Railway

Sweden to fund international night trains

SWEDEN: Overnight trains connecting Sweden with several international European destinations are to be introduced as…

Track upgrading underway in Uruguay

URUGUAY: Track renewal works on the Tres Arboles – Salto Grande line have reached Paysandú. Comsa is working on the…

Progress Rail to repower GB Railfreight locomotives

UK: GB Railfreight has awarded Progress Rail a contract to repower ۱۶ serviceable, stored or non-running Class ۵۶…

Elbe-Spree EMU order confirmed

GERMANY: Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn has placed a €۳۰۰m order for Siemens Mobility to supply ۲۱ six-car and two four-car…

ProRail and Arriva launch automation trials

NETHERLANDS: ProRail, Arriva and Stadler have started a week-long trial of automatic train operation on the Groningen…

Bielefeld – Hannover high speed line proposed

GERMANY: Commissioner for Rail and Parliamentary Secretary of State for Transport & Digital Infrastructure Enak…

Algorithm could cut high speed rail energy use

CHINA: Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s Suzhou campus have developed an algorithm intended to…

Tehran-Hamedan Passenger Rail Service Launched

passenger rail service connecting the capital city Tehran to Hamedan started on Wednesday.

Melbourne airport rail link accord

AUSTRALIA: Development of the long-planned rail link to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport is set to move forward…

DB unveils details of ECx Talgos

GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has announced further details of the ۲۳ push-pull trains that it ordered from Talgo for €۵۵۰m…