Light Rail
CAF trams to run on Mauritius Metro
CAF will build 18 bi-directional trams for the 26km light rail system. They will be 100 per cent low-floor comprising of seven modules each.Â
Infrastructure
US transport secretary concerned that railroads won’t meet PTC deadline
The United States' transport secretary has urged railroads to "greatly accelerate their efforts" to meet the forthcoming deadline for implementing positive train control.
Rail News
New platforms open at London Bridge station as historic redevelopment nears completion
The final section of London Bridge station's new concourse and its final five platforms have opened for the first time after ten days of Christmas engineering work.
Rail Business
Italian freight operator Mercitalia Rail orders 40 Bombardier locomotives
Italian freight operator Mercitalia Rail has signed a contract for 40 Bombardier Traxx DC3 locomotives - the first customer for Bombardier's new product.
Rail Business
First rail maintenance vehicles handed over for Gotthard Base Tunnel
Harsco Rail Europe has handed over the first maintenance vehicles to Swiss national operator SBB for use in the Gotthard Base Tunnel -  the world’s longest railway tunnel.
Rail Business
Amtrak awards development contract for USA’s 8th busiest station
Penn Station Partners (PSP) has been awarded a contract to negotiate a development deal for Baltimore Penn station - and surrounding Amtrak properties - in the United States.
The Baltimore-based team is comprised of a number of companies with global...
People
This is what London’s Tube map will look like in December 2018
Transport for London has released a new Tube map to mark the one-year countdown to the launch of the Elizabeth line.
In December, 2018, one of the most significant changes to the look of the London Underground's map in recent decades...
Infrastructure
Elizabeth line set to boost UK economy by €47bn
The one year countdown to the launch of TfL's new line has begun, with services set to launch in December, 2018.
Infrastructure
Victorian Government issues Metro Tunnel’s €3.8bn tunnels and stations package
The final contract for the Metro Tunnel project - the biggest public transport project in Victoria's history - has been awarded in Australia.
Latest News
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...