Rail News

Crossrail tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Victoria and Elizabeth are set to embark on the project's final drive to Farringdon which will complete 42 kilometres of new rail tunnel through the centre of London. Victoria, which is named after Queen Victoria,...

DSB has agreed a new 10-year traffic contract with the Danish government which includes plans to begin the procurement of new electric trains. In particular, the agreement will put more pressure on DSB to operate more punctual, reliable services. Regional...

Abellio and Hitachi have finalised a contract to supply a new fleet of electric trains during the next ScotRail franchise. Hitachi will build 70 new electric multiple units (EMUs) to operate on the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High line. The new fleet will...

Over the next few years, Network Rail is replacing the traditional signal box with 12 Rail Operating Centres (ROCs) and an advanced traffic management system which will make the railway safer, more efficient and easier to run. Six of the ROCs are brand new and that presents a number of...

If you’d stood in the doorway of Lower Mainwood Farm at Ringway a century ago, the view ahead would have been green and agricultural. Try the same today – not that I’d recommend it – and you’d probably be wiped out by a Boeing 747. Wrecking balls have long since razed...

The Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) and Finnish Railways (VR Group) were one of the first to adopt the GSM-R standard for track-to-train radio based voice communication. They rolled out a nationwide network relatively quickly and duly equipped the train cabs. The system has worked well but is now over 10...

The Norwegian National Rail Administration (Jernbaneverket) has awarded the second - and largest - construction contract for the Follo Line Project. An Acciona-led joint venture, which includes Italian firm Ghella, will lead the construction design of the line's 20-kilometre twin-tube...

Britain’s rail network is full. Well that’s what we’re often told. The justification for major rail projects, like HS2, is that it will free up paths on already crowded main lines. To meet the rise in predicted demand for rail travel in the coming decades, we need more capacity than...

First Group has announced plans for a new open access intercity rail service between London King's Cross and Edinburgh. The operator has submitted a track access rights application to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to run a new service...

A bill has been introduced to the US Senate seeking to extend the deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC) to 2020. Several senators have introduced legislation which would delay the requirement for all passenger railways to have PTC signalling by five...