ASIA: An inter-governmental memorandum of understanding for the construction of two cross-border rail links between India and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was signed during a meeting between the ...

FRANCE: The first of up to 410 next-generation trainsets worth €3bn has entered service on Paris metro Line 10. Jérémie Anne ...

UK: A Learning & Development Centre at Great Western Railway's head office in Swindon has been officially opened by Secretary ...

UK: Rolling stock engineering company DB ESG has opened a Rail Technology Hub close to its existing offices on the RTC Park ...

UK: FirstGroup has made initial submissions of three separate applications to the Office of Rail & Road for new and extended ...

SWITZERLAND: Federal transport office BAV has issued a further amendment to the safety rules governing wagons using the Swiss ...

USA: Utah Transit Authority has ordered a further 20 Stadler Citylink light rail vehicles for TRAX services around Salt Lake ...

FRANCE: Former Prime Minister and RATP Chief Executive Jean Castex promised to 'fix the foundations' of SNCF as he was ...

EUROPE: Gemini Trains still has ambitions to launch train services between the UK and continental Europe, despite the ...

UK: The rail regulator has approved Virgin Trains' application for depot access which it needs under its plans to launch high ...

TAIWAN: The Executive Yuan has approved the initial 8·4 km section of the Blue Line monorail to be built in Tainan, north of ...

INDONESIA: MRT Jakarta has awarded Sumitomo Corp and Nippon Sharyo a ¥17bn contract to supply eight six-car metro trainsets ...