CRRC Celebrates Production of First Fully Automated Train for Hangzhou Metro
CRRC has celebrated the completion of Hangzhou Metro’s first fully automated metro train, which rolled off the production line last month. Built to Hangzhou’s proprietary AH-type specification; the train was developed by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., and will enter service on Hangzhou Metro Line 12 with a maximum operating speed of 100 km/h. The […]
Test running starts on Panama Canal monorail
PANAMA: Metro de Panamá has started test running on the 25 km monorail line in Panama City that is to link the two sides of the Panama Canal. The double-track route with 14 stations will link the Albrook terminus of metro Line 1 to Ciudad del Futuro in the western hinterland. Test running is taking […]
Poland wants to adopt the Japanese model for train stations and rail services
PKP S.A., the Polish state-owned railway company, and East Japan Railway Company (JR East), one of Japan’s leading railway operators, have signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at exchanging expertise in railway system management, station development, digitalisation, and passenger services. The document was signed on May 6 at the PKP office in Brussels by Tomasz […]
Chiltern loco-hauled changeover is complete
THE TRANSITION of Chiltern Railways’ loco-hauled operation from Mk. 3 stock to the CAF-built Mk. 5a stock was all but complete by mid-March, with the last service formed of the old order running with 68011 and AL04 on March 18 as 1H12, the 07.46 Princes Risborough-Marylebone. Pip Dunn reports… Mk. 3 operation to Birmingham ceased […]
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp unveils ‘platypus’ trainset
TAIWAN: Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp has unveiled the first of 12 N700ST trainsets ordered from the Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium to boost capacity. THSRC Chairman Shih Che travelled to Japan to inspect and unveil the first trainset on April 30. Deliveries are scheduled to run from August 2026 through the end of 2028, with […]
Five Years After Expansion, ‘Rocky’ Aims Big in U.S., Canada
The Armstrong Collective looks to expand service on the newly rebranded Canyon Spirit while also exploring new opportunities along the original Canadian route. Rocky Mountaineer’s First Passage to the West is seen on CPKC’s Mountain Subdivision near Field, B.C. This route through Banff and Yoho National Parks was among Rocky’s first offerings. Photo by Justin […]
HS2 Control Centre & Rolling Stock Depot Set for Birmingham
HS2 Ltd has confirmed that Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Ltd and Aureos Rail Ltd (TWA JV) have been chosen to build the high-speed railway’s main control centre and rolling stock depot. The 856 million GBP contract will see the site built on a disused 70-hectare brown field site in Birmingham, and will involve close collaboration between […]
Virginian Railway Timetables (August, 1952)
West Pointe Route Timetables (August, 1952) May 11, 26 08:23 PM Included here is the complete West Point Route timetables, including the Georgia Railroad, from the August, 1952 edition of the “Official Guide.” Read More Virginian Railway Timetables (August, 1952) May 11, 26 04:27 PM Included here is the Virginian Railway’s complete system map and […]
First new Great British Railways branded station to open next month
A new railway station serving Europe’s largest medical research facility will open next month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Cambridge South during construction in 2025. Credit: Network Rail Trains will begin calling at Cambridge South station – located next to Cambridge Biomedical Campus – from June 28. The station will receive up to […]
DB awards Alstom contract to roll out ETCS on Rhine-Alpine Corridor near Düsseldorf
GERMANY: DB InfraGO is pressing ahead with the ETCS rollout along Germany’s Rhine-Alpine Corridor, commissioning Alstom to equip a further 43 km of the key line near Düsseldorf by the end of 2029, the French supplier’s first call-off under DB’s €6.3bn digital signalling framework. The Alstom order targets 43 km between Ratingen West and Immigrath […]