UK: The Global Centre of Rail Excellence launched a rail innovation competition in partnership with Innovate UK and the ...

EUROPE: Leasing company Beacon has signed a framework agreement for Siemens Mobility to supply Vectron Multi System electric ...

AFRICA: The governments of Angola and Zambia have signed concession agreements with Africa Finance Corp paving the way for ...

UK: Lower charges for passenger trains on the high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel and a halving of charges for ...

EUROPE: 'Competition in railways seems to trigger an increase in ridership and brings about significant benefits to society', ...

AUSTRALIA: John Holland has been awarded a A$322m contract to build a 1·3 km section of Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail ...

EUROPE: Alstom is to combine its DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, ...

INDIA: Alstom Transport India Ltd handed over the first of 52 six-car driverless Metropolis trainsets for the Delhi metro on ...

GERMANY: Saft is supplying lithium titanium oxide batteries for the hybrid fuel cell and battery traction system on seven ...

UK: Transport for London has awarded Dragados UK a contract to design and build passenger tunnels to link a new Northern Line ...

INNOTRANS: Nevomo and Captrain plan to test linear motor technology to automate wagon movements in an industrial terminal in ...

UK: Trains returned to Ashley Down for the first time in 60 years on September 28 when Great Western Railway began serving ...