UK announces a comprehensive rail reform
The UK has unveiled the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail to reform country’s railways and launch a new era for passengers, […]
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GB Railfreight and Belmond extend hauling contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has reached an agreement with Belmond to extend its existing contract to haul Belmond Royal Scotsman luxury […]
VR FleetCare to introduce train automated detection device
The Finnish rolling stock maintenance company VR FleetCare will deploy in June the Train Scanner, a device designed to automatically […]
Autonomous test train enters operation in France
SNCF and a partnership of Alstom, Bosch, Spirops, Thales and the Railenium Technology Research Institute, has launched the test operation […]
Certification tests begin for France-Germany cross-border train
The first pre-production of Coradia Polyvalent cross-border train has left the Alstom Reichshoffen site on 12 May for the DB […]
Angel Trains enters Scottish hydrogen train partnership
Angel Trains joined the consortium working on the Scottish hydrogen train project to deliver Scotland’s the first hydrogen powered train […]
Metronet Lakelands station design unveiled
The first design of the new Lakelands station of Perth’s Metronet has been presented providing the initial look and feel […]
Two bidders for Tren Maya fleet
Mexico’s National Fund for Tourism Development (Fonatur) has received two bids for rolling stock tender for the Tren Maya project. […]
Victoria to acquire additional X’Trapolis trains
The Government of Victoria will provide AUD 986 million (USD 764.25 million) for the manufacturing 25 X’Trapolis 2.0 trains and […]
Masats to seliver door systems for Catalonia’s new trains
Stadler Rail awarded Masats a contract for the supply of train doors for 15 four-car trains which will be delivered […]