It’s been more than two centuries since Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick showed off his railway invention in the Welsh mining town of Merthyr Tydfil, changing the world in the process. By ...

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 ...

As transport infrastructure develops and the world becomes better connected, major train stations around the world are reaching their full capacity. In light of this, many stations, including Gard du ...

Railway sleepers, or railroad ties as they are known in the US, are a somewhat unglamorous component of the rail industry. But these blocks, which are laid horizontally underneath tracks to hold rail ...

Europeans and Asians currently operate the fastest high speed trains in the world, regularly commuting on trains such as the Shanghai Maglev and Harmony CRH 380A. While these two currently hold all ...

Seoul subway serving the Seoul Metropolitan Area is the longest subway system in the world. The total route length of the system extended as far as 940km as of 2013. The first line of the subway was ...

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 ...

SkyWay Dubai is as new mode of transportation being developed by SkyWay Technologies in collaboration with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). SkyWay Dubai project is being developed by ...

Guangzhou Metro is a light rail transit system in the city of Guanghzou (formerly known as Canton) in China. It is the fourth metro system to be introduced in Mainland China.

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 ...

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...

The 29.5km LRT Mutiara Line will feature 21 stations. Credit: Stoqliq/Shutterstock. SRS Consortium has secured a RM8.3bn ($1.84bn) design and build contract for the civil and structural works of the ...