One of the consortiums hoping to construct a new metro rail line between Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and Westside has added Stadler and Siemens Mobility as its rolling stock and signalling ...

Light rail systems have the potential to help solve some of the major problems that spring up in the world’s increasingly busy cities. Trams can provide a fast and reliable option for travellers ...

High-speed railways combine both speed and efficiency. From the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan to the French TGV, high-speed trains have a history that spans several decades. The evolution of ...

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...

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 29.5km LRT Mutiara Line will feature 21 stations. Credit: Stoqliq/Shutterstock. SRS Consortium has secured a RM8.3bn ($1.84bn) design and build contract for the civil and structural works of the ...

Guangzhou Metro is a light rail transit system in the city of Guanghzou (formerly known as Canton) in China. It is the fourth metro system to be introduced in Mainland China.

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 Long Island Rail Road is one of the oldest and most famous rail networks in the US. Credit: Adam E. Moreira (via Wikimedia Commons). New York’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has existed since ...

Following a difficult few years in which the Covid-19 pandemic put the brakes on rail – reducing global passenger numbers by an average of 70%, according to the International Union of Railways – the ...

Europeans and Asians currently operate the fastest high speed trains in the world, regularly commuting on trains such as the Shanghai Maglev and Harmony CRH 380A. While these two currently hold all ...

The UK rail freight sector is in a period of flux. A drop in the volume of coal cargoes is forcing operators to rethink and embrace new markets; a task that’s not to be underestimated. This is, to ...