no comment Russian engineer builds his very own steam railway It's the realisation of a long-held dream which has inspired Pavel Chilin to spend more than ten years on building this railway complete with its very own steam locomotive. 26/07/2020
Life The London Underground could soon run on 100% renewable energy The Tube is about to go green. 17/07/2020
Denmark Denmark gives go-ahead for €7 billion underwater tunnel to Germany The Fehmarnbelt Link will allow trains and cars to cross the strait in just seven and ten minutes respectively. At the moment, a ferry takes about an hour to make the crossing. 27/04/2020
no comment Train scuffles and Christmas tree alight as Hong Kong protests go on Cellphone footage showed passengers arguing on a Hong Kong train as protesters blocked the carriage doors from closing on Wednesday morning. 13/11/2019
no comment Cooking accident triggers train fire in Pakistan, killing dozens The fire broke out when a gas stove exploded as breakfast was being prepared on board. Safety regulations are often ignored in the overcrowded trains. 31/10/2019
no comment Commuter train and truck in deadly collision in Japan A commuter train and a truck loaded with boxes of citrus collided at a rail crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, killing one and injuring at least 30 people, Japanese authorities said. 05/09/2019
Life We tried a new train journey that can take you into the past The new touring route, crossing the west of England between Bristol and London, reveals thousands of years of human history. 05/07/2019
no comment Trains overwhelmed as Bangladeshis go home for Eid Thousands of people scrambled to Dhaka's train stations on Tuesday (June 4) in hopes of returning home for Eid 04/06/2019
Egypt Train station fire kills at least 20, injures dozens in Cairo "I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out." 27/02/2019
Egypt Dozens killed and injured in Cairo train station fire At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured in the accident, state television reported. 27/02/2019
Russia Russian propaganda train shows off spoils of Syrian war Five hundred exhibits of captured armoured vehicles, artillery, firearms and improvised explosive devices are on show. 23/02/2019
world news One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona, said authorities. 08/02/2019
Mauritania Watch: Desert train of Mauritania running again after 10 years After a 10-year hiatus, the desert train of Mauritania is up and running 18/01/2019
Germany Train operator buys 'rail delay scarf' by frustrated German for €7,500 A German commuter who knitted a row every time her train was delayed to make a scarf has sold it to railway company Deutsche Bahn for €7,500 17/01/2019
World EU gives 14,500 more teens free travel pass to explore continent The winners of the EU initiative will be given a free pass to explore Europe for up to 30 days between April 15 and October 31. 14/01/2019
Germany Commuter documents travel woes with knitted scarf The unique, but productive, way one German commuter documented her travel delays to and from the office 10/01/2019
France More than a dozen injured after metro train partially derails in Marseille A metro train partially derailed at a station in Marseille on Friday morning, injuring several people. 21/12/2018
Spain One dead and others injured after train derails near Barcelona At least one person has died and five others have been injured after a train derailed near Barcelona in Spain. 20/11/2018
Spain Belt buckle shaped like grenade causes security alert in Spain Hundreds of people were evacuated from train stations in Barcelona and Madrid after the belt buckle was discovered in a suitcase during a scan. 07/11/2018
