West Midlands Trains nationalised | The Railway Hub
West Midlands Trains (WMT) has become the latest train operating company to be taken back under public control, moving to be under the control of DfT Operator Limited on February 1. The operation is one of the more complex former franchises, with two distinct divisions providing services branded as London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands […]
InnoTrans 2026: What to Expect from the Opening Ceremony
InnoTrans 2026 will take place in Berlin from 22 to 25 September, opening under the title “Mobility on a global scale – shaping projects and growth opportunities.” This heading reflects a broad industry focus on international collaboration and long-term development. The opening ceremony will set the tone for the wider programme by addressing global trends […]
Safer and More Efficient Way of Working – T3-A Possession
The way possessions are managed is evolving. Traditionally, railway engineering work has been carried out within a T3 possession, using possession limit boards (PLBs) and detonators for protection. This requires track workers to walk to the extremities of the possession to manually place and retrieve equipment – exposing them to unnecessary hazards and increasing the […]
KfW IPEX-Bank Provides KfW Promotional Loan to RAILPOOL
EUR 100 million CAPEX facility for ordering new locomotives Use of a promotional loan from KfW programme 269 (Investment Loan for Sustainable Mobility, individual variant) Improves sustainable and climate-friendly freight transport in Germany KfW IPEX-Bank acts as facility agent under existing financing platform KfW IPEX-Bank acts as an on-lending bank in providing its long standing […]
CPK to Evaluate Six Contractors Vying for Construction of High-Speed Rail Section
A set of seventeen companies grouped into six consortia have applied for a tender to construct the first High-Speed Rail section in Poland. The project, which will be delivered by Centralny Port Komunikacyjny as part of the strategic Port Polska investment programme, will see the creation of a High-Speed Rail line between Warsaw and Łódź. […]
NJ TRANSIT Receives First Multilevel III Rail Car from Alstom
NJ TRANSIT has taken delivery of the first of 374 Multilevel III rail cars from Alstom as part of its fleet modernisation programme. The new vehicle was presented at the agency’s Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny on 13 April 2026. The Multilevel III car will now undergo several months of testing and commissioning in New […]
Digitalization on the Railway: Greater Transparency Through Innovative Technology
More and more people and goods are to be transported by rail in the future. As a result, the rail network is increasingly reaching its limits. How can rail remain an attractive part of the transport chain in the future? Sandra Baltic, Product Manager at voestalpine Railway Systems, discusses the role of digitalization in increasing […]
How Digital Signalling Projects Depend on Better Asset Data
Digital Signalling Is Not Just a Signalling Issue Digital signalling is often described as a technology upgrade, but for infrastructure managers and planners it is also a data and delivery challenge. A signalling programme may start with new control systems, route upgrades or ETCS ambitions, yet the success of that work depends on a much […]
Hymek D7017 starring in 2026 WSR anniversaries
The DEPG’s Class 35 Hymek D7017 is featuring in several major events at the West Somerset Railway this year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reopening of the Minehead branch. After closure of the branch by BR in January 1971, the first public trains were run by the WSR on Saturday, March 28, 1976, […]
Northlander Trains Enter Testing Phase in Northern Ontario
Northlander passenger trains have entered a key testing phase in northern Ontario as preparations continue for the rail service’s planned return later this year. The first trainset has completed “burn-in” testing after travelling more than 1,600 kilometres in conditions that reflect regular operations. The next stage, known as Revenue Service Demonstration, will involve simulated passenger […]