A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption for trains between Hamburg and Berlin. Afterwards Transport Minister, Volker Wissing tweeted that “the arson attacks on railway infrastructure in Hamburg are a form of terrorism.” Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said that trains on […]

China and Algeria have embarked on an ambitious partnership to construct a sprawling railway network spanning a remarkable 6,000 kilometres across North Africa. Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, lauded the monumental phase as a pivotal stride toward advancing Algeria’s socioeconomic progress. President Tebboune said this during his official visit to China, […]

The Basra-Shalamcheh railway project will not only link the Iraqi city of Basra with the Iranian town of Shalamcheh, but also connect Iran to Jordan and Syria Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be visiting Basra on 2 September to attend the inauguration ceremony of the construction of the […]

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria has said that the monthly revenue realised from train service operations on Abuja-Kaduna rail line has dropped from N500 million to N1 million monthly. Speaking during the inspection of the Idu Train Station on Wednesday in Abuja, Okhiria […]

China and Algeria have joined forces in a significant partnership to construct an expansive 6,000 kilometers of railway lines within the North African nation, a move lauded by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as pivotal in advancing his country’s socio-economic progress. Earlier this month, Tebboune said in a regular interview with […]

With multiple railways hit by flooding in the past weeks, it becomes more and more visible that extreme rainfall can have a devastating impact on railway infrastructure. What are rail infrastructure managers doing to prepare for this type of more extreme weather? Weather extremes are intensifying with global warming warming, […]