The Tunnel No.5 located at Tai Po Kau is one of the three tunnels still in use since the opening of East Rail in 1910. These tunnels witness the evolution of East Rail train, from the steam locomo... (more)

Together with traditional buildings and funicular systems, street graffiti had become part of Portugal’s culture.

After one year of postponing, the installation of the new signal system on East Rail Line has resumed in recent months. The new system will be in use from June with new 9-car trains entering servi... (more)

After all HSTs were withdrawn from Intercity service to/from London in May, they were either sold or reformed and refurbished into 11 short formation sets. These trains are now being used for loca... (more)

Class 802 began to enter service in August 2018. It has greater engine power and fuel tank capacity than Class 800 to serve the long-range unelectrified routes between London and South West Englan... (more)

GWR Class 802 is seen passing through Dawlish Seafront, where trains and tracks often hit by the storm waves in bad weather.

Virgin Trains used to run Class 220 and 221 on West Coast Main Line and CrossCountry services. Some were transferred since Arriva take over the franchise of CrossCountry service. The remaining Cla... (more)

Class 159 is a modified version from Class 158 by having one extra carriage for each train set. They are being used on West of England Line services since 1990s.

BREL built Class 455 in three batches for suburban services in London. Meanwhile, the 455/7 train has a formation of one carriage from Class 508, which has a different profile from other carriages... (more)

The first Shinkansen train that operates at 300km/h, the 500 Series. All nine units belong to JR West, and serve Tokaido.Sanyo Shinkansen between 1997 and 2010. These trains now reformed from 16 t... (more)

Hakata Car Maintenance Centre is the depot to conduct major maintenance for trains on Sanyo Shinkansen. Trains finished washing will line up here and ready for passenger service from Hakata.

SCMaglev and Railway Park exhibit two experimental shinkansen trains introduced in the mid-1990s, 300X and MLX01. 300X was a prototype to test the design features of the existing 700, N700 Series,... (more)

The SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya opened in 2011. Different generations of Tokaido Shinkansen Trains are preserved and on display inside the park.

As part of the projects of new Tuen Ma Line, the reforming of IKK trains began in 2015. Works include adding carriages from the East/West Rail Line or new order to the existing 4-car SP1950 trains... (more)

Osaka Metro formerly known as Osaka Municipal Subway before being corporatized. Introduced in 1973, the 10 Series train was the first third rail-powered train with an A/C system. It had been servi... (more)