Sectors

TfL to invest £8.1bn for road and rail network improvements

Part of the investment will be used to purchase new trains to replace the aging Piccadilly line fleet.

Alstom and Kazakhstan partner to boost local rolling stock production

EBRD offers funding to help Kyrgyz Railways address climate risk

India’s TCS to develop Rail Data Marketplace for UK

Transdev wins contract for RheinRuhrBahn network in Germany

Dev Co secures contract for Scarborough Subway Extension in Canada

Stadler wins contract for FLIRT trains in Finland

Canada’s Calgary unveils mock-up of new Green Line light rail vehicle

High Speed Railways

Sir Jonathan Thompson named HS2 Ltd Chair

Alstom receives locomotive contract from RegioJet

New report says HS2 Ltd got its nature figures wrong

Passenger Rail

New Hitachi train complete first test run on West Coast Main Line

RanjithKumar Dharma

Sir Jonathan Thompson named HS2 Ltd Chair

Pune city metro in India secures €150m EIB loan

Rail Infrastructure

South Africa’s Transnet to trim freight rail network by 35%

Sir Jonathan Thompson named HS2 Ltd Chair

The 10 most expensive rail construction projects in 2022

Operations

Is Qatar ready for kick-off? Future Rail 99 out now!

Patriot Rail to expand short line operations with DSRR purchase

Huawei rolls out new solution for rail digitalisation

Rolling Stock

Who owns the trains? ROSCOs and repatriated profits

Alejandro Gonzalez

Southeastern’s high-speed Javelin trains set for £27m upgrades

UK’s Northern to equip trains with LIDAR scanning technology

Trams & Metros

The 10 most expensive rail construction projects in 2022

Two new metro lines launched in Mumbai, India

Bangladesh opens first metro rail service with Japanese aid

Technology

London Waterloo trialling AI sign language screens

Israel Railways buys Rail Vision AI-based systems to boost train safety

ČD-Telematika taps Alstom for ETCS Level 2 supply