The Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom was used less last year than in 2020. This is what the tunnel’s manager Getlink reported. Eurostar trains carried a third fewer passengers through the tunnel...Read more
AfUK development finance institution CDC Group will invest 1 billion dollars in Kenya, Reuters reported officials as saying on Tuesday. The investment includes a new railway transit hub in the capitol Nairobi.Read more
Planned UK high-speed railway line HS2 has revealed what its so-called green tunnels will look like, beginning with the one-and-a-half-mile long Greatworth tunnel. The double-arched structure is one of three tunnels to be built across...Read more
During the Holidays, a wide-ranging programme of works are undertaken in and around Manchester. The UK government’s infrastructure agency Network Rail is continuing a programme of upgrades, improving capacity and relieving bottlenecks. The work is...Read more
Several rail operators in the United Kingdom this week announced cancellations and issued warnings for disruptions through Christmas, as renewed COVID concerns begin to bite.Read more
Mark Prescott is rail technology provider Dual Inventive’s new international business development director, the Dutch company announced on Monday. Prescott joins the firm from Network Rail. He will be tasked with capitalising on growth opportunities...Read more
Alstom signed a ten-year framework agreement with Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail (IE) for up to 750 new electric and battery-electric rail cars for the Dublin RER. The first order consists of 19 of the...Read more
Swiss manufacturer Stadler, which has signed a contract to supply and maintain the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains in the UK, is now preparing its new depot.Read more
An increase in extreme weather over the past two years has seen several washouts on the Marches Line in the UK, causing short notice closures of up to seven days. To minimise future disruption and...Read more
Orion High Speed Logistics, the parcels and light loads division of Rail Operations Group, has launched their much anticipated high-speed service, bringing mass-market parcels traffic back to the British railway scene. A morning departure from...Read more
The worst kept secret in Britain is finally out. The high speed rail network, planned for the north east of England is officially scrapped. The transport secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to the House...Read more
The extension of the HS2 high-speed line from the Midlands and Leeds will be scrapped. Sources in in the government have said this to the BBC.Read more
Alstom and Everholt’s Rail made plans to deliver 10 new hydrogen trains for the UK. The companies announced a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver the UK’s first brand-new hydrogen train fleet. The intention is that...Read more
The railway signalling market in the United Kingdom has too little suppliers, high costs, and Network Rail does not have the procurement practices in place to benefit from its considerable buyer power. That says the...Read more
The tri-mode HydroFLEX train, which can run on hydrogen, electricity and battery power, is making an appearance at the UN climate conference in Glasgow. No hydrogen is on board for the event however, and is...Read more
