Rail Projects

France's Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) has lifted a suspension on operating Alstom Dualis tram-trains allowing the planned opening of a new system linking Nantes and Chateaubriand to go ahead. EPSF had withdrawn the vehicle's license following the derailment...

Two platforms that have been out of service for almost a year will be reopened in March as the second phase of London Bridge's massive redevelopment begins. Between March 28-30, platforms 14 and 15 will reopen for the first time...

MTR is to help design and commission the North Extension of Shenzhen Metro Longhua Line. MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) Limited, which operates the line, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Longhua New District Administration Commission to advise and...

Three of Crossrail's central London stations will reach capacity quicker than originally predicted, according to a new report. Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road and Farringdon are now expected to serve a quarter-of-a-million passengers a year by 2026 - 65 million...

A project to deliver £250 million worth of upgrades on the West Coast main line has begun. The Stafford Area Improvement Programme (SAIP) will involve the installation of new signalling equipment and the creation of a new freight loop around...

Bombardier has handed back the first of 40 Great Northern Class 365s undergoing a major overhaul. The unit, which carries passengers between London Kings Cross, Peterborough, Cambridge and King’s Lynn, has had new seat upholstery and flooring installed and features a...

Network Rail's Simon Kirby, the man leading some of Britain's biggest rail infrastructure projects, has been appointed by HS2 to manage construction of the £42 billion high-speed rail system. Kirby, whose project CV includes the King's Cross and Reading Station...

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has visited Crossrail's Tottenham Court Road station to see the progress being made on London's new £14.8 billion railway. The visit coincided with the project reaching the halfway point in its construction programme. Prime Minister David...

New trains delivered as part of the £5.8 billion Intercity Express Programme (IEP) will be fitted with Hitachi's own ETCS signalling system, the company has announced. Hitachi confirmed today (January 15) that its onboard solution had now been successfully certified...

Despite the additional work of clearing up after yet another winter flood-and-storm scenario, railway staff delivered an ambitious and record-breaking programme of upgrades across the network over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Engineers laid new track and ballast, platforms, lifts and footbridges as well as upgrading signalling and electrification equipment. At more than £100m, [...]