Despite beginning life as a by-product of British colonial rule, India’s railways have come to define and shape the country over the course of the last century and a half. Tracks that were laid to ...

Illustration of Siemens Mobility’s new trains for Bangkok’s Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system. Credit: Siemens. Siemens Mobility, along with consortium partners Turkish railway manufacturer ...

Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and President Aleksandar Vučić said the new projects would completely change the country’s development plans. Credit: Government of the Republic of Serbia. The President and ...

The environmental crisis currently hitting the world has called for all sectors to play their part in cutting down emissions and limit climate change. The railway industry boasts a relatively ...

High-speed railways combine both speed and efficiency. From the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan to the French TGV, high-speed trains have a history that spans several decades. The evolution of ...

In the late 1990s, China was facing a huge increase in capacity demands, which forced it to invest in making its transport network faster and more efficient. Early improvements to its existing railway ...

Europe is witnessing a surge in high-speed rail services, with rail operators across the continent ordering some of the world's fastest trains such as the AGV Italo and Velaro E. Bombardier's ...

An LNER British Rail Class 800 Azuma connected to overhead catenary power. Credit: Jack Cousin/Shutterstock As the UK continues its slow efforts to decarbonise its railways, moving from diesel-powered ...

It’s been more than two centuries since Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick showed off his railway invention in the Welsh mining town of Merthyr Tydfil, changing the world in the process. By ...

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 ...

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...