SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways trains are using electricity entirely from renewable sources from January 1.

JAPAN: Central Japan Railway has developed a device that allows the shape of wheels to be measured while trains are passing ...

Financial support from Brussels is lending much-needed momentum to a long-running programme of route modernisation on the key ...

Two major suburban rail projects are well into the phase of delivery in the state of Mexico, which borders Mexico City. But ...

Early operator engagement is essential to ensure the success of rail projects, particularly those that are highly complex in ...

BRAZIL: The Ministry of Transport has issued a directive to Infra SA to accelerate the licensing process for strategic rail ...

NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a €41m Dutch scheme to promote the shift of ...

EUROPE: A new EuroCity Direct cross-border inter-city service connecting Brussels and Amsterdam was launched with the ...

UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric ...

USA: Automatic train operation has resumed on the Washington DC metro after a 15 year gap. ATO was installed when the metro ...

UK: The first of the 46 custom-designed Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is supplying to replace the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet ...

BRAZIL: The federal government has established a working party to review options for rehabilitation of the Malha Sul network ...