As well as expanding services domestically and putting more high speed trains in service, South Korea’s national operator is working on securing more contracts internationally. Kim Taeseung, newly ...

EUROPE: The proposed EU passenger rights package aims to simplify rail travel, but campaign group Transport & Environment has warned that the changes ‘barely make any improvement’ for longer ...

JAPAN: West Japan Railway has unveiled its latest diesel locomotive design intended to power maintenance trains and undertake shunting operations, as well as supporting the railway’s tourist train ...

Having opened its first light rail line in 1978, the city of Edmonton is now working on the development of its Valley Line, and extensions to both older routes, focusing on streetscaping and better ...

GERMANY: An order is to be signed for a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply trains for the Berlin S-Bahn’s Stadtbahn and North-South routes, after Alstom dropped a challenge to the ...

INTERNATIONAL: No fewer than 13 teams from six countries around the world participated in the 15th annual Railway Challenge competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway ...

SWEDEN: Škoda Group has been selected to supply trams for the tramway which is being developed in the university city of Uppsala. The contract announced on June 30 includes a firm order for an initial ...

HUNGARY: Newly appointed Minister of Transport & Investment Dávid Vitézy signed a document on July 25 approving restoration of passenger services on two regional lines where trains had been suspended ...

Ontario’s Northlander passenger train is returning after a 14-year absence. An overnight service is set to start running later this year, following the purchase of three trainsets and strategic ...

MEXICO: Hitachi Rail has signed a €168m contract to supply railway systems for the 396 km passenger rail corridor linking Saltillo with Nuevo Laredo on the US border. As part of the Mexican government ...

DENMARK: The Ministry of Urban & Rural Affairs & Transport has reached an agreement to ensure the continued provision of regional passenger train services which are currently operated under contract ...

USA: Seattle area operator Sound Transit has begun putting into service 11 double-deck coaches supplied by Alstom for its Sounder commuter rail services. ‘From creature comforts to improved visibility ...