Railway

Hitachi trainsets for Hull Trains under construction

UK: The first bodyshell for the fleet of five Hitachi AT۳۰۰ electro-diesel trainsets ordered by open access operator…

KiwiRail records surplus, despite earthquake effects

NEW Zealand’s national railway KiwiRail has announced an operating surplus of $NZ ۴۹m ($US ۳۲.۶m) for the ۲۰۱۷-۱۸…

Russian PM signs Northern Latitudinal Railway decree

RUSSIAN prime minister Mr Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on August ۱۵ to conclude a concession agreement to build the…

Norway reveals NKr ۳bn plan to boost mobile coverage on trains

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has submitted a plan for improved mobile phone coverage to the Ministry of Transport and…

Eifel-Bördebahn contract awarded

Local transport authority NVR has awarded incumbent and sole bidder Rurtalbahn GmbH a contract to continue to operate…

East Japan Railway studies driverless operation

East Japan Railway Co has set up a team to develop plans for driverless operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper…

Brazil&#۰۳۹;s North-South Railway set for November auction

BRAZIL’s federal government has decided to implement all of the recommendations made by the Court of Auditors of the…

Sydney metro high-speed testing underway

HIGH-SPEED testing of Alstom Metropolis trains has begun on the first phase of the Sydney metro network, with trains…

First phase of San Francisco Transbay Center opens

THE first phase of San Francisco’s $US ۲.۲۶bn Transbay Salesforce Transit Center, which will connect the Californian…

Wales & Borders train and tram-train contract signed

THE KeolisAmey joint venture, which won a ۱۵-year contract in May to operate the Wales & Borders franchise and develop…