Rail News

Thales has signed a new contract with RATP to install its CCTV solution on 1,000 additional buses and trams throughout Paris. This latest contract, which has been co-financed by the city's regional transport authority, STIF, builds on the 4,000 vehicles...

Sections of the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines on the Uxbridge branch are to be closed for 23 days for a major track renewal programme. London Underground (LU) is to replace 6 kilometres of track, points and drainage along the route...

Work is underway to modify a depot at Willesden Junction to accommodate London Overground's new five-car trains. As well as the depot remodelling, additional sidings are being created at Wembley for the longer trains, which are being introduced as part...

The Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) has approved the Alstom Régiolis to begin commercial operation in the French regions. Close to 200 Régiolis trains have been ordered by 12 regions so far. Alstom had expected to complete the certification phase in...

Victoria's Coalition Government has ordered an extra VLocity train from Bombardier on top of an existing order with the rolling stock manufacturer. An extra $17 million three-car train will built in addition to the 40 new carriages being built for...

A milestone in the transformation of rail services along one of the UK’s most iconic rail routes has been reached today with the release of the invitation to tender (ITT) for the East Coast franchise. The ITT will ask bidders...

New York transport authority MTA is to press ahead with plans to install video cameras on its trains following the fatal December 1 Metro-North derailment. Following a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board, MTA is looking to procure interior...

Dutch operator NS is to begin a major overhaul of its double-deck Verlengd InterRegio Matrieel (VIRM) trains this summer. The project will be delivered by NS subsidiary NedTrain from July this year, with the first of the refurbished electrical-multiple units...

Long serving rail chief, Richard Brown, now at the DfT, tells a story which typifies all that was best about the controversial privatisation of Britain’s railways. Writes Colin Garrett The erstwhile managing director of Midland Mainline was ushered into a top level meeting with the new owners of the franchise, the National Express Group. Brown, […]

Amtrak boss Joe Boardman has pleaded with the US government to increase rail spending next year or risk major infrastructure failures. The operator is seeking a 16 per cent increase in its capital and operational budget in 2015 to ensure...