Two decades since the privatisation of the UK rail network and passenger numbers are higher than ever, but average ticket prices remain unjustifiably expensive. Could increasing competition bring down fares,...
At the start of this year, French multinational company Alstom revealed its next generation of Citadis trams, the X05. Touted as the most innovative in the world, we take a...
The first-ever government study into rush hour train delays for services in the Greater Tokyo region has revealed issues that don’t match up with the image of Japanese punctuality. So...
Fraport awards a €300m contract to construct a fully automated people mover system in Frankfurt Airport, Victoria orders four giant TBMs for the $8.47bn Metro Tunnel in Melbourne, Trenitalia awards...
The UK Government has announced that diesel-only trains will be phased out by 2040. Currently, 29% of the UK’s fleet is diesel and the move has been received positively by...
In this issue: The high-speed rails routes beating air travel, the new Jerusalem-Tel Aviv line, Northern Powerhouse Rail, 3D printing trains, drones, auctioning first class tickets, and more
As part of short-lived, experimental initiatives in a number of cities across the world, transport authorities waived fares on certain public networks to encourage ridership and fight pollution. However, some...
A new app in the UK called Seatfrog allows rail passengers to bid for upgrades to otherwise empty first class seats for as little as £5. According to the company,...
Plans have been unveiled to build Northern Powerhouse Rail, a new network connecting the six biggest cities in the north of England, which promises to create thousands of jobs and...
A new European project is looking at using carbon fibres and 3D printing techniques to design lighter, more reliable and quieter trains. Professor Simon Iwnicki, director of the Institute of...
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