Feb 12, 2026 | Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Rail, Transit
The UK has rolled out its first battery-only passenger train, one that has already set a world record in trials.The nation’s first-ever battery-only powered passenger train has entered service, promising cleaner, quieter journeys. Operating on a small branch line in...
Jan 29, 2026 | Asia, Rail, Transit
Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is expected to be able to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, far surpassing...
Nov 5, 2025 | Europe, Rail
Virgin Trains has inched closer to the ability to run rail service through Europe’s English Channel after a government regulator signed-off on Virgin’s application. Sir Richard Branson’s train line got approved by the British office of Rail and Road...
Sep 17, 2025 | California, Hydrogen, Rail
Folks in California have just met their newest ride, the hydrogen-powered Zemu train. The official launch took place on September 13, and there was quite a crowd waiting to witness what many consider a historic moment. Zemu is the first of its kind in California and...
Aug 21, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Rail, Tariffs
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, appliances, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, along with railcars, motorcycles, marine engines, furniture and...
May 8, 2025 | Hydrogen, Rail
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal of commercializing trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells by 2028.The plan includes...
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