Rail News

NFM Technologies is to design and build the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for London's Northern line extension. The contract has been awarded by London Underground and contractor Ferrovial Agroman Laing O’Rourke Joint Venture (FLO), which plans to begin its tunnelling...

Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) has awarded Talgo a contract for six new 350 series high-speed trains. The new units, which will be almost identical to those Talgo is supplying for the Haramain high-speed line between Mecca and Madinah, will operate...

A study will be finalised this year into the creation of a new authority which will oversee the development of the GCC rail network. Speaking at the opening of the Middle East Rail exhibition and conference in Dubai, HE Rihan...

Over the next few decades, Britain will need a lot of new trains. Exactly how many and who will build them is up for grabs. Prospects for train builders in the UK have improved remarkably from the outlook five or 10 years ago. Alstom closed its Washwood Heath factory in...

Keolis has reported a 9.3 per cent increase in revenue in 2014 to €5.6 billion following several major contract wins. A €473 million boost in revenues has been backed up by a 15.4 per cent increase in EBITDA to €323...

Atkins has been awarded a four-year contract to provide Building Information Modelling (BIM) technical services for HS2. The appointment is part of a strategic approach being taken by HS2 to create a standard approach to the implementation of BIM Level 2...

Hanover’s public transport operator, Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe (Üstra), is finally set to put its new light rail fleet into service. On March 15, the first TW 3000 vehicle will go into passenger service on line 7 - 12 months after...

Addressing guests at the first Rail Exec Club event of the year, Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne spoke about his ambitions to bring forward the creation of the UK’s digital railway. To create the capacity and reliability Britain’s main line rail...

The first new Class 800 intercity train has arrived in the UK from Hitachi's Kasado works in Japan. Rail Minister Claire Perry attended a special ceremony at the Port of Southampton to welcome the first of 122 new electric and...

Train operators worked out early on just how useful social media could be as a tool for communicating with passengers. Only recently, I lost my wallet on a train. It’s a familiar nightmare scenario which this modern communication channel is helping to resolve. Social media provides an extra point of contact...