Railways

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Tri-Rail’s new Miami Airport Station (MIA) in the US has opened for revenue service, offering immediate connectivity to the airport through a short ride on the MIA Mover. Launched after nearly four years of construction, MIA is part of the Miami Central Station at the ...

The first KZ4AT four-axle passenger locomotive of Kazakhstan national railway KTZ has started commercial operations along the country’s Astana-Kokshetau line. Developed by French multinational Alstom and Russian locomotive manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH), the one-section alternative current locomotive was delivered by EKZ, which is a joint venture between Alstom, TMH and KTZ. ...

Dutch passenger transport group Abellio has launched the new ScotRail franchise, which will see it operating the majority of the country’s trains for a period of ten years. The £6bn franchise is expected to deliver improved services for passengers in the network, including brand new trains and flagship stations. The ...

UK Transport Minister Susan Kramer has announced three initiatives to speed up the introduction of smart ticketing across the country. With more than £620,000 in funding, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) will extend smart ticketing across the rail network in the West Midlands over the next two years. As ...

UK-based Serco Group has agreed to sell its Great Southern Rail (GSR) business to Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds for an enterprise value and cash consideration of £2.5m. Serco announced the sale of GSR in November 2014 as part of the company’s disposal programme of businesses that were identified ...

A new study by Action for Rail has revealed that train commuters in the UK could benefit from 10% cheaper rail fares by 2017 if train services were operated by the public sector. Carried out by Transport for Quality of Life, the study found that £1.5bn could be saved over ...

Passenger rail operator MTR Express has launched a new commercial service on the 455km-long rail route between Stockholm and Göteborg in Sweden. A subsidiary of Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation, MTR Express will run a fleet of brand new energy-efficient, Swiss-built trains designed for Nordic weather conditions. In addition, MTR’s first ...

UK Rail Minister Claire Perry has launched a £280m government-funded project to enhance the Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) line in Lincolnshire. The modernisation project of this 86-mile line, linking Peterborough to Lincoln and Doncaster, will include enhancements to freight links, increase capacity and minimise congestion on the neighbouring East ...