Deep beneath the streets of Stockholm, a new railway is taking shape which will solve a decades-old railway capacity problem in the Swedish capital. As construction approaches the halfway stage Keith Barrow looks at the City Line project and how it will transform the region's rail network.
Casablanca's inaugural light rail line, which began operations on December 12 2012, is already transforming public transport in Morocco's largest city, as Kevin Smith discovers.
Iran is currently engaged in a major programme of railway construction which will significantly improve links with its neighbours. Mr Taleb Zare, acting president and board member of Iranian Islamic Republic Railways (RAI) talks to Keith Barrow about how this investment is transforming the network.
In recent years the Jordanian government has advanced plans for a national railway network which will link Iraq with the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia with Syria, Turkey, and Europe. Keith Barrow reports from Amman on how this major regional project is moving forward.
UKRAINE's Ministry of Transport says Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has completed testing of two prototype 220km/h long-distance emus developed by domestic manufacturer Krukov Wagon Works.
THE prefects of Paris and three Ile-de-France local authorities have granted final approval, known as the declaration of public utility in France, for the extension of RER Line E from Haussmann-St Lazare 47km west to Mantes-la-Jolie.
BRITAIN's transport secretary Mr Patrick McLoughlin has laid down the first tentative steps to restart the letting of passenger franchises following the publication of Richard Brown's recommendations to improve the process.
MTR celebrated the start of operations on Hangzhou Metro Line 1 in November, its seventh project outside of Hong Kong. And as deputy CEO Lincoln Leong explains to Kevin Smith, the company is committed to strengthening its external presence over the next few years.
MEXICAN transport minister Mr Geraldo Ruiz signed a cooperation agreement on January 28 with the governor of the state of Querétaro, Mr Jose Calzada, to advance plans for a new passenger railway between Mexico City and Querétaro.
HOPES of finally opening the long-delayed 4.7km light rail line in the Spanish city of Jaen have faded after an audit by the Catalonian train operating company FGC found annual operating losses would run into millions of Euros.
