High Speed Rail

Advertisement feature European high-speed rail links mean you can explore a number of different countries in a short space of time. Rail vacations are becoming increasingly popular with holidaymakers and those wanting a short break. London is well-connected to all major...

Train operator Renfe and the Spanish government have said that the Albacete - Alicante high-speed line is to open on June 18, cutting journey times between Madrid and the Mediterranean coast by 50 minutes. The new line will connect to...

Tutor Perini, Zachry and Parsons have been awarded a $985 million contract to design and build the first stretch of California's new high-speed rail line. The joint venture was announced as the project's preferred bidder in April for the Madera-Fresno...

Speaking to Global Rail News at the 1520 International Rail Business Forum, President of Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin outlined the current status of two key projects: high-speed rail and the construction of a Russian gauge line through Slovakia...

Eurostar has revealed who will take over as chairman after confirming that Richard Brown is to leave the company to head the government's Franchise Advisory Panel. Clare Hollingsworth will take over at the end of June, having joined Eurostar as...

HS2 is proposing to add a tunnel beneath the M6 Bromford Viaduct to its Phase Two route map to avoid "major remodelling" of the road network around Birmingham. The West Midlands tunnel is the latest in a series of amendments...

The UK government has reviewed the proposed route of its HS2 high-speed rail network to allow a development, which is estimated to create 7,000 jobs in the East Midlands, to go ahead. Roxhill Developments Limited had planned to construct a...

Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a two-year contract extension worth $120 million to continue programme management for California's proposed 800-mile high-speed rail network. The project will eventually connect Los Angeles with San Francisco in less than three hours. The first phase of...

Legislation that will lay the groundwork for the construction of HS2 has been announced by the Queen during the State Opening of Parliament. Two draft bills, one that gives the government the legal power to buy the land needed and...

Eurostar has inked a deal with supermarket chain Waitrose to supply on-board refreshments to standard class passengers between London and mainland Europe. The new menu, which is available from today, includes British favourites like chicken tikka masala and a selection...