High Speed Rail

Affected homeowners along the first phase of HS2 route between London and the West Midlands will be offered a compensation package which will go 'significantly' beyond statutory requirements, the government has said. The Department for Transport (DfT) has pledged to...

Hitachi Rail Europe has announced a major management reshuffle, as focus shifts to delivering the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). Hitachi has said that the changes will 'strengthen' the company's leadership to meet the challenges of the £4.5 billion IEP project,...

The final Pendolino coaches of a 1.8 billion euro order have been delivered on to the West Coast Main Line. In 2008, the Department for Transport (DfT) placed an order with Alstom for four new 11-car Pendolino trains and 62...

Eurostar has seen like-for-like revenue fall by five per cent in the third quarter of 2012, with fewer leisure passengers making their way from the continent to London during the Olympic Games. Passenger figures remained broadly flat compared with 2011...

‘The rail industry has the opportunity for substantial further growth, building on the successes of the past fifteen years,’ said Sir Roy McNulty at the launch of the Rail Value for Money Study last year. However, he continued, ‘The licence to grow has to be earned by greater efficiency.’ The strategy of growth through good [...]

Holland's Fyra high-speed project has suffered a set back following an announcement that new trains will not start running until 2013. Cycle through the gallery to see a few more high-speed projects currently in development.

Three suspended officials, a bill for around £40 million and an uncertain future for the West Coast Mainline has raised serious doubts about the UK's already highly-debated franchise system. But by admitting to "significant technical flaws" in handling bids...

The state of Connecticut is to receive $120 million to complete construction of the Hartford section of the New Haven to Springfield line. U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari announced the funding as part of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail...

Tata Steel is supplying 50,000 tonnes of rail for the new Brittany-Loire Valley line between Le Mans and Rennes. The steel will be manufactured in Scunthorpe, UK, before being rolled into rail at Tata Steel’s mill in Hayange, north-east France,...

Amtrak is running test trains at 165mph/266kph along the U.S. Northeast Corridor to ready the line before the start of regular high-speed services. The tests will measure the interaction between the train and the track, ride quality and other safety...