High Speed Rail

The man behind the InterCity 125, Kenneth Grange, has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours List. Grange, 83, designed the interior layout and the nose cone exterior for Britain's first high-speed train. The InterCity 125 was introduced onto the network...

A new high-speed service has begun operating in Kazakhstan between the country's capital, Astana, and Aktobe. The new service, named Aktobe, is the first to link the west of the country with the capital. Travel times between the two cities has...

Eurotunnel has published its Network Statement - the network reference document for Channel Tunnel access conditions. The Network Statement sets out the access conditions for the Channel Tunnel in 2014 for railway operators, providing them with everything they need to...

Brazil's National Transportation Agency (ANTT) has opened bidding for the Rio - Sao Paulo high-speed rail line. The tender includes the operation and maintenance of the route for the next 40 years as well as the installation of soundproofing, electrification,...

Production has begun on a new batch of Sapsan high-speed trains which once complete will double Russia's current fleet. Valentin Gapanovich, senior vice president at Russian Railways, and Jochen Eickholt, chief executive officer (CEO) of Business Unit Rail Automation, Siemens,...

The government has sent a defiant message to campaign groups, announcing the appointment of a new director general to oversee the delivery of HS2. Opponents of the £34 billion project are at the High Court this week seeking to block...

A new 110mph service in Illinois has been launched, marking the first step in the creation of a high-speed network in the U.S. state. “This next generation rail system gives passengers a safer, more reliable way to travel across Illinois...

Eurostar has today celebrated 18 years of cross-channel rail with with a special ceremony at St Pancras International. The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, joined Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic to mark Eurostar's birthday. In 1994, the high-speed passenger...

Anti-austerity protests across Europe have caused disruption to Eurostar services. The 10.57 to Brussels has been cancelled and customers are being advised not to travel due to possible disruption throughout the day. Strikes are being held across the continent as part...

Affected homeowners along the first phase of HS2 route between London and the West Midlands will be offered a compensation package which will go 'significantly' beyond statutory requirements, the government has said. The Department for Transport (DfT) has pledged to...