Rail News

The evening of 28 June was one of particularly heavy and prolonged downpours across Scotland and Northern England. Widespread travel chaos ensued, with the WCML blocked by flooding and landslides in Cumbria and the ECML blocked by two landslips in Northumberland. Scottish boulders Across western Scotland, torrential rain was falling on already saturated ground and [...]

The first-ever Siemens Avenio tram has been delivered to Munich. City officials caught their first glimpse of the first of eight new trams destined for Munich during an unveiling ceremony at Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft's (MVG's) depot last week. MVG ordered the new...

Harsco has been awarded a $100 million contract to build  fleet of maintenance vehicles from Swiss rail operator SBB for use in the Gotthard and Ceneri Base Tunnel. Due for delivery in 2015, Harsco has said it is to supply...

MTR has celebrated a major milestone in the construction of Hong Kong's West Island Line (WIL). Major structural works have been completed on three of the line's new stations; Sai Ying Pun Station, HKU Station and Kennedy Town Station. With the...

The identities of five companies invited to bid for the ScotRail franchise have been revealed by Transport Minister  Keith Brown. Arriva, Abellio, MTR, National Express and current holders FirstGroup are all in the running for the 10-year contract to operate...

A new seven-storey railway station that will be used by spectators and athletes attending the Sochi Winter Olympics has been officially opened by Vladimir Putin. The new station in Sochi's southern district of Adler covers an area of 30,000 square...

Hitachi has appointed Shepherd to construct its new rolling stock manufacturing site in Newton Aycliffe. The UK's Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, attended an event at the site today (November...

Eversholt Rail unveiled its class 321 demonstrator to the press at Wabtec's Doncaster plant on October 30. The train leasing company has installed 2 different passenger interiors, metro or suburban along with a new look first class with new leather...

The heads of SNCF and SBB have signed a letter of intent which will 'set the foundation' for the operation of new cross-border services between France and Switzerland in 2017. A joint venture will be established in Geneva by the...

The UK government has begun a new study which will look to increase the benefits of HS2 in Scotland and the north of England. The announcement follows yesterday's (October 31) vote in the House of Commons, approving funding for initial...