International Railway Journal Magazine

The International Railway Journal (ISSN 0744-5326) is a monthly trade publication that focuses on the global railway sector. It is published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Launched in 1961, it holds the distinction of being the first magazine in the world to be distributed internationally for the railway industry.

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Granada light rail line extension makes progress

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Robert Preston

THE Andalucía regional government reports that work is advancing rapidly on the €87m second section of the southern extension of Granada’s single north-south light rail line, known as the Granada Metro. The southern extension will run for a total of 4.6km on the surface from Armilla to Churriana de la Vega and Las Gabias, serving seven new stops. It is expected to carry 2 million passengers a year.
Three bidders for Dutch regional concession

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Quintus Vosman

Arriva, Keolis and QBuzz are competing for 15-year Vechtdal Lines concession. INCUMBENT Arriva is facing rival bids from Keolis and QBuzz for a 15-year concession to operate regional passenger services on the Vechtdal Lines network in the Netherlands. The contract is being tendered by the provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe. Selection of the preferred bidder is expected in July.
A strategic vision for regional integration

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Mark Simmons

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Stadler wins narrow-gauge multiple-unit orders

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Mark Simmons

STADLER has signed a contract with the Sud region of France to supply eight metre-gauge two-car hybrid multiple-units. The value of the contract has not been disclosed. The 40m-long new trains which have capacity for around 180 passengers will replace DMUs on the 151km line between Nice and Digne-les-Bains operated by Provence Railways (CP). They will run on battery power in built-up areas and use a biodiesel-powered engine for rural sections of the line.
Three light rail lines planned for Tangier

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Robert Preston

TANGIER is due to become the next city in Morocco with a light rail system following the announcement of a Dirhams 8.4bn ($US 840m) project to build three new lines with a total length of 25-30km. The project aims to improve public transport capacity in Tangier as one of the host cities for the 2030 Fifa football World Cup, taking place in Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Uruguay.
S-Bahn Hamburg awards ETCS contract

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Mark Simmons

ALSTOM has signed a €60m contract with German Rail (DB)-subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg to provide onboard ETCS and ATO equipment for 82 class 490 EMUS. Alstom will equip four three-car prototype trains at its Berlin plant and manage their recertification for operation on the national network by 2029. The new equipment will enable ATO at Grade of Automation 2 (GoA2).
Contractor chosen for Polish HS tunnel construction

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Mark Simmons

CENTRAL Communication Port (CPK), the company delivering Poland’s new hub airport and its associated rail projects, has awarded Austria’s Porr Group a Zlotys 2.17bn ($US 570m) contract to build a 4.6km tunnel under the centre of Łódź. CPK’s largest contract to date is for the construction of the tunnel to accommodate two tracks, using a single tunnel boring machine (TBM) with a diameter of approximately 14m. It will be the longest and widest single-bore railway tunnel ever built in Poland.
British Steel enters government control

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Kevin Smith

Current owner Jingye was considering shutting down the blast furnace at Scunthorpe, Britain’s last virgin steel production facility. Britian's prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer , met with British Steel employees on April 12. THE British government has taken over management of British Steel, a major supplier of rail products and services to railway customers around the world.
Czech mainline autonomous operation begins

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Quintus Vosman

CZECH signalling company AŽD Praha has started operating driverless passenger trains with a railcar equipped with ATO at Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4). The converted class 811 diesel railcar Edita will haul a class 010 trailer in public service at selected weekends on the 24km Kopidlno - Dolni Bousov line in the northern part of the Czech Republic.
Spanish high-speed traffic grows

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Robert Preston

SPAIN’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) reports that the total number of passengers carried on commercial high-speed services on domestic routes reached 10.1 million in the final quarter of 2024, up 17% from the year before. This was however 5% down on Q3 2024, due to the closure of the Madrid - Valencia high-speed line following severe flooding in the Valencia region on October 30 2024.