Rail News

Switzerland's SBB has become the latest infrastructure manager to join an industry initiative aiming to better understand energy usage across the European rail network. The Eress partnership, which also includes infrastructure managers from Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, is...

The state of Victoria has committed between $2 and $2.5 billion on new trains and signalling upgrades around Melbourne. Work will focus on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the southeast of the city. As well as a new modern...

First Capital Connect's (FCC) managing director, David Statham, and Network Rail's programme director track, Steve Featherstone, are to speak at this year's Rail Safety Summit. The annual event, which this year will be held at the Royal College of Physicians...

The European Union (EU) is to co-finance the roll out of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) along a section of high-speed railway in Italy. Around €4.5 million will be provided from the TEN-T Programme to help fund two projects designed...

The Moscow City Government has allocated land for the construction of two new metro stations as part of the Kozhukhovskaya Line. Stakhanovskaya and Nizhegorodskaya Ulitsa, which will each cover approximately 26,000 sq/m, are two of four new stations being built...

Amtrak services have returned to Denver Union Station for the first time since work began on a $800 million redevelopment of the historic building. The 19.10 California Zephyr to Chicago departed from Union Station on February 28 ahead of the...

A strong financial performance was backed with record-breaking passenger numbers for Eurostar in 2013. Sales revenue and profits rose by seven per cent and four per cent to £857 million and £54 million respectively in the past year. Passenger numbers also increased...

Network Rail has put an executive director in charge of each element of its Ten Point Plan. Safety experts believe this will increase impetus and secure the resources needed to make rapid progress with the wide ranging safety plan. The idea that railway safety is better than it used to be has been roundly condemned […]

Adif has issued the tender for a €641 million track systems contract for the high-speed line between Madrid and Galicia. The contract will cover a section of the line between Olmedo and Ourense, encompassing centralised traffic control, signalling and telecommunications...

HS2 would just be built later at a greater cost to the public if it was cancelled now, a new report has suggested. The HSR Industry Leaders Group, which was set up by rail interest group Greengauge 21, has published...