Rail News

Centro's metro programme director has said a decision will be made later this year as to whether or not the authority will exercise an option for additional Urbos 3 trams. On September 5, the first of 21 new magenta light...

Jernbaneverket has appointed engineering consultancy Rejlers to support a major expansion of Norway's main line rail network. The Norwegian government is investing NOK 130 billion over the next 10 years developing intercity routes between Oslo and the cities and towns of Halden,Tønsberg,...

Regulated rail fares in England could increase by an average of 3.5 per cent following the publication of July's inflation figures. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) was measured at 2.5 per cent in July, according to the Office for National...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a shortlist of bidders for the TransPennine Express franchise and Northern franchise competitions. Shortlisted operators have until December to develop their bids before the formal Invitation to Tender is published. The shortlist includes: Northern Abellio Northern...

London Underground (LU) has invited expressions of interest to supply new Tube trains for the Jubilee and Northern lines. A formal Invitation to Tender should be issued in early 2015 for up to 18 metro trains for the Jubilee line...

The coming of the railways in the 19th century revolutionised military planning. The First World War saw the railways put to use as a major weapon of war. For the first time it became possible to mobilise millions of men and keep them supplied hundreds of miles from home. Colin Garratt reports World War One […]

The consortium building São Paulo's Line 6 metro has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsui a contract to design and install the line's driverless operating system. MHI and Mitsui, in partnership with local contractors, will deliver the automation system on behalf...

On-street testing has begun in Atlanta ahead of the launch of the city's new light rail system later this year. Siemens-built S70 trams will began a programme of dynamic testing on the 4.4-kilometre route on August 15. During testing, the LRVs...

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has returned to black in the first half of 2014 thanks largely to a €125 million compensation payment from AnsaldoBreda. NS has turned a €76 million loss in 2013 into a €133 million net profit in the...

The European Union has set aside  €21.5 million to improve cross-border rail services in Ireland. The majority of the money, €15.2 million, will fund a substantial upgrade of the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise fleet - a programme that will involve a mechanical overhaul, new...