The new units for Metro Santiago will be fully automated, with all functions managed from a central control centre. Credit: CAF. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) has secured contracts ...

Australian freight rail transport firm Aurizon has concluded its A$2.35bn ($1.75bn) deal to purchase rail freight operator company One Rail Australia (ORA). The deal covers two businesses, one being ...

German multinational Siemens Mobility has launched a new cloud-based system for signalling across mainline and metro rail systems. Signalling X is an extension of the other “X” portfolio products ...

The new trains will enter service on the Vilnius–Klaipėda, Vilnius–Varėna–Marcinkonys, and Kaunas–Šiauliai routes from 2026 onward. Credit: © 2025 Stadler ...

Inland Rail project is a 1,700km rail line designed to connect Melbourne and Brisbane. Credit: The Australian Rail Track Corporation. The Regionerate Rail consortium has secured a A$5bn ($3.7bn) ...

S3 Passenger – Booking, Reservation and Ticketing Software for Rail and Public Transport S3 Passenger is a modular software suite for orientation, reservation and multi-channel ticket distribution.

The environmental crisis currently hitting the world has called for all sectors to play their part in cutting down emissions and limit climate change. The railway industry boasts a relatively ...

The 2013 Santiago de Compostela train crash is the deadliest railway accident in Spain in four decades. Buried in a pile of EU press releases dropped en mass one day in late January was a slither of ...

As transport infrastructure develops and the world becomes better connected, major train stations around the world are reaching their full capacity. In light of this, many stations, including Gard du ...

Railways tend to work best when they are reasonably flat and level, but unfortunately for engineers, the world was not formed with railways in mind. Throughout the history of rail, new solutions have ...

The original Thameslink project led to through passenger trains being introduced on a core route between Bedford and Brighton via central London in 1988. Using the southern end of the Midland Main ...

High-speed rail can provide a swifter connection between city centres, improve accessibility for passengers and create serious competition with air and road travel. It can also cripple finances, bring ...