The New Zealand National Party has thrown cold water on promises by the NZ Transport Minister that a light rail line from Auckland’s CBD to the airport will be finished by 2030,Rail Express has reported. Transport Minister Phil Twyford commented on NZ radio that there will “absolutely” be a light […]
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A total of 100 new Toshiba hybrid locomotiveshave been ordered by Deutsche Bahn in an effort to renew its shunting locomotive fleet,RailFreight has reported. DB Cargo has ordered the first 50 vehicles, while another 50 will be rented by the railway company. Preparations for assembly in the Rostock maintenance facility […]
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first coronavirus infection was detected, closes its train stations and airport for outgoing travelers. State media reported this on Wednesday. Wuhan is an important city on the New Silk Road, with many trains departing to Europe every week. Coronavirus Wuhan is a city […]
HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because its complexity and risk has been underestimated, says the government’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report into the controversial high speed line – 55 kilometres of which will cut through Warwickshire – which states the underestimation by […]
Two minutes ahead of schedule, at 10.53AM on Monday (20 January), a special train rolled into Brussels’ Gare du Midi railway station to the tunes of a live band and next to a platform covered with a red carpet,EUObserver has reported. It was an unusual welcome for a passenger train […]