Rail News

Work on a proposed light rail system for the Swedish city of Lund could get underway this year after being included in Trafikverket's urban transport investment plans. On April 15, Trafikverket informed the Lund Municipality that the light rail project would...

The Australian government has approved a first $15.5 million tranche of funding for the roll out of the Advanced Train Management System (ATMS). Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which manages Australia's national rail infrastructure, is currently trialling ATMS on two locomotives...

Preparatory works are set to begin on a planned high-speed railway between Germany and the Czech Republic. A Mott MacDonald/Sudop Praha A.S. joint venture has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical and environmental surveys for the proposed railway, which...

The authority delivering California's high-speed railway has shortlisted five companies and joint ventures to bid for the project's fourth construction package. Construction Package 4, which is valued between $400 and $500 million, covers a 35-kilometre section of the line spanning...

The number of passengers using New York's subway system has reached its highest level in 65 years, growing by 2.6 per cent to 1.75 billion in 2014. MTA said that passenger numbers last year were at "a level not seen...

Exploratory drilling has started beneath Sydney Harbour to assess route options for the planned Sydney Rapid Transit system. A pair of rail tunnels will be constructed under the harbour as part of the project which will extend the North West Rail Link...

Doha's Education City trams have been undergoing extreme temperature tests at the Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) in Vienna. The catenary-less trams have been tested in the centre's climatic wind tunnel at temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius to simulate the...

Ontario's Premier, Kathleen Wynne, has presented a 10-year, $31.5 billion programme of investment in rail. The Regional Express Rail scheme will invest in major transit infrastructure projects including electrification of the core GO rail network and a second track for...

JR Central's superconducting maglev has set a new world speed record on its test track in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture. The maglev topped 590 km/h on April 16, breaking the previous record of 581 km/h set in 2003, before breaking the...

Ricardo has announced the acquisition of consultants Lloyds Register Rail (LR Rail) for £42.5 million as the company looks to establish a global rail business. Following the completion of the Share and Asset Purchase Agreement, LR Rail will sit at...