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£49 million signalling works: Alstom upgrades key route

08.01.2026

£49 million signalling works complete on Portsmouth Direct line

Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny in Japan’s rail review

04.01.2026

Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny as Japan weighs next steps

Battery electric locomotives in Australia for heavy haul

26.12.2025

Battery electric locomotives in Australia enter service

21.04.2023

Fully automatic boarding system for wheelchairs

Simplify Engineering has developed the new PRM boarding lift to solve the challenges wheelchair users face when boarding trains.

11.04.2023

CRRC Changchun completes first tests of superconducting maglev

CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles has announced the completion of the first tests of China's first superconducting maglev system.

07.04.2023

Knorr-Bremse begins testing DAC

Knorr-Bremse has started real-world testing of DAC on a freight train operated by Trafikverket CFL on the Swedish rail network until 2025, Railway Supply reports, citing RailwayPro.

07.04.2023

Drones to monitor infrastructure in Korea

The Republic of Korea Railway Research Institute (KRRI) has developed a system to automatically inspect railway infrastructure, such as bridge abutments, using drones and artificial intelligence technology.

04.04.2023

Europe’s Rail awards eight grants

Eight new projects will be funded under the Europe's Rail 2022-2 joint project for rail research and innovation. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Rail Research Europa.

04.04.2023

Cummins is committed to carbon neutrality in its products

Cummins International Corporation and the Swiss company Leclanché have signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces to develop technology solutions for marine and rail power plants using various energy sources, including batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.

03.04.2023

CSX railway equips wagons and containers with telematics devices

The Class A North American railway CSX, with its 36,000-kilometer network, is beginning to equip its freight cars and containers with telematics equipment featuring embedded GPS satellite navigation receivers.

31.03.2023

Automatic digital couplers by 2030

EU structures are working on a project that involves the mandatory introduction of automatic digital couplers (DAC) in the entire EU freight fleet by the end of 2030.

28.03.2023

Australia is funding the development of sleepers made from recycled plastic

The Australian government of Victoria has awarded a grant of A$500,000 to the Railway Technology Research Institute at Monash University (IRT Monash) to continue development of technologies for producing sleepers from recycled plastic.

24.03.2023

CSX announces launch of new carbon calculator

CSX has announced the launch of an advanced carbon reduction calculator to help companies achieve their supply chain sustainability goals by switching from road to rail, Railway Supply magazine informs, citing Global Railway Review.

20.03.2023

Diesel vs HVO fuel in direct comparison

DB Cargo UK compared the performance and emissions of a Class 60 diesel locomotive running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and conventional diesel fuel.

15.03.2023

DB will not use herbicides to control vegetation on the tracks

Despite the decision of the European Commission to extend the authorization for the use of glyphosate (the world's most common herbicide) until the end of 2023, the German railways (DB) have decided to immediately stop using it to control vegetation on the tracks.