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Track replacement work near Waterloo East station, London

18.08.2026

What the London Charing Cross Closure Delivered

VR double-decker InterCity train at Helsinki Central station in Finland

14.08.2026

Passenger Gives Birth Aboard Finnish Train, Ambulance Waiting at Next Stop

ARTC will deploy 250+ workers across 43 sites on the Hunter Valley and North Coast, with bridge, signal, track and defect work set for 22–24 August.

14.08.2026

ARTC Targets Rail Delays in 43-Site Blitz After 10 Speed Restrictions Lifted

Silent wagons

29.10.2020

Silent wagons age begins on Beijing Shanghai high-speed train

Silent wagons age begins on Beijing Shanghai high-speed train The silent wagon application started on high-speed trains operating between Beijing and Shanghai.
The majority of purchases by Ukrainian Railways (UZ)

29.10.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia will be able to optimize its costs of maintaining assets for further modernization of the company

Ukrzaliznytsia will be able to optimize its costs of maintaining assets for further modernization of the company On October 28 at the Government meeting, they adopted decisions that will allow Ukrzaliznytsia to optimize its expenses for maintaining assets for the further modernization of the company, informs railway magazine «Railway Supply» referring website of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
electric locomotives

28.10.2020

22 new electric locomotives for ČD Cargo

22 new electric locomotives for ČD Cargo ČD Cargo wants to buy a six-axle electric locomotive for the first time. They announced a tender for the supply of 22 new electric locomotives of various types, reports railway magazine «Railway Supply» with reference to zdopravy.
High-speed railway

28.10.2020

High-speed railway lines project in Ukraine

High-speed railway lines project in Ukraine High-speed railway lines project in Ukraine. Ukraine is interested in cooperation with Korea in the development of high-speed railway traffic in Ukraine.
Alstom

27.10.2020

Iraq signs Letter of Intent with Alstom and Hyundai

Iraq signs Letter of Intent with Alstom and Hyundai A consortium of Alstom and Hyundai has signed a Letter of Intent with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport to define a framework to accelerate implementation of the $US 2.
Hydrogen rail transport

27.10.2020

Hydrogen rail transport is the future of railways

Hydrogen rail transport is the future of railways “Hydrogen rail transport is a fundamental innovation capable of increasing the environmental sustainability of both freight and passenger transport on the remaining sections of unelectrified railway” said FS Group CEO Gianfranco Battisti, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» informs referring to Railwaygazette Eesti Raudtee will receive 10.
flat wagons

27.10.2020

Kronospan to purchase 100 flat wagons for the timber transportation

Kronospan to purchase 100 flat wagons for the timber transportation Kronospan signed a contract with United Wagon Company for the supply of 100 flat wagons for the timber transportation.
irst hydrogen station for passenger trains

27.10.2020

Construction of the first hydrogen station for passenger trains.

Construction of the first hydrogen station for passenger trains. Construction of the first hydrogen station for passenger trains held in Hesse.
electric locomotives

27.10.2020

Softronic Craiova to supply 100 electric locomotives to Sweden

Softronic Craiova to supply 100 electric locomotives to Sweden Softronic Craiova Group has signed a contract with the Swedish company Green Cargo to supply 100 electric locomotives by 2030, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports, citing România Feroviară.
Hyperloop

27.10.2020

Alternative version of Hyperloop in Europe

Alternative version of Hyperloop in Europe The Spanish startup Zeleros has raised over 7 million euros to create an alternative version of Hyperloop in Europe.
Electrics in the diesel age

26.10.2020

Electrics in the diesel age: What went wrong?

Electrics in the diesel age: What went wrong? Despite the strong performance of this advanced electric motive power, U.
Newag

26.10.2020

Siemens Mobility and Newag sign traction equipment agreement

Siemens Mobility and Newag sign traction equipment agreement Siemens Mobility and Newag have signed a five-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 200 traction drives for Impuls 2 electric multiple-units ordered by commuter operator SKM Warszawa, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» informs citing Railway Gazette TRANS EXPO ODESA 2021 This is the first contract for Siemens Mobility to delivery complete traction drives for electric trains from a Polish manufacturer.