Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi, where the Turkey-adjacent corridor was announced. Credit: Sanjeev Verma (Getty). Turkish President Erdogan has ...

Hitachi Rail’s signalling solution is expected to improve the service capacity and performance of the Muni public transit. Credit: Hitachi Rail Limited. Hitachi Rail has secured a contract with the ...

When old railways reach the end of their useful life, rather than being left to fall into disrepair, an arrangement called railbanking can ensure that the corridor is sold to developers for ...

The TRT-e will cut down nearly 80kg of CO2 on a typical operating shift. Credit: Unipart Rail. Unipart Rail, along with McCulloch Group, has unveiled the first prototype of the new Trac Rail ...

Europe has a long history of high-speed trains, being an early adopter after the first high-speed rail system, the Tokaido Shinkansen, began operations in Japan. Since France’s TGV network began ...

“Hydrail is simply rail that uses hydrogen to carry energy onboard,” states Stan Thompson, director of the annual International Hydrail Conference, first held in 2005, chairman of the Hydrogen Economy ...

London Underground has 270 stations spread across 11 lines. Originally opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863, the London Underground in the UK is the oldest metro in Europe and the ...

The end of the UK railway franchising system will shake things up in the industry. Credit: Adrien Olichon. The UK Government has announced on 21 September its plan to end the UK rail franchising ...

Alstom’s Dandenong facility will manufacture 13 four-car automated Metropolis metro trains. Credit: Alstom. Alstom has secured a €1bn ($1.17bn) share of a contract for the Suburban Rail Loop East ...

Metro Trains Melbourne required an ESS solution for a high-capacity, high-voltage environment. Credit: Pixabay. Technology company ABB’s 1,500 Volt DC Enviline wayside energy storage system (ESS), a ...

An LNER British Rail Class 800 Azuma connected to overhead catenary power. Credit: Jack Cousin/Shutterstock As the UK continues its slow efforts to decarbonise its railways, moving from diesel-powered ...

Seoul subway serving the Seoul Metropolitan Area is the longest subway system in the world. The total route length of the system extended as far as 940km as of 2013. The first line of the subway was ...