Latest High-Speed Rail News

China to Increase the Length of High-Speed Railways in Operation

By 2020, China will increase the length of high-speed railways in operation to 30,000 kilometres, connecting more than 80 percent of its big…

Alstom Delivers High-Speed Rail to Morocco

In December 2010 Alstom won a contract to supply 14 high-speed rail TGV trains to Morocco, connecting cities such as Tangiers and Casablanca…

South Korea: Sudokwon High-Speed Line Opens

The South Korea Sudokwon high-speed line – for which Alstom supplied the interlocking system as well as the associated engineering services …

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…

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 …

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…

Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Launch Predictive Maintenance Pilot Project

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens are launching a pilot application for the predictive servicing and maintenance of the high-speed Velaro D tra…

UK's First National College for High Speed Rail Takes Major Step Towards Completion

The National College for High Speed Rail took a significant step towards opening its doors as a key part of the Birmingham site nears comple…

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…

Alstom to Design and Build New Amtrak High-Speed Train

Alstom have won a contract to design and build the new Amtrak high-speed train. The 28 trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor (NEC).

Caltrain Electrification Funding Announced

Caltrain Electrification funding to reduce carbon emissions and improve California's public transport infrastructure.

California High-Speed Rail: the Fresno Trench Project

As part of Construction Package 1, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has begun works on the Fresno Trench project. The trench will ru…

TALGO AVRIL Receives Final Certification

Spanish high speed train specialists TALGO, have received the final certificate of conformity for its very high speed train, the TALGO AVRIL…

Chinese High Speed Train CRH 0503 Hits 420 km/h in Tests

China’s standardised high speed train CRH 0503 reached record speeds of 420km/h on a test run on 15 July 2016 with the two trains safely pas…

Chinese Rail Network Extension Planned

China’s Ministry of Planning has announced the Chinese rail network plans to extend the total track length of China’s railways to 150,000km.

KZ4AT Locomotive Sets Kazakhstan High Speed Record

The Alstom KZ4AT locomotive set the Kazakhstan high speed record – hitting 200 km/h on test runs on the Moiynty-Kiik line South East of Asta…

Poland: Alstom Pendolino Celebrates 10m km

Alstom Pendolino high speed train has run 10 million kilometres in revenue service in Poland for rail operator PKP Intercity.

DB Signs MoU with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation

Deutsche Bahn have signed Memorandum of Understanding with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Beijing relating to high speed mainten…

High-Speed Trains Suppliers Shortlisted by RENFE

Spanish infrastructure operator RENFE have announced a shortlist of four high-speed train suppliers to deliver up to 30 high-speed trains.

EC Approve Madrid–Lisbon Line

EKE-Electronics Ltd Selects Powernet Oy as Supplier for the Haramain High Speed Train Project

UK: HS2 Announces Atkins Consortium as Phase One Enginering Delivery Partner

Indonesia: Jakarta – Bandung Fast Train Concession Agreement Signed

Turkey: Eurasia Rail 2016 Comes to Instanbul