Rail News
Thameslink bids farewell to final Class 319s
Thameslink have retired the last of the operating Class 319s almost 30 years after they first entered service.
On August 27, units 319217 and 319435 were coupled together as an eight-carriage service to make a final southbound journey, leaving Bedford at 15:06...
Rail Business
New Zealand trains find new lease of life in Mozambique
A fleet of trains that were originally built for British Rail in the early 1970s are getting a new lease of life in Africa.
Infrastructure
First fruits of Rail Baltica in Estonia
Estonia is celebrating the launch of a new tram line which will support the proposed Trans-European railway Rail Baltica.
Infrastructure
Sydney Light Rail tunnel a step closer to completion
A piece of major engineering work on Sydney's CBD and South East Light Rail line has reached a milestone moment.
Infrastructure
SMART train service launches in San Francisco
Nippon Sharyo has manufactured the line's rolling stock, which are diesel multiple units.Â
Rail News
Amtrak launches new Siemens Charger train
Described by Siemens as "the cleanest in the nation," the Chargers are being built at its rolling stock manufacturing plant in Sacramento, California.
Infrastructure
Breakthrough for Norway’s new Ulriken railway tunnel
The tunnel boring machine Ulrikke has broken through the final section of rock in the Ulriken mountain, Bergen, in a milestone moment for the new Ulriken tunnel.Â
HS2
HS2 launches procurement competition for London station works
HS2 has begun its search to find construction partners to deliver the redevelopment of London Euston station and build a brand new interchange at Old Oak Common.
HS2 said the redevelopment of the two sites will "unlock 79,000 jobs and...
Rail News
Whitechapel – An Overground station going Underground
The clock is ticking as the biggest, and one of the most complex, railway engineering projects in Europe moves into its final stages. Eventually, even the name will change, from the project title of Crossrail into the operational route’s Elizabeth line. As the line’s new stations continue to emerge from below the ground, there is […]
Infrastructure
Tracklaying for East West Corridor completed
MTR has completed tracklaying along the 11-kilometre Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) rail project.
The milestone marks the competion of tracklaying on the East West Corridor and keeps the line on course to open...
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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...