USA: Following a competitive procurement process, current operator Keolis North America has been awarded a new contract to operate Virginia Railway Express commuter services.

AUSTRIA: The Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility & Infrastructure has tasked Austrian Federal Railways with developing a restructuring plan to make the national railway more agile, efficient and ...

LITHUANIA: The first of six 1 520 mm gauge, three-car battery-electric multiple-units that Stadler is supplying for national passenger operator LTG Link was unveiled at Kaunas station on February 14.

EUROPE: An open letter signed by 45 European transport organisations has urged the EU to commit to an enlarged Connecting ...

UK: Network Rail and its property development company Platform4 are to take a long-term lease of the Barking Eurohub freight terminal in east London, and have begun discussions with companies ...

AFRICA: Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority has restarted cross-border passenger train services, saying this reaffirms its 'founding mandate to promote regional mobility, trade, tourism and ...

Incumbent ČD has won a tranche of PSO contracts to operate long-distance passenger services on three routes in the east of ...

UK: Eligibility for a Disabled Persons Railcard will be extended from March 1 to include a broader range of visible and non-visible disabilities.

POLAND: Delegations from the Ministry of Infrastructure and national operator PKP Intercity have visited Newag's Nowy Sącz ...

USA: Integral dx has delivered a diesel shunting locomotive to the US Air Force, after supplying locos to the Army and Navy.

UK: The UK government has confirmed funding for seven new stations in Wales, including five so-called 'Burns stations' on the South Wales main line proposed following cancellation of a major M4 ...

TAIWAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded Systra a subcontract to carry out the independent safety assessment of the ...