Rail News

The Crown Prince of Dubai was on hand to mark the opening of the first section of Dubai's new tram network earlier this week. Dubai’s tram system will be the first in the world to run exclusively on a ground-level...

The last of Nottingham's new Citadis trams has arrived in the city from Alstom's factory in Barcelona. Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has now taken delivery of all 22 light rail vehicles from Alstom. Five of the new Citadis trams are already...

Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic has said the Channel Tunnel operator is to order seven more e320 trains. A grand unveiling of the first of 10 new e320 high-speed trains was held at London St Pancras today - an event...

Hitachi has presented the first pre-series train it is building for the UK's Intercity Express Programme (IEP) at its Kasado factory in Japan. Hitachi is currently manufacturing three test trains for IEP which are set to arrive in the UK...

When you have the scope of just the word design, it could be rolling stock, a new station building or even a whole project, what would you choose? Our editors put their heads together and came up with this list. Which...

The Secretary of State for Transport has approved the extension of London Underground's Northern line to Battersea. Having been given the green light, work will now start on the new line, which will link Battersea with Kennington via Nine Elms,...

Metro systems worldwide are in desperate need of extra capacity. Building new lines is the most obvious solution and in Singapore new routes are being constructed as you read this very article. But how do you squeeze additional capacity...

China's Hubei province has signed a letter of intent with Keolis for the operation of a new high-speed commuter rail network connecting Wuhan with eight satellite cities. Keolis, a subsidiary of France's national rail carrier SNCF, will operate the six-line...

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is celebrating after starting work early on the Metrolink Second City Crossing tram project. The new line, which will provide a new city centre link connecting St Peter’s Square, Exchange Square and Victoria station, will further...

The European Union has issued a statement reaffirming its support for a new high-speed transalpine railway linking Lyon and Turin following fresh criticism from MEPs. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, European coordinator for the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor, said "this project is one of the...