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HS2: on the right track? 30 January, 2013 The UK Government is pushing ahead with HS2, recently announcing the route for the second phase of its ambitious high-speed rail project. The line is intended to bridge the country's...

Future Rail: Issue 5 29 January, 2013 In this issue: London’s Crossrail stations, Amtrak’s high-speed vision, fire-safe metro carriages, the new Eurostar trains, mobile eTicketing, and...

Future Rail: Issue 4 29 November, 2012 In this issue: New train designs for high-speed networks, modernising India’s railway network and a new personal rapid transport system from the team behind...

China's high-speed rail revolution 21 November, 2012 While other countries still debate high-speed rail, it is already reality in China. But have recent corruption allegations and growing concerns about the safety of the high-speed rail network...

Back to life: Brazil's revived high-speed dream 30 August, 2012 Brazil is once again seeking bids for its floundering TAV high-speed rail project. With potential bidders reluctant to get involved up until now, Chris Lo wonders if the project's latest attempt...

The grand plan: Amtrak's $151bn vision for the Northeast Corridor 23 August, 2012 US rail operator Amtrak recently unveiled a grand $151bn vision to prepare the Northeast Corridor for a high-speed future. But with the American economy facing unprecedented challenges, is such...

The world’s most advanced high speed rail projects 09 July, 2012 Despite a hostile economic climate, many developers are moving ahead with the next generation of high-speed rail lines. In the run-up to the 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail in...

Future Rail: The new digital magazine for the railway industry 31 May, 2012 Our new magazine launches with a look at new high-speed networks, the BRICs nations’ massive public transport expansions, Eurostar’s next-generation trains, London’s Olympic preparations, and...

Better by design: Eurostar's £700m facelift 12 March, 2012 Eurostar's £700m refurbishment drive is about to bear fruit, with the arrival in 2013 of the first new-look train. Julian Turner gets the inside word from Eurostar's commercial director Nick...

Grow west – California Leads the US High-Speed Rail Revolution 06 March, 2012 The first segment of true high-speed rail in America is due to begin construction in California later in 2012. Berenice Baker talks to Lance Simmens, communications director for the...