Rail News

Eurotunnel experienced growth in both its passenger and freight operations in the first half of 2014. The biggest increase was experienced within Eurotunnel's rail freight subsidiary, Europorte, which saw a 15 per cent rise in the number of freight trains...

Hitachi has released details of new suburbs and metro train models that it hopes to sell to the UK and European market. Mockups of the AT100 and AT200 were unveiled at a special event in London on July 21. The trains...

Freightliner is to move its operation at Wilton to Teesport, claiming that the site 'can no longer compete effectively'. More than £3 million will be invested in a new open access rail terminal at Teesport by owners PD Ports, creating...

DB Schenker is to invest €230 million retrofitting its entire fleet with new 'silent' brake blocks. By the end of the year, 200 upgraded trains will be in service across Germany. DB aims to complete the overhaul of the entire...

Birmingham is to become the home of HS2's new construction headquarters. The facility will employ up to 1,500 people, with the first phase set to open in 2015 - two years before the project's target start date. Although some employees will...

Tram services have begun in the Gold Coast, marking the completion of the $1.2 billion light rail project. Passengers were able to ride the G:link for free on July 20 to celebrate the opening of the tram network following two years of...

The victims and family members of those who are either injured or killed in railway accidents could receive double the amount of compensation under new regulations passed by the Spanish government. The law change is one of several reforms that...

Canadian Pacific (CP) has celebrated the "strongest financial results in company’s history" after recording a 47 per cent year-on-year increase in net income. Operating income rose by 40 per cent to $587 million, while net income increased from $252 million in...

The universal column – the UC – has a lot going for it. It’s sturdy and predictable. Writes Grahame Taylor With equal sides it doesn’t have the awkward detailing arrangements as its (generally) smaller cousin the joist, nor of its (generally) larger relative the rolled universal beam. The flanges have parallel sides so there are […]

The Ayacucho LRV project has received its first tram following a 9,000-kilometre journey from Strasbourg to Medellín, Colombia. Alstom and NTL have delivered the first of 12 Translohr STE5 light rail vehicles. The 4.3-kilometre Ayacucho system, which is set to open in mid-2015,...