Customers advised to plan ahead and check before they travel ahead of the closure. London Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will close for 22 days this summer to allow the South Eastern Railway to deliver a £20 million programme of essential railway upgrades. The closure will run from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August 2026, plus […]
Stadler is building trains for the island of Ireland for the first time. Ireland’s railway company Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) and Translink NI Railways (NIR) have ordered eight FLIRT Intercity trains from Stadler, including maintenance services. Commencing 2030, the trains will operate services connecting the capitals Dublin and Belfast. The new trains will reduce journey times, […]
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a long-term service support (LTSS) contract to manage obsolescence treatment for the North East Line (NEL) Integrated Supervision Control System (ISCS). The LTSS will commence in 2026 and will support the continued reliability of the NEL’s control system. Hitachi Rail has been a long-term trusted partner to SBS Transit Rail […]
HS2 Ltd has confirmed that Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Ltd and Aureos Rail Ltd (TWA JV) will build the high-speed railway’s control centre and rolling stock depot in a deal set to transform a brown field site in Birmingham into a major new business and logistics hub supporting more than a thousand jobs. The contract – […]
On the 6th May, the new Cityjet double-decker train made its maiden journey from Vienna Central Station to Wiener Neustadt. This marks the launch by Stadler and ÖBB of the first of a total of 109 new-generation local trains in Austria. These trains offer greater capacity and improved travel comfort. By the end of 2026, […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has reached two significant milestones in the introduction of its new Class 99 locomotive, marking an important step towards their entry into commercial service. Network Rail has granted the Class 99 fleet an Interim Network Rail Statement of Compatibility (NRSC). This allows the Class 99 to operate across Britain’s rail network, marking […]
Transports publics de la région lausannoise (tl) and Alstom have signed a contract worth 295 million euros1 to modernise Lausanne’s m2 metro line. The project will enable more frequent services and increased passenger capacity through the deployment of a new communications based train control (CBTC) system, combined with the mid-life modernisation of the existing train […]
First of 1,200 D9 electric freight locomotives handed over to Indian Railways for commercial operations Opening of the first maintenance depot in Visakhapatnam, starting a nationwide four-depot network D9 locomotives: Indian Railways’ first rolling stock successfully tested to the European standard EN 14363 Siemens Mobility officially handed over the first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives […]
First Facility with CargoBeamer Technology in Germany to Launch in Early 2027 CargoBeamer, a leading provider of intermodal rail connections for semi-trailers, assumed operations of the existing terminal in Kaldenkirchen in April 2026. Operational responsibility has been transferred from the previous operator to CargoBeamer. At the same time, construction works for the expansion of the […]
HS2 engineers are ready to start a major construction programme in Saltley, two miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, to facilitate the arrival of new high-speed rail services. Saltley Viaduct, which spans a 183-metre section of the B4114, will close to vehicles and pedestrians on 10th May 2026, ahead of a four-stage demolition programme. It […]
