Infrastructure
Take a tour of San Francisco’s new Chinatown underground station
Twelve stories below street level, workers have now begun installing a yellow waterproofing barrier to get the station ready for the project's December 2019 opening.
Rail Business
Newag secures €93m locomotive modernisation deal from PKP Cargo
PKP Cargo, the largest rail freight operator in Poland, has awarded Newag a contract to modernise 60Â SM48 series diesel locomotives.
Rail Business
MTR files competition complaint against SJ
Open access operator MTR Express has complained to the Swedish Competition Authority about SJ's refusal to allow MTR to sell its tickets through the SJ.se website.
Franchise News
British train operator FirstGroup rejects buyout bid
British rail operator FirstGroup has rejected a takeover bid from US equity firm Apollo Management.
Rail News
Caledonian Sleeper’s new Mark 5 carriages tested in UK for first time
Four Mark 5 carriages are currently out for testing on the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Arrochar & Tarbet.
Infrastructure
Australian PM announces $5bn for Melbourne Airport Rail Link
The rail link was first mooted in the 1960s and will run from Melbourne's central business district to the second busiest airport in Australia.
Rail Business
Government backing for extension of Montréal Metro
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced a multi-million dollar investment to develop plans to extend the blue line of the Montréal metro to Anjou.
Infrastructure
Victorian government reveals plans to extend Melbourne tram network
Premier Daniel Andrews said that the south-eastern suburbs of the state capital are growing and that a new tram link between the two areas will ease traffic on some of the busiest roads and get people home faster.
Light Rail
Agreement reached to build new tram lines in Brescia
A funding application is set to be submitted to the Italian transport ministry by December, 2018.
Rail Business
Takeover of Italo-NTV approved
The transaction was first reported in February, 2018, when Global Infrastructure Partners made a €1.9 billion bid for Italy's first privately-owned high-speed rail passenger transport operator.
Latest News
Labour pledges to renationalise rail: reaction
The Labour party has set out its plan for rail, ahead of this year’s general election, with pledges to...