Rail News

Quito Metro has invited bids from manufacturers around the world as it looks to procure 18 new trains and auxiliary vehicles for a new mass transit system in the Ecuadorian capital. Train builders have until June 16 to respond to...

Serco has been awarded a 15-year franchise by Transport Scotland to operate the iconic Caledonian Sleeper service between London and Scotland. The franchise, which has been let separately to the ScotRail franchise, will include the introduction of four new trains...

Transport authority Centro has applied to the Secretary of State for the powers needed to extend the Midland Metro in Wolverhampton. Centro has submitted a Transport and Works Act Order Application to deliver an £18 million extension of the network...

The first of a fleet of 22 new light rail vehicles for a new tram system in Santos, Brazil, have arrived ready for testing. The first new low-floor vehicles, which have been built by Vossloh and Brazilian firm T’TRANS, will operate...

Crossrail and Network Rail have inched a new flyover into place in Stockley, marking an important milestone in the completion of the new railway's overground works. The structure will allow Crossrail and Heathrow Express trains to cross over the Great...

Wiener Linien, the body which operate's Vienna's public transport network, has awarded Siemens a contract to modernise the signalling system currently in use on the U4 metro line. Between 2016 and 2019, Siemens will commission five new interlockings and a...

Holland's main passenger rail operator has launched a new 'international' brand as it looks to restructure the business. From 2015, NS is hoping to have its high-speed and conventional network operations managed by the same body. To enable this separation, the...

MTR has lost its legal challenge against Sweden's state-owned operator after being blocked from selling tickets on its website. Sweden's competition authority (FCA) has said it is dropping its investigation into SJ. MTR is not able to sell tickets for its...

Russian Railways (RZD) is partnering with state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom to research the use of maglev technology for freight transport. The cooperation agreement includes the creation of a 3-kilometre test system in the port of Ust-Luga. President of RZD Vladimir Yakunin...

Kapsch CarrierCom has been awarded two more GSM-R projects in the Czech Republic covering around 300 kilometres of the country's rail network. The existing rail network will be extended and upgraded on the Kolín – Havlíčkův Brod – Křižanov – Brno main line and regional...