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Electrification will be one of the big stories covered by the rail engineer over the next few years. Millions will be spent on projects to electrify the Great Western, various lines in the North West, and also the Midland Mainline. The most obvious result of all these activities will be rows of posts alongside the [...]

The first fully automated metro for the Singapore Downtown Line has been delivered by Bombardier. Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) made a deal with Bombardier in 2008 for 219 driverless Movia metro cars for the Downtown Line, which once complete...

Rail union members have been protesting at stations around the country ahead of an announcement by ministers next week confirming who will be running services on the West Coast Main Line beyond December 9. The RMT union has been calling...

Organisers of the Rail Vehicle Enhancements (RVE) 2012 exhibition are preparing for an even bigger event next year after successful shows in London and Derby. The two-day event earlier this month saw industry leaders, including TOCs, franchise bidders and Rolling...

India’s first privately owned metro rail system, Rapid Gurgaon Metro, has taken its first trial run. The trial test run was operated between DLF Phase II and DLF Phase III at U-Block - a 2km stretch. The metro project is been...

The first of Minnesota's 'Green Line' light rail vehicles (LRVs) has arrived in Minneapolis ahead of the line's official opening in 2014. LRV 201 was welcomed by officials at Target Field station on October 10. Forty-seven $3.3 million LRVs are currently...

British Transport Police (BTP) believes the introduction of new legislation regulating scrap metal transactions will see cable theft on the railways continue to fall. Changes to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act will outlaw all cash...

The Olympics and Paralympics are over, and life on the railways can now get back to normal. That, of course, means night- time and weekend possessions as the never-ending job of maintaining and renewing the railway continues apace. However, not everything stopped during the Olympic period. Certainly, there was a hold put on disruptive work [...]

‘The rail industry has the opportunity for substantial further growth, building on the successes of the past fifteen years,’ said Sir Roy McNulty at the launch of the Rail Value for Money Study last year. However, he continued, ‘The licence to grow has to be earned by greater efficiency.’ The strategy of growth through good [...]

Peter Stanton Reports… TheNationalSkillsAcademyfor Railway Engineering’s Training Matters conference had to be moved to a bigger venue at Pride Park Stadium,Derbyto accommodate demand. Gil Howarth, Chief Executive of NSARE opened the 2012 Training Matters national conference and reviewed the first 18 months of the Academy’s existence. Howarth emphasised the growth of the Academy; now boasting [...]