About the author

Keith Barrow

Keith Barrow joined IRJ as News Editor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Editor in 2008. He was previously editor of employee publications for the Welsh Assembly Government, G4S, and Thomsonfly, and has written for a range of other publications including the Derby Telegraph. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2002 with a degree in journalism.

February 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Peterborough and Cambridge join Thameslink network

LONDON’s Thameslink Programme moved a step closer to completion on February 26 with the launch of through services from Brighton and Horsham to Peterborough and Cambridge via London Bridge and Farringdon.

February 26, 2018 | Asia

ADB to finance Bangladesh Railways fleet modernisation

THE board of the Asian Development Bank has approved a $US 360m loan for Bangladesh Railways (BR) to finance the modernisation of the company’s locomotive and rolling stock fleet.

February 26, 2018 | Metros

Moscow Metro opens first section of Large Circle Line

THE mayor of Moscow Mr Sergey Sobyanin and Russia’s special presidential representative for environmental protection Mr Sergey Ivanov attended a ceremony on February 26 to mark the inauguration of the first completed section of the Large Circle Line (Line 11).

February 26, 2018 | Metros

Hyundai Rotem to supply new Vancouver SkyTrain cars

GREATER Vancouver Transportation Authority (Translink) announced on February 22 that it is bringing forward the acquisition of new trains for the SkyTrain automated metro network with the acquisition of 28 Hyundai Rotem cars for the Expo and Millennium lines.

February 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Chicago’s Metra to acquire Amtrak locomotives

THE board of Chicago commuter rail operator Metra voted on February 21 to authorise negotiations to purchase up to 21 locomotives from Amtrak at a price of $US 1.3m each.

February 26, 2018 | Rolling stock

DB opens carbon-neutral ICE depot

GERMAN Rail (DB) inaugurated a new €220m carbon-neutral maintenance depot for ICE high-speed trains at Nippes northwest of Cologne on February 23.

February 23, 2018 | Main line

SagaRail launches first services

SWEDISH open-access passenger operator SagaRail launched its inaugural commercial services on February 23, with the first train departing from Stockholm Central at 13.08 bound for Linköping.

February 23, 2018 | Track

PKP PLK orders 36 infrastructure maintenance vehicles

POLISH infrastructure manager PKP PLK signed a contract with ZPS, Poland, in Warsaw on February 23 for 36 infrastructure maintenance vehicles.

February 23, 2018 | North America

Buffalo - Amherst light rail extension moves forward

THE board of New York state’s Niagra Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) voted on February 22 to authorise the awarding of a $US 4.8m contract to WSP USA for environmental review and engineering design services on the first phase of the 11km extension of the Buffalo light rail network to Amherst.

February 22, 2018 | North America

Go Transit hydrogen fuel cell train plan “technically feasible,” says study

TORONTO and Hamilton transit authority Metrolinx has published the findings of its Hydrail Feasibility Study into the potential use of hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) trains on the Go Transit commuter rail network.