8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (177+ words) The locos were ceremonially unveiled at Lyon Perrache station. FRANCE: Amid the structural evolution of the French rail freight market, Medway is seeking to grow. On March 24, the operator marked the launch of its second regular flow, a three times…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (68+ words) Investors to fund London Overground shuttle train services'Railway Gazette International Investors to fund London Overground shuttle train services UK: Investors Yoo Capital and DFI are to fund a peak-time London Overground shuttle service between Clapham Junction, Kensington (Olympia) and Shepherd's…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (59+ words) Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5Railway Gazette International Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5 VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi's Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (70+ words) Saudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz'Railway Gazette International Saudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz SAUDI ARABIA: National rail operator Saudi Arabia Railways has launched a service designed to enable freight…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (211+ words) By Rail Business UK31 March 2026 UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslnk fleet. XLT was established in 2011 to finance, own and maintain…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (440+ words) World rail freight news round-up'Railway Gazette International World rail freight news round-up Business news from the world rail freight market. LKAB Malmtrafik has awarded Alstom a 12-year technical support and spares supply agreement covering 34 locomotives used on heavy haul iron…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (473+ words) The previous service, along with a Paris'Wien route, was operated by Austrian Federal Railways, Germany's DB Personenverkehr and France's SNCF Voyageurs. It had achieved an occupancy rate of 70%, but frequent engineering works prevented an increase in services and operations ended…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (220+ words) App launched to make tram travel easier for autistic people'Railway Gazette International App launched to make tram travel easier for autistic people ITALY: The Via Blu app has been launched to help autistic people make tram journeys more independently by…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (170+ words) UK: GB Railfreight is using Apple Vision Pro headsets and spatial computing from JigSpace to provide crew with remote'immersive training on the cab layout and key components of its Stadler Class 99 locomotives ahead of their entry into service. James Levin,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (913+ words) Data: Standards hold key to modal integration'Railway Gazette International The development of an open data exchange toolkit is the latest sign that progress is being made on the thorny question of multimodal ticketing and journey information across rail, air and…...