400 additional construction sites on the rail network in Germany this year will have a negative impact on punctuality, says Deutsche Bahn. DB will replace more than five times more sleepers than usual, after an accident with a freight train in Garmisch-Partenkirchen last year was possibly related to a manufacturing defect of the railway sleepers.Read more
France’s plan for Spanish rail border crossing upgrade is ‘worrying’
The future of the upgrade of the rail border crossing between France and Spain on the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor is still unclear and concerns are increasing. Carlo Sacchi, Community Executive responsible for the Corridor, presented...Read more
Happy first birthday to London’s Elizabeth Line
London is celebrating the first anniversary of public service on the Elizabeth Line, the highly anticipated addition to the capital’s transport network. Since its launch, the Elizabeth Line has transformed the way people travel across...Read more
‘EU ambition for alternative fuels in rail could be higher’
The EU Regulation proposal for alternative fuels infrastructure now includes rail. While rail was first not included in the scope of the European Commission’s proposal, it is now after negotiations and efforts of the European...Read more
Alstom in China pioneers new traction system
Alstom NUG Propulsion System (ANP), the company’s joint venture in China, has recently debuted a novel traction system on one of its trains. Trial operations in the city of Chengdu with passengers are currently underway....Read more
Spectre of tunnel closure comes back to haunt Bane NOR
Bane NOR has once again been forced to close the Blixtunnel of its new multi-billion-euro Follo railway. The tunnel was closed to traffic following an incident on Monday, the Norwegian infrastructure manager announced on Thursday....Read more
Talgo en Renfe agree on November deliveries of Avril high-speed trains
Talgo will deliver the first units of a new batch of 30 Avril high-speed trains in November as per a new deadline agreed upon this week with Renfe. The manufacturer settled on the new date...Read more
UK industry reacts to Network Rail spending plans
Network Rail, the UK government agency responsible for much of infrastructure across England and Wales, has published its next five-year plan. The agency, which also works in partnership with devolved government in Scotland, has seen...Read more
France’s Northern high-speed line enters middle-age
It has now been thirty years since the first section of France’s Northern high-speed line was opened, on 23 May 1996. This line, which runs from Paris Gare du Nord to the north of France,...Read more
European Sleeper’s first night train is a fact
The dream has come true for founders Elmer van Buuren and Chris Engelsman: the first night train of their start up European Sleeper set off last Thursday night from Berlin to Brussels. Despite the bureaucratic...Read more
ÖBB nears the finish line on major Koralm tunnel project
ÖBB installed the final concrete track support slab in Austria’s new Koralm tunnel this week, hitting a fresh milestone in a project that is scheduled to open for traffic by the end of 2025. The...Read more
