PORTUGAL: The national rail discount pass launched by the government on October 21 has seen strong uptake in the first month.

AUSTRALIA: Metro Trains Melbourne is investing A$1m in toilets, showers and changing rooms to accommodate the increasing number of women in its workforce. Minister for Public & Active Transport ...

Alstom has announced the closure of its factory in Görlitz in Sachsen at the end of March 2026 once current orders have been fulfilled. The move comes as part of a wider restructuring of the group’s ...

UK: Open access operator Grand Central has formerly applied to industry regulator the Office for Rail & Road to extend its current track access rights which run to 2027 until 2038 to ensure its ...

UK: British Steel has opened a £10m rail stocking facility at its Scunthorpe steelworks where the vast majority of rail laid ...

USA: The Operation Lifesaver safety campaign has expressed concern over an increase in illegal ‘Subway surfing’, where people ...

ESTONIA: The city of Tallinn and tram and bus operator Tallinna Linnatransport have signed a new operating agreement worth up ...

USA: The Governor of California has signed legislation designed to accelerate electrification by exempting zero-emission ...

UK: Transport for London began rolling out new line names and colours on the London Overground network on. This will replace ...

EUROPE: The rail industry has finally reached a 'turning point' which will facilitate the launch of new international ...

AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has completed the Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade project ahead of what it expects to ...

THAILAND: South Korean company LS Electric has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 trackside equipment as ...