Unveiled At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei’s next generation of optical transport networks (OTNs) is transforming their role from ...

One of the destroyed box cars, pictured where it came to rest in the tunnel. Credit: SBB. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) published its preliminary report into the Gotthard ...

US railroad company Gulf & Atlantic Railways has taken on the Pinsly Railroad Company name following its acquisition of the business in October 2023, its second rebrand in just over a year. The ...

The original Thameslink project led to through passenger trains being introduced on a core route between Bedford and Brighton via central London in 1988. Using the southern end of the Midland Main ...

The United States has the world’s longest railway network, followed by China and India. Railway-technology.com profiles the 10 largest railway networks in the world based on total operating length.

Light rail systems have the potential to help solve some of the major problems that spring up in the world’s increasingly busy cities. Trams can provide a fast and reliable option for travellers ...

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 ...

Work on the reopening of the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham, UK, continues in earnest as it moves closer to becoming operational in Autumn 2025. The building of three new stations will provide ...

Aerial view of the San Joaquin River Viaduct in Fresno, California. Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority. The Future of High-Speed Rail in California For a country that was built on the ...

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 ...

Railways tend to work best when they are reasonably flat and level, but unfortunately for engineers, the world was not formed with railways in mind. Throughout the history of rail, new solutions have ...

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 ...