Latest Rail transport News
Stobart Rail opens Tesco Green Train rail freight service
Stobart Rail, in partnership with Tesco, has announced the opening of a new six days a week Grangemouth - Inverness rail freight service. The Scottish Government, in its commitment to ease congestion on the A9 trunk road, and reduce damage to the environment, has allocated over £3 million of funding to all parties connected with this new rail freight service. This will significantly reduce pressure on the busy A9 route to Inverness by taking ... [more]
London-Birmingham fast rail route to be unveiled (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis will Thursday publish the government's proposed route for a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
High-speed rail line plan awaited (BBC News)
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
RTA showcases Dubai Metro project achievement experiment at Asia Pacific Rail Conference in Thailand (Zawya)
Roads & Transport Authority - Mohammed Al Munji: H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) headed RTA delegation that took part in Asia Pacific Rail Conference held in the Thai capital Bangkok; where H.E. presently RTA experiment in achieving Dubai Metro Project.
New rail link will save 100,000 truck trips a year (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A new rail link between the Port of Auckland and the Wiri freight hub in south Auckland which was opened today should save 100,000 truck trips a year.
Lord Adonis to reveal high speed rail plans (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Details of a possible multi-billion pound high-speed rail line, featuring 250mph trains, will be announced later.
'Slim Ride' - Auckland's transport solution? (3news)
'Slim Ride', a light rail system, has been suggested as a partial solution to the chaos and congestion of Auckland roads.
High-speed rail plan to be unveiled (Evening Standard)
Plans for a high-speed rail (HSR) network featuring 250mph trains will be announced by the Government.
We can bear £2bn-a-year cost of building high-speed rail network, says Adonis (Times Online)
The building of a high-speed rail network linking London, Birmingham and the great conurbations of the North, to be outlined in Parliament today, would cost at least £2 billion a year for more than a decade, The Times has learnt.
High-speed rail plan to be unveiled (Belfast Telegraph)
Plans for a high-speed rail (HSR) network featuring 250mph trains will be announced by the Government. Related Stories Nottinghamshire police 'are worst' Anti-social behaviour action plea Force slammed over stalker murder Pair sentenced over Khyra death Union to discuss BA strike moves
Ports of Auckland and KiwiRail celebrate new rail (Scoop.co.nz)
The Wiri to Waitemata seaport rail link, which was officially opened today, will provide benefits to Ports of Auckland, its customers and the wider supply chain, says Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen.
