL have signed a framework agreement with Siemens for 50 Siemens Vectron locomotives, following on from a previous agreement in 2014.
-
Railway-News Attends HackTrain Conference
The HackTrain Conference - bringing innovation and railtech to the rail industry and bringing innovators and players in the rail industry to…
-
Bombardier to Supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC on KVMRT
Bombardier and Global Rail consortium to supply CITYFLO 650 CBTC systems on line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
-
Three Killed in Hermalle-Sous-Huy Train Crash
Three killed and nine seriously injured in Hermalle-Sous-Huy Train Crash when a passenger train crashed into the rear of a freight train.
-
The Portable Train Weigher Rolls On into Another Country
Weighwell Engineering Ltd have added to their extensive portfolio and recently installed the patent approved Portable Train Weigher at Inchi…
-
Railway-News Speaks to TfL’s Osvaldo da Silva
Railway-News speaks to Osvaldo da Silva from Transport for London about mobile payments on TfL's network and his speech at PayExpo.
-
Gotthard Base Tunnel Opening Ceremony
The Gotthard Base Tunnel opened with a spectacular ceremony, attended by Chancellor Merkel and President Francois Hollande.
-
Gotthard Base Tunnel – A Ground Breaking Project
A look at the construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel running beneath the alps.
-
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Contractors Appointed
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel contractors have been announced by Femern A/S. The contractors will undertake works on 4 major construction contracts.
-
Iberian Rail Development Conference Comes to Madrid
Iberian Rail Development Conference Comes to Madrid on 7 June 2016 to discuss the most pressing issues facing the rail industry in the regio…
-
Alstom Unveil Ile-de-France MP14 Trainset Design
Alstom have unveiled the new design for the MP14 trainset which will begin operating passenger services in in Ile-de-France from 2019.
-
Transmashholding Unveil St. Petersburg Metro Train Design
Transmashholding have unveiled their new cutting-edge Class 81-722.1/723.1/724.1 metro train for the St. Petersburg Metro.
-
SYSTRA Design Kuala Lumpur Viaduct
SYSTRA have been commissioned to provide the preliminary design for Kuala Lumpur’s Light Rail Transit Line 3(LRT3) including a new Kuala Lum…
-
Qatar Rail Marks 100km of Tunnelling on Doha Metro
Qatar Rail Marks 100km of Tunnelling on Doha Metro, marking 90% of tunnelling complete, and 41% of overall progress on the ambitious project…
-
Stadler Adjusts Aeroexpress Contracts
Stadler Rail has adjusted the terms of a 2013 contract to supply 24 double-decker multiple unit trains to Russian rail company Aeroexpress.
-
Commissioner Bulc Encourages Sustainable Urban Transport Solutions
European Commissioner for Transportation Violeta Bulc urged sustainable urban transport solutions at the Assembly of European Innovation Par…
