The Spanish hyperloop company Zeleros has brought three new partners on board in a new investment round: infrastructure company Acciona,...CAF to design hyperloop capsule for Spanish Zeleros
Britain’s first hybrid battery-diesel train made its first trip on July 21. One the 25th anniversary of operator Chiltern Railways...UK’s first hybrid battery-diesel train made its first journey
Our editorial team has published a special RailTech Magazine themed ‘Intelligent Rail’. With many interesting interviews, it dives into intelligent...Magazine ‘Intelligent Rail’ out now
Tunneling for Paris’ metro line 11 finished
The Sofia tunnel boring machine has finished its run in Paris last week after 15 months of digging. Six new stations will see the light of day, and an extension of 6 kilometres of track....Read more
‘World’s fastest’ maglev train of 600 km/h exits CRRC’s factory
China’s new high-speed maglev train, with a designed top speed of 600 kilometres per hour, rolled off the production line on Tuesday. It is currently the world’s fastest ground vehicle, reported China’s state news agency...Read more
After the flood: European rail repairs will cost billions
Railways in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands suffered large damages after the flooding. In Germany, a total of 600 kilometres of track are affected, and 80 stations damaged. Seven regional transport routes have been so...Read more
Monitoring train wheels and bearings to improve operations
The wheels and bearings of trains have a lot to put up with, and can suffer many damages. What exactly are these and what are the consequences for the availability of the train wagons? Lithuanian...Read more
Talgo joins with Repsol for hydrogen trains
Spanish train manufacturer Talgo joins forces with hydrogen producer Repsol. Talgo is already developing a project to manufacture hydrogen-powered trains, as part of the Basque Hydrogen Corridor initiative, launched in February this year. Repsol will...Read more
Flood recovery of railways in full force across Europe
The flooding in western Europe leaves behind major damage on railways. Large clean-up and restoration efforts are in progress, in this article an overview. Several lines in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and towards the...Read more
Unmasking the divisions in UK rail on ‘Freedom Day’
Covid restrictions and Freedom Day make compliance difficult in the UK. A journey across Great Britain may not be so great if you don’t have the correct protocols in place. With the government in London, and the devolved administrations...Read more
Chernobyl connected again to the Ukrainian rail network
Ukrainian Railways has completed the reconstruction of the track between Vilcha and Yaniv stations, which connects the Chernobyl exclusion zone with the main railway network. It connects to a storage facility of spent nuclear fuel...Read more
Rail operator start ups struggle with acquiring rolling stock
Acquiring trains, but also parking and maintaining the rolling stock are some of the biggest obstacles for new providers of international rail travel. “Workshops and sites are almost all in the hands of the major...Read more
Railways flooded in Western Europe
Heavy rainfall has severely impacted rail traffic in western Europe, in the south of Belgium, west of Germany and south of the Netherlands. Railway lines are flooded, and sometimes completely washed away, and a Belgian...Read more