Rail News

Milan’s new metro has been towed from Reggio Calabria on Italy’s south coast to Milan to undergo dynamic testing before it goes into service later this year. Operator Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) ordered 30 new metro trainsets in 2012 from AnsaldoBreda. The...

Constructing more Crossrail routes and a new orbital rail network are two of the solutions which have been put forward by Mayor of London Boris Johnson to solve the transport challenges facing the city. Launching the London Infrastructure Plan 2050, Johnson stressed the importance...

Spain's infrastructure manager ADIF has issued a €342 million tender for the maintenance and replacement of telecommunications equipment on major rail corridors throughout the country. The contract, which is split into two parts, covers all fixed telecommunications equipment and GSM-R...

The redevelopment of Birmingham's New Street station is expected to be complete by September 2015, Network Rail has announced. Earlier this month, Network Rail celebrated another milestone in the construction of New Street's new atrium roof, as the first ethylene tetrafluoroethylene...

Balfour Beatty has announced it is "terminating" discussions with Carillion over a potential £3 billion merger. In a statement, Balfour Beatty confirmed that it has decided not to continue with the talks after Carillion decided it would only consider a...

A Bombardier/EDI joint venture has renegotiated its maintenance contract with Transperth to cover 22 extra B-series electric multiple units. The five-and-a-half-year agreement is a variation on the joint venture's current contract to maintain the B-series trains it has manufactured for Transperth since...

TRTrans - a joint venture between Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) - has secured certification for its 2ES5 locomotive to operate in Russia. In 2011, Russian Railways (RZD) placed a €1 billion order for 200 electric locomotives to operate across Siberia and...

Balfour Beatty Rail has sold off its rail plant rental arm to Vp plc. Vp has acquired Balfour Beatty's small tools trackside plant and equipment (TP&E) business and assets for £5.5 million, including a five-year framework agreement to supply plant equipment...

One of the world's last-remaining double-decker tram systems has celebrated 110 years of service. The Hong Kong Tramway, which operates a fleet of 163 two-floor trams, opened on July 30, 1904. Throughout July, RATPDev Transdev Asia, the RATP/Veolia joint venture which...

Ulm's public transport operator Stadtwerke Ulm (SWU) has named Siemens as the winner of a €31 million contract to supply the trams for the city's new light rail line. SWU plans to procure 12 Avenio M trams to operate on the...