China's National Development and Reform Commission has approved feasibility studies for two new high-speed lines, totalling ...

State of Bavaria signs agreement with DB InfraGO to electrify several lines and develop battery train charging infrastructure ...

Quito Metro has launched tenders for two contracts worth a total of $US 100m to maintain the 22.5km Line 1 in the Ecuadorian ...

Bulgaria's infrastructure manager NRIC has awarded contracts worth a total of $US 312.69m for the line connecting Sofia with ...

Locomotive leasing company Nexrail has ordered an additional 20 DE 18 Stage V Smart Hybrid locomotives from Vossloh Rolling ...

Bolivia is relaunching efforts to reactivate its national network, which will support the Bi-oceanic Central Corridor project ...

The European Commission (EC) has approved the €61m rescue loan provided to freight operator Lineas by Belgium’s sovereign ...

New York’s MTA has exercised the option in a contract with Wabtec for 45 R255 battery-diesel locomotives for metro work trains.

Hyundai Rotem has released the first of its second-generation EMU-320 high-speed trains for Korean operators Korail and SR.

A round-up of recent fleet supply stories, including a win for Hyundai Rotem in Edmonton and the purchase of refurbished sleeping cars by Slovakia’s ZSSK.

Kevin Smith joined IRJ in 2009 as Features Editor and since then has travelled the world reporting on developments in the world's railways. He was appointed Managing Editor in 2017 and Editor-in-Chief ...

California has dropped a lawsuit filed over the federal government's withdrawal of $US 4bn in funding for the state's high-speed rail project.