Rail News

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...

Contractors have been celebrating the first breakthrough on the Ceneri Base Tunnel project - 13 months ahead of schedule. The tunnelling milestone occurred 400 metres from the south portal of Vezia in the west tunnel on March 17. Around 1.5 kilometres...

Signalling Solutions Limited (SSL), the Alstom/Balfour Beatty joint venture, has been awarded a €54 million contract to signal the north-eastern section of Crossrail. SSL will supply and install the signalling system on the existing Network Rail infrastructure from Pudding Mill Lane...

First Group has been awarded a one-year extension to continue operating the TransPennine Express franchise. First will retain the franchise until April 2016 under the direct award, which includes a number of commitments to improve services along the route. The Department...

How do you drill a rail tunnel through lava? That is one of the questions facing the construction of a new metro system in Saudi Arabia's fourth-largest city, Madinah. In 2020, Madinah hopes to commission a new three-line metro network and...

South African rail operator Transnet has completed construction of 95 Class 20E electric locomotives in partnership with China's CSR. President Jacob Zuma was at Transnet's factory in Koedoespoort, Pretoria, to celebrate the completion of the final unit. In 2012, Transnet signed a...