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 ...

The combined Wabtec and GE Transportation firm is expected to generate revenues of more than $8bn this year. Credit: Samuel Fyfe on Unsplash. Wabtec has completed its $11bn merger deal with GE ...

Enclosed railway stations hosting diesel trains pose a risk to passengers and workers as exhaust emissions reduce air quality, according to an independent study by the University of Cambridge, ...

The Ankara-Izmir HSR is a key national project of the Turkish Government’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The Ankara-Izmir high-speed railway (HSR) project will connect Ankara and ...

Australian freight rail transport firm Aurizon has concluded its A$2.35bn ($1.75bn) deal to purchase rail freight operator company One Rail Australia (ORA). The deal covers two businesses, one being ...

The UK will be going to the polls on 4 July, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election on 22 May in a surprise move. Transport, particularly the rail sector, has been a hot topic in ...

With an annual ridership of 3.334 billion in 2013, a 1.25% increase from the previous year, the Tokyo Subway is the world’s busiest metro system. The 310km rapid transit network serves the Greater ...

The popularity of driverless metro lines has grown exponentially since the first one was inaugurated in 1981, in Kobe, Japan. Metros built since have had enviable records in safety, flexibility, ...

The government plans to take back control to boost rail usage for new resource projects. Credit: Adwo/Shutterstock. The Western Australian state government has announced its intention to start ...

The new fleet aims to minimise rail travel’s environmental impact while connecting communities across Canada. Credit: Jacqui Martin/Shutterstock. VIA Rail Canada has launched a Request for ...

Upon completion, the Hamilton LRT is expected to serve 50,000 daily commuters. Credit: King’s Printer for Ontario. The Ontario provincial government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the ...

The United States has the world’s longest railway network, followed by China and India. Railway-technology.com profiles the 10 largest railway networks in the world based on total operating length.