Last month Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers approved the creation of a railway authority to issue operating licences and supervise development of new lines....more

SOUTH KOREA: An experimental high speed train designed for speeds up to 430 km/h was unveiled on May 17. The HEMU-430X (High Speed Electric Multiple-Unit 430...more

SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority invited expressions of interest in civil engineering, railway systems and rolling stock contracts for the proposed...more

CANADA: Just hours before its annual shareholder meeting, Canadian Pacific Railway announced on May 17 that President & CEO Fred Green was standing down...more

UK: Funding for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme which will use the Supertram light rail network and a freight line to link Sheffield and Rotherham was confirmed...more