Current rail links connect Sydney and Brisbane airports to their respective cities and a rail link is currently under construction in Perth.

As each rolling stock manufacturer works to finalise its bid ahead of the invitation to tender in spring 2018, we take a look at the companies' capability and capacity to build high-speed trains for one of Britain's most lucrative train contracts.

Great Western Railway (GWR) is to take over the operation of the Heathrow Express rail service later this year.

TfL Rail and Bombardier have launched operations at the new Elizabeth line depot at Old Oak Common.

Transport for London has confirmed that it plans to sell and lease back its new Elizabeth line fleet in order to raise the money needed to buy new Piccadilly line trains.

Electrification of the 22.5km route in the UK was expected to be completed in February, 2017, following a phased eight-month closure.

Hitachi has announced that work has begun on TransPennine Express' new fleet of intercity trains.

South African rail company Transnet has received the first new Traxx locomotive from Bombardier. The state-owned operator ordered 240 of the locomotives in March, 2014. The locomotives - of which the first is expected to enter service at the beginning of...

West Midlands Trains has finalised contracts worth £680 million with Bombardier and CAF for new trains.

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