China’s biggest missile manufacturer is working on a hyperloop. CASIC claims it’s clocked the fastest speed ever for a superconducting maglev vehicle – over 623 km/h (387 mph) – during tests in a low-vacuum tube just 2 km (1.2 miles) …
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MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China, which involved painstakingly rebuilding a 100-year-old train station brick-by-brick, which now fronts a huge modern transport hub that’s partially sunken underground. Excellent photographs! Article Link
Denmark’s new national train is about as Danish as you can get. Inspired by Denmark’s mix of big and small cities, with direct references to classic midcentury Danish design, and an embrace of hygge coziness, the new trains are meant to embody …
Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won’t be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for repairs of damage caused by a cargo train derailment. Article LInk
French transport multinational Alstom debuted the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train back in 2016, which went into service in Germany last year. Now the Coradia iLint is rolling down the track in North America for the first time. Article Link
The iconic European luxury train that British mystery novelist Agatha Christie made world-famous is losing its tie to England — at least temporarily. Article Link
Ukrainian Railways, or Ukrzaliznytsia, is the largest employer in Ukraine. Nearly 375,000 people work for the transit company, more than 1% of the country’s population. Since the full-scale Russian invasion started on February 24, the government-owned railway has become the main …
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Australian mining company Fortescue and Fortescue Future Industries, which has acquired U.K.-based Williams Advanced Engineering, are joining forces to develop the world’s first Infinity Train: a battery-electric vehicle designed to transport loads of iron ore without ever needing to be charged. Article
