Franchise News
Bombardier and CAF to make 413 carriages for new West Midlands franchise
Bombardier will manufacture 36 three-carriage and 45 five-carriage Aventra trains at its Derby site, while CAF will produce 12 two-carriage and 14 four-carriage Civity trains.
Infrastructure
Milestone for Stadler’s new $50m Salt Lake City facility
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Stadler’s new rolling stock assembly facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, the United States.
Infrastructure
DB and Indian Railways plan 200km/h services on Chennai-Kazipet corridor
Deutsche Bahn is to help Indian Railways study the feasibility of upgrading the Chennai-Kazipet line to support 200 km/h running.
Heritage
15 striking pictures of railways in Africa
Between the gorgeous backdrops of the African plains and deserts and the continent's socio-economic challenges, Africa's railways make for some striking pictures.
Electrification
Siemens hints at financing UK electrification
Siemens Mobility has said it would be "happy to play its part" in the delivery and financing of major electrification work in the UK.
Infrastructure
UK government pledges £47.9 billion funding to Network Rail
The total is made up of a Network Grant of £34.7 billion, plus Network Rail’s own income from other sources of £13.2 billion.
Infrastructure
Increasing the lifespan of heavy haul lines in Scandinavia
Austrian firm Getzner has developed a range of new rail products to increase the service life of heavy freight in Scandinavia to even higher loads.
Infrastructure
Alstom starts production at its Indian locomotive manufacturing facility
The 250 acre site, located at Madhepura, in the state of Bihar, is Alstom's first electric locomotive manufacturing facility in the country and is part of a joint venture with Indian Railways.
Infrastructure
Take a ride through Crossrail’s Woolwich station
Crossrail has released new footage letting members of the public take a 360° tour of the Elizabeth line's Woolwich station.
Infrastructure
First track welded for Line D of Bordeaux’s tramway
The Eurovia construction consortium has welded the first track on Line D of Bordeaux's tramway.
Latest News
Work starts on Eaglescliffe station improvement scheme
Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and...