Iran's freight wagons arrive in Turkmenistan

Director-General of Iran's North East Railway Line 2 based in Gorgan Mohsen Etemad said on Sunday that the Iranian freight wagons arrived through Incheboron to Turkmenistan railway for the first time.

Etihad Rail begins wildlife relocation in Misanad

The railway signed a wildlife preservation agreement in Fujairah on March 3.

RCG and LogServ extend wagon collaboration

Rail Cargo Group and LogServ have agreed to extend their joint use of dispatch wagons for five more years. The extended agreement was signed in late January and will be in place from April 1. It follows an already successful 5-year period of cooperation between the companies.

Net-zero rail mobility by 2050: three lessons from the IRS

During the International Railway Summit’s ‘Achieving net-zero mobility by 2050’ panel, industry experts discussed how rail will play a pivotal role in the transition to net-zero emissions. Here are three lessons we learnt from the event.

Turkey receives the last of Siemens’ high-speed trains

Turkey has taken delivery of the last high-speed train manufactured by Siemens for Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in the capital city of Ankara.

UK rail organisation calls for update on proposed network upgrades

The UK Railway Industry Association (RIA) has expressed its concern over the lack of a government update on the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) after waiting a year and 111 days.

Next phase of Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail network approved

The next phase of the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail network has received Royal Assent, which will introduce the new high-speed railway to the north.

Canberra light rail extension gets environmental green light

AUSTRALIA’s federal government has given an extension to Canberra’s light rail system the environmental green light, paving the way for the project to go out to tender with work likely to start later this year.

French government supports hydrogen train project

14 hydrogen trains currently under construction for the French regions.

Non-cranable trailers also on train from Port of Rotterdam

It is now possible to load non-cranable trailers on the train from the port of Rotterdam. This is thanks to the VEGA-VTG plates, which are available at the C.RO Ports terminal in the Botlek. This vertical loading technology lifts non-cranable trailers on the train between the United Kingdom and the Polish city Rzepin.