EUROPE: Supply industry association UNIFE has called for the EU budget to include a dedicated €3bn rail research programme as ...

UK: Testing is underway with what is thought to be the first installation of European Train Control System equipment on an ...

UK: Voltage controlled clearance technology has been used to avoid the need to rebuild seven bridges and four signal gantries ...

FRANCE: Stadler has signed a contract to supply eight customised diesel-battery hybrid multiple-units for the narrow gauge ...

INDIA: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has inspected the first of the 9 000 hp EF-9K electric freight locomotives being ...

Île-de-France tram-train line T14 has been launched, taking over the 9·9 km Esbly – Crécy-la-Chapelle suburban rail branch to ...

UK: South Lanarkshire's second Rail Skills Academy has been launched to equip 11 young people with the skills and experience ...

UITP Secretary General Mohamed Mezghani looks ahead to the 2025 edition of the UITP Summit in Hamburg, Germany (15-18 June ...

INDIA: The new Pamban railway bridge in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district was inaugurated when Prime Minister Narendra Modi operated the vertical lift span to facilitate the passage of a naval ...

INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could ...

POLAND: A consortium led by Porr has been awarded the 1·76bn złoty contract to build the high speed rail tunnel under Łódź as part of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny programme.

Czech turnout manufacturer DT-Výhybkárna a Strojírna will complete a major contract to supply permanent way specialist ...