Rolling stock manufacturers and parties involved in maintenance need to gain a deeper understanding of the levels of fatigue loading experienced by rolling stock. That is one of the recommendation made by the Office of...Read more
Renfe has commissioned Talgo to upgrade its Class 730 trains and Class 130 units. The interiors will be modernised for increased passenger comfort. The overhaul will be carried out at Talgo’s factory in Madrid.Read more
Alstom in the past week announced two agreements for the delivery of new train sets. Swedish railway company SJ ordered 25 Zefiro Express electric high-speed trains while earlier in the week Alstom announced the contract award...Read more
The first two Iryo train services will start in November on the lines Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona and Madrid-Valencia, ILSA president Carlos Bertomeu told Spanish news agency EFE on Tuesday. The trains will compete with both Spanish operator...Read more
BackgroundWealthy, modern and prospering: three things that most would agree apply to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Yet a railway network is absent, save for the metro and tram in Dubai. But that is all...Read more
The European Commission earlier on Tuesday approved the proposed merger between Thalys and Eurostar, moving the process that was first announced in 2019 one step closer to finalisation.Read more
BackgroundThe floating Maglev train has a long history, and developing the revolutionary technology does not go as frictionless as the trains float over the tracks. What are some of the most notable Maglev projects in...Read more
A German ICE test train hit 250 kilometres per hour on Monday on the Wendlingen-Ulm section of the new ICE-line to Stuttgart. The first part of the route is scheduled for commissioning in December.Read more
East Japan Railway (JR East) has begun towing away the Shinkansen train cars that derailed earlier this month following a powerful earthquake. The first four cars were removed on Sunday.Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced details of the work to be carried out under the banner of the Future Northern Rail Alliance on Monday, which includes an overhaul of Hanover main train station and improvements to...Read more
Polish company Nevomo has completed the first section of what is slated to become the longest passive magnetic levitation test track in Europe for their MagRail technology. Earlier this month, a 700-metre section was installed...Read more
A Japanese bullet train derailed following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7,4 late on Wednesday evening. While several train cars derailed, no injuries were reported.Read more
A group of 30 Saudi women striving to become Saudi Arabia’s first female train drivers began their training on Sunday at the Renfe-staffed Line Operations Center (OCC) in Jeddah. The selection proces drew huge attention...Read more
Spanish flag carrier Iberia and railway company Renfe have expanded their so-called Train & Fly programme to connect additional Renfe destinations to international Iberia flights.Read more
HS2 on Wednesday published new images of the future London Euston station. The updated designs are a marked departure from the ones first released in 2015, as the station can now be built in a...Read more
