An electric train has travelled to and from Blackpool for the first time ever on Monday as the transformation of...First ever electric train runs into Blackpool
SNCF Geodis, a subsidiary of the French SNCF Logistics, has offered to purchase all stakes of the Spanish rail freight...SNCF Geodis wants to take over Spanish COMSA
An innovation that makes it possible to reuse breaking energy to power electric city busses has won an International Railway...System to reuse regenerative braking energy from trains wins international award
Siemens to equip Hungarian railway line with ETCS
Siemens has been commissioned by the National Infrastructure Developing Private Company Limited to equip the Hungarian line Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs with European Train Control System (ETCS). The system is expected to be in service by...Read more
UIC Innovation Awards is looking for candidates
The International Union of Railways (UIC) Innovation Awards is seeking candidates for the 4th edition of the Innovation Awards, to be held on December 6th in Paris. RailTech talked to UIC Research Manager Dennis Schut....Read more
The freight hyperloop: the speed of flight and cost of trucking
DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One have partnered to develop hyperloop-enabled cargo systems to transport palletised cargo. The companies will operate under the name Cargospeed and cater to the high-priority on-demand goods industry, ‘delivering freight...Read more
European Railway Award is looking for nominees
The European Railway Award is now accepting the nominations of candidates for the 12th edition of the award. The ceremony will take place at the beginning of 2019. “We are looking for candidates who have made...Read more
‘Important EU railway projects secured under post-2020 budget’
At least thirty billion Euros have been allocated to the European transport subsidy programme Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). It now looks like the investments in important railway projects such as the TEN-T corridors and the...Read more
Strukton Sweden wants more women to join the rail industry
Strukton Sweden strives to have 25 per cent of all job positions filled by women by 2020. “Half the population of Sweden is female, so why can’t the rail industry reflect that?” says Peter Arozenius,...Read more
Takeover ERS Railways by Hupac gives access to German port
Hupac will take over the share capital of ERS Railways, including ERS’s 47 per cent stake in BoxXpress. The network offered by ERS out of the German ports complements Hupac’s hinterland network focused on Antwerp...Read more
Students Delft University of Technology launch website to share Hyperloop knowledge
In collaboration with other European Hyperloop student teams, students of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands launched a new website called Hyperloop Connected. Through this platform, Hyperloop-teams across Europe can share their knowledge and...Read more
‘More EU funding needed for completion TEN-T network’
Over forty stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for an increased EU budget for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), in order...Read more
New methodology for rail grade selection
Dekra Rail and Delft University of Technology are currently investigating to develop a new methodology which will predict the expected damage development of a rail over time depending on the occurring load. The goal of...Read more