Rail News

The United Kingdom rail network is being used by unprecedented numbers of trains and the demand for more passenger and freight services continues to rise, particularly on arterial routes such as the East Coast main line. Writes Peter Stanton That growth has led to considerations about how to better use the existing infrastructure and, to […]

Here’s a big question: what’s the point of public transport? If you serve punters at the Tan Hill Inn (Britain’s highest pub) or kick a ball in the Premier League, you probably can’t see one. But sidestepping broader social issues, the population’s remaining 99.999% must surely just aspire to get from A to B in the quickest […]

Brazil's president, Dilma Rouseff, has visited the country's Bahia state to officially open the Salvador's new metro system. Operator Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias (CCR) is running a limited service on the first 7-kilometre section of the network during the World Cup,...

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have indicated that they may make a joint bid for Alstom's energy business. MHI has become the third company to show an interest in the French engineering conglomerate after GE initially made a €12.4 billion approach. MHI...

Chesapeake, Virginia, is looking to try and finance a study into a proposed extension of the Tide Light Rail system to Greenbrier. The project is one of a several planned extensions of the system which operates in Norfolk within the...

ADIF has successfully completed ERTMS Level 2 trials on the high-speed route between Albacete-Alicante. The line will become the first in Spain to utilise the modern signalling system now that it has received approval to be rolled out across the entire...

Alstom has released details of its latest long-distance train innovation, the Coradia Liner V200. Revealing the V200 during the European Mobility Exhibition for Public Transport, Alstom said its new design would "renew the pleasure" of travelling on Europe's main line rail...

STIF and RATP are to spend €256 million automating line 14 of the Paris Metro by 2020. The first automated services are expected to operate on the 12.1-kilometre route within the next six years. Syndicat Transport Ile de France (STIF), the...

Colas Rail has signalled its commitment to "develop and grow" its UK freight business with the procurement of 10 Class 60 locomotives from DB Schenker. The new locomotives, which will start going into commercial operation from this month, will be...

Ministers have begun the bidding for the new Transpennine and Northern rail franchises. The Department for Transport (DfT) has published an OJEU notice for both franchises, which are set to begin in February 2016, seeking expressions of interest from operators looking...