Rail News

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published procurement documents for the East Anglia route, officially launching the competition to find the new franchise operator. Pre-qualification for the Greater Anglia franchise is now open and successful bidders will be asked to...

Funding will be made available to restore Melbourne's 160-year-old Flinders Street station, Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews has announced. The Victorian government has said $100 million will be committed to repairing the station's "crumbling" exterior. Restoration work will begin this year. Flinders Street station...

The Astaldi Group has been awarded the main construction contract for the delayed Napoli-Afragola high-speed rail station in Italy. Architect Zaha Hadid revealed designs for the AV interchange more than 10 years ago but the project has yet to be...

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has received a federal grant to develop a new lineside safety system which will be able to automatically stop trains from entering worksites. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has provided a $5 million to fund...

Qatar Rail has relaunched the pre-qualification process for the first phase of its long-distance passenger and freight network. Phase 1 includes the "design and construction of a of an operational slab track railway using diesel rolling stock". The line will connect...

GB Railfreight has been awarded the contract to haul Caledonian Sleeper trains between Scotland and London for the next 15 years. Worth around £100 million to GB Railfreight (GBRf) over the course of the contract, the company will be responsible...

Czech Railways has signed a CZK 1.2 billion (€43.5 million) framework order for up to 11 new two-car RegioPanter electric multiple units (EMU). The framework contract is valid for a period of 48 months and the first two units will enter...

Eurostar has again seen increases in ticket revenue and passenger numbers as it prepares to launch its new train fleet later this year. Passenger numbers rose by 3 per cent to 10.4 million in 2014, with particularly strong growth in...

Australia's Victorian government has pledged $30 million for the first phase of a project to standardise freight lines in the north of the state. Premier Daniel Andrews said that $5 million would be made available in this financial year to...

A US $195 million loan has been agreed by the World Bank to support the construction of the Pap-Angren Railway Project in Uzbekistan. The 124-kilometre electrified railway includes a 19.2-kilometre rail tunnel through the Kamchik Pass in eastern Uzbekistan. The line will not only...