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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crossrail is a capacity enhancement rail project centred on London. It involves the laying of new 118km rail track from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.

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 ...

Interior design is not limited to opulent modern housing projects; it plays an important role when designing new rail carriages or refurbishing old ones. Good interior design walks the line between ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the late 1990s, China was facing a huge increase in capacity demands, which forced it to invest in making its transport network faster and more efficient. Early improvements to its existing railway ...