The question of whether train guards are still needed in the UK led to a four-year battle between workers and rail operators. Credit: Kai Bossom. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union held a ...

London Underground has 270 stations spread across 11 lines. Originally opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863, the London Underground in the UK is the oldest metro in Europe and the ...

Quid pro quo solutions can be found on several ovrercrowded networks, including the Tokyo Metro. Credit: Tim Adams (via Flickr). Travelling London during peak hours makes for one of the most painful ...

The new rail coach manufacturing unit will be constructed in Telangana. Credit: Stadler Rail AG. India-based Medha Servo Drives has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Swiss railway rolling ...

As 21st century Russia continues to improve its economic outlook and trade potential, the freight and passenger rail infrastructure of the world’s largest country is playing a key strategic role; far ...

New closures and suspensions around the country could leave entire regions completely isolated. Every day, France’s world-famous Trains à Grande Vitesse (TGV) run up and down the country connecting ...

Europe is witnessing a surge in high-speed rail services, with rail operators across the continent ordering some of the world's fastest trains such as the AGV Italo and Velaro E. Bombardier's ...

Stadler will deliver a total of 46 five-car trains for Nexus. Credit: BELL KA PANG /Shutterstock. Metro operator Nexus has launched the first Stadler Class 555 Metro train for the Tyne and Wear Metro ...

Railways tend to work best when they are reasonably flat and level, but unfortunately for engineers, the world was not formed with railways in mind. Throughout the history of rail, new solutions have ...

Thales and its consortium partner River Engineering have received a contract from Thailand's State Railway to design, supply and install the ETCS Level 1 Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system on ...

TrackEi enables real-time defect detection and predictive maintenance using NVIDIA Jetson edge AI. Credit: APChanel/Shutterstock. L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has announced the launch of TrackEi, an ...

The “Wall-E” like robot in action on West JR’s test rails. Credit: West Japan Railways West Japan Railways (West JR), one of six companies that make up Japan Railways Group, has unveiled a giant ...