High Speed Rail
Firms invited to tender for HS2 station construction contracts
HS2 has confirmed the bidders who have been invited to tender for its two London station construction contracts.
High Speed Rail
HS2 reveals station design teams
The teams of architects, designers and engineers who will design four stations for HS2 have been revealed.
Described by HS2 as the largest new station building programme in the UK since the Victorian age, it will see new stations built in Birmingham city...
Rail Business
Work begins at Rotterdam Centraal station in preparation for Eurostar services
Eurostar is poised to launch its new service from London to Amsterdam, via Rotterdam and Brussels, and has plans to extend rail services to Frankfurt, Cologne and Geneva too.
High Speed Rail
This is what a high-speed ‘Bullet’ train station could look like in Dallas, Texas
New renderings have shown how a high-speed "Bullet" train station could change the landscape in the city of Dallas, Texas, the United States.
Rail Business
Northern’s new class EMU unveiled at Zaragoza
The first class 331 EMU built by Spanish train manufacturer CAF has been showcased at the company’s Zaragoza plant.
Rail Business
Union Pacific begins construction of €442m Brazos Yard
In total the freight operator is investing around €442 million in the 'Brazos Yard' - the largest facility capital investment in the company's 155-year history.
Rail Business
Maryborough-Ararat line re-opens in Australia
Driver training on the 87km railway line from Maryborough to Ararat has been launched following the line's re-opening in Victoria, Australia.
Rail News
Future plans for railways in the Scottish Highlands
Transport Scotland’s Bill Reeve cannot think of a more exciting time for the railways of the Highlands. His comment was part of his presentation to the annual HITRANS Rail Stakeholder Conference held at Inverness on 29th January.
High Speed Rail
HS2 launches £1.5bn track and overhead catenary contract
HS2 is set to launch the search for a contractor to deliver the high-speed line's track and overhead catenary systems, a package which is valued at around £1.5 billion.
Rail Business
‘Recommended developer’ chosen for €1.57bn Los Angeles International airport rail project
A consortium led by ACS Group/Hochtief has been chosen as the 'recommended developer' for a €1.57 billion public-private partnership rail project at Los Angeles International airport.
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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary
South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their...