Rail Projects

China has announced a further 250 billion yuan (€36 billion) investment in its rail infrastructure, approving six new high-speed rail and metro projects. The National Development and Reform Commission has confirmed plans to construct a number of new high-speed lines,...

Luxtram has named CAF as the preferred bidder for an €83 million contract to supply the trams for Luxembourg 's first modern light rail network. Luxtram, which is leading the design and construction of the new line in the city of...

Take a good look. These may be the last photos you’ll see of Birmingham New Street’s £600 million redevelopment before the grand unveiling to passengers in September. New Street station was only designed to cope with around 40,000 to 60,000 passengers a day. Currently the station receives an average of...

HS2 is a people project with added technology, that's the view of the project's technical director Andrew McNaughton. HS2 will reduce journey times, it will relieve pressure from the West Coast Main Line - one of Europe's busiest mixed-use rail...

Hogging the limelight is something Crossrail is very good at. And so it should be: successfully threading a new railway through the capital’s subterranean clutter – to a few millimetres’ tolerance and without mishap – is outstanding by any measure. It’s a feat the industry should be shouting about, loudly...

Much has been written to explain the operation and benefits of Communications Based Train Control (CBTC). By default, such technology has become associated with modern metro operations around the world. Lines that employ CBTC enjoy a significant increase in train running capacity as well as achieving automatic train operation (ATO), automatic...

Three consortia have prequalified to bid to design and construct the Forrestfield-Airport Link in Perth. The 8.5-kilometre Forrestfield-Airport Link will branch off the Midland Line at Bayswater Junction, connecting the airport with Perth’s commuter rail network. The majority of the route...

The Thameslink programme is going well. A complex project to upgrade the existing route through the centre of London while also adding new London Bridge, which is currently destinations, disruption was always bound to occur but, by 2018, it will be complete and a staggering 24 trains per hour each...

It must have been a great sense of relief for everyone when Network Rail announced on Friday 13 March, three weeks earlier than the expected date, that the line between Leamington Spa and Banbury was now open and safe for trains to run. This was less than six weeks after...

SunRail has received a federal grant to deliver phase two of the Central Florida passenger rail network south to Osceola County. The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced that it has reached an agreement...