Rail News

West Midlands' transport authority Centro has confirmed the route of the Midland Metro Eastside extension in Birmingham. The extension will take trams from Curzon Street, the site of Birmingham's HS2 hub station, along New Canal Street and Meriden Street then on...

Since Eurostar moved from Waterloo to St Pancras, the International platforms have lain mostly unused. This despite the fact that Waterloo is London’s busiest terminal with 98 million passengers in 2013/14 and a train arriving or departing virtually every minute during peak times and it could badly do with the...

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is aiming to attract 50 million more passenger a year from now until 2030 as part of a major initiative to strengthen its long-distance rail services. By 2030, DB will be operating 150 more services than it...

An investigation has been launched into a proposed high-speed train test centre near Malaga over concerns about its eligibility for EU funding. The European Commission (EC) has launched an in-depth investigation to assess whether or not plans for a 55-kilometre...

Crewe, in South Cheshire, is known for quality engineering, being the home of Bentley cars and the world famous locomotive works. It will be a major hub for the planned HS2 and is also famous for a football team that punches above its weight. However, just a stone’s throw away from...

German rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Bombardier have ended a two-year dispute over trains supplied by the Canadian manufacturer. In a statement the two companies said they had agreed an out-of-court settlement over issues with a number of rolling...

Swiss energy service provider Alpiq has acquired Balfour Beatty Rail's Italian electrification subsidiary,Balfour Beatty Rail S.p.A. Balfour Beatty Rail S.p.A is the latest in a series of assets to be disposed by Balfour Beatty in the past 18 months. Announcing the sale,...

Hitachi has been chosen to supply a fleet of new intercity trains as part of a four-year contract extension agreed between First Group and the Department for Transport (DfT) for the Great Western Main Line. Subject to final approval from...

The Valladolid-León high-speed line is on course to be commissioned before this summer, Spain's Minister of Development has announced. Ana Pastor made the comments during a test ride along the new standard gauge railway, which will extend the Madrid-Valladolid line and...

Mosgortrans has begun trialling a new prototype tram model from Stadler Minsk ahead of a possible introduction to the city's light rail fleet. The three-car 'Metelitsa' is one of several new trams being tested in the Russian capital at the...