Rail News

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Fillie has broken through at Farnworth Tunnel, completing a tunnelling drive at the centre of the North West electrification project. Network Rail and contractor J. Murphy & Sons are enlarging one of the 19th century bores to...

Virgin Trains East Coast has announced a £16 million contract with MTU to refurbish the diesel engines in all 35 of its HST fleet. The refurbishment is a stop-gap measure ahead of the introduction of the Hitachi-built IEP fleet in...

The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, attended the formal opening of the Ayacucho tram line in Medellin. At a ceremony on October 20, the line was officially launched. Although, it has been operating a trial service since October 15. The 4.3-kilometre...

Chiltern Railways and Network Rail have formally launched the start of service on a new rail link between Oxford and London Marylebone. The £320 million project included the construction of a new spur line connecting the Bicester Town to Oxford...

Trains will begin revenue service on Los Angeles' Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from March 5 next year, it has been announced. Testing is now in full swing along the route, which will extend the Metro Gold Line from the current...

Israel is becoming the latest country to electrify its rail network and replace diesel locomotives with electric ones. As part of this programme, a contract for 62 TRAXX AC locomotives has been placed by Israel Railways with Bombardier Transportation, with...

The project to extend underground line U5 to connect with U55 in Berlin is now a step closer with the completion of the tunnelling phase of the project. The 74-metre long tunnelling machine named “Bärlinde" has completed its second path...

An extensive period of testing has started through the newly completed Gotthard Base Tunnel - the world's longest railway tunnel. Testing began on October 1 following approval from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport and will continue until the end...

The Scottish Government has awarded a £170 million contract to BAM to upgrade the railway between Aberdeen and Inverness. Phase one, which will be completed in 2019, includes double-tracking 25-kilometre section between Aberdeen and Inverurie, a new station at Forres and...

Casa Transport has called on Alstom to supply 50 more Citadis trams to operate services on an extension to its light rail network. Due to open in late 2018, the 22-kilometre extension will capitalise on the popularity of Casablanca's modern...