Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
Morocco orders high speed, inter-city and suburban trains
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has selected three manufacturers to supply up to 168 high speed, inter-city and suburban trainsets worth up to 29bn dirhams.
Cycle train enters service on the Heart of Wales line
UK: Transport for Wales has returned to service the first of six Class 153 single-car diesel multiple-units which are being refurbished to carry bicycles.
Stations to get clearer announcements
SWEDEN: Transport agency Trafikverket has awarded public address and voice alarm supplier Ambient System a framework contract for the modernisation of analogue sound systems at stations across Sweden.
DreamSuite concept targets night train market
Speaking to Railway Gazette International at the Rail Innovation Exhibition in London on February 13, FTS said DreamSuite does not simply transfer airline seats to rail, as the technical constraints and requirements are too different, not least that train seats need to be harder-wearing.
UK: The Welsh Valley Lines are going green
Development of the South Wales Metro project around Cardiff is progressing apace, and the start of electric operation marks a significant milestone in the programme, as Chris Howe explains.
Co-operation aims to grow cross-Channel rail traffic
EUROPE: High speed line concessionaire London St Pancras Highspeed and Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel have announced a ‘landmark’ partnership which aims to grow high speed rail services between the UK and continental Europe.
France begins procurement of replacement night train fleet
Government sets out its plan for how Great British Railways will work
Commission says Dutch train operating contract award broke EU rules
Double-deck Railjet EMU preview
Higher capacity UK terminal opens at Amsterdam Centraal station
Extension of Tren Maya to Belize and Guatemala proposed as rail freight investment ramps up
Eurostar targets Chinese market with WeChat payment option
Mexico: Guided buses challenge urban rail projects
UK: Clarity of mission puts East West Rail project on track
Train operating contract to bring a ‘generational change’ to battery traction
Adelaide train services return to the public sector
Great British Railways: Industry seeks clarity as reform makes slow progress
Tunis suburban rail Line D opens
Trenitalia France sets sights on Marseille in year of expansion
Arenaways restarts passenger services in Piemonte
SNCF Voyageurs wins France’s first tendered inter-city operating contract
Basque region looks to growth as it takes control of suburban rail services
Phased integration of Manchester rail services into Bee Network confirmed