Kenya’s government has agreed to buy 11 second-hand DMUs from Mallorca metre-gauge operator Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) for use by Kenya Railways’ Nairobi commuter rail services on five routes radiating from the capital. The deal is worth 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings ($1.5million) and is reportedly around a tenth

KENYA’s government has agreed to buy 11 second-hand DMUs from Mallorca metre-gauge operator Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) for use by Kenya Railways’ Nairobi commuter rail services on five routes radiating from the capital.     The deal is worth 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings ($1.5million) and is reportedly

SOFIA’s public transport operator Stolichen Electrotransport ordered 13 new 30-metre ‘swing’ low-floor trams from Polish manufacturer Pesa in late-January in a contract worth €23million. The new 1,009mm-gauge trams will all be built during 2019, and will be used to replace older vehicles on route 5, serving the south western suburbs

MADRID is celebrating the centenary of its Metro system during 2019 and has created an underground exhibition of restored historic trains.     Madrid was one of the first cities in Europe to build an underground metro system, with construction taking place from 1916 onwards. The preserved

USA: Norfolk Southern has released a mobile app for iOS and Android which provides access to data available in its AccessNS desktop e-commerce portal. The railway’s customers can manage inventory, track real-time movements, add important shipments to a watchlist for priority visibility, search for specific shipments on the NS network, submit

CLASS 31 No. 31418 is undergoing a thorough overhaul by owners A1A Locomotives at its Midland Railway-Butterley base at Swanwick.  The doors of this shed are rarely open, but on February 23 it was possible to catch sight of the progress being made. Most of the bodywork repair has been completed. 

THE Weardale Railway (WR) heritage service began on March 23 and runs through to November 3.  Trains run from the junction with Network Rail at Bishop Auckland station. The 15½-mile County Durham line rises 320ft along its length with a maximum gradient of 1-95. Weardale Railway Trust Class 108 DMU

THE Avon Valley Railway ran a gala on March 16 – at short notice (RM Feb, p73) and on a day with no timetabled service – after the opportunity suddenly arose to make use of Hudswell, Clarke 1742 of 1946.  The steam loco was dropped off from road transport a

UK Railtours is teaming up for the first time with Locomotive Services Ltd on one of three recently announced steam tours operating this August. On August 3, the ‘Irish Mail’ will run from London Euston to Holyhead, celebrating one of the world’s earliest and longest-running named trains. Starting from

UK: An ‘Access Map’ has been launched to provide rail users with information about accessibility at stations. This includes whether stations have step free or partial step free access; what facilities are available, including accessible toilets and changing places, and alternative accessible stations. Developed by the Rail Delivery Group, train operators