An innovative ‘first-of-its-kind’ railway footbridge has opened to the public in a rural part of England. The light-weight and low-maintenance...Low-carbon high-tech bridge crosses the tracks
Following five years of research and and investment of 45 million euros, Eurotunnel commissioned the world’s most powerful STATCOM system...Eurotunnel’s new electric grid solution enables 60 per cent more trains
Renfe spent 630 million euros on traction energy in 2022, an increase of 78.6 per cent over the 277.4 million...Renfe saw its 2022 energy bill explode, eyes new office in France
Liverpool spellbound by new metro trains
The rollout of new metro trains on the Merseyrail network in the Liverpool City Region continues unabated, with commuters on an increasing number of lines seeing the Stadler-built rolling stock for the first time. The...Read more
Finland creates EULYNX interface adapter to allow old and new tech to work together
Finland will adopt the open-standard EULYNX interface in railway network signalling systems. What is novel about the Finnish approach is that an specially designed adaptor will be used to apply the EULYNX compliant interface. This...Read more
Railway professionals asleep on the job for good reason
This week, rail customers may be concerned to discover their normally vigilant railway staff curled up in doorways and platforms around the network. This shocking state of affairs has left many people deeply worried about...Read more
Belgium commits to phasing out diesel-powered rolling stock
Belgium is dedicated to finding alternative to the remaining diesel-powered rolling stock in Flanders, federal minister for Mobility Georges Gilkinet said in response to questions by a member of parliament this week. Battery-electric trains are...Read more
Ukrainian Railways receives European Railway Award
Ukrainian Railways was named Rail Champion at the European Railway Awards hosted by CER and UNIFE in Brussels on Tuesday evening. Oleksandr Pertsovskyi received the Award on behalf of Ukrzaliznytsia and its entire workforce. Eglė...Read more
UK government fails to avoid February rail strikes
After a month of calm, Britain is signalled into a week of renewed strike action on the railways. February begins with two strikes, both one day long, starting today, Wednesday 1 February and again on...Read more
EU to back new cross-border pilots by European Sleeper, SJ, Eurostar, among others
The European Commission will support 10 pilot project for new cross-border services and the improvement of existing ones, it announced on Tuesday. Among the proposals selected are those by night train startup European Sleeper, the...Read more
AllRail: Sweden’s night train subsidy for Stockholm – Berlin is unfair competition
The alliance of independent passenger rail companies AllRail says plans by Swedish state-owned operator SJ to extend its night train Stockholm-Hamburg to Berlin will cause unfair competition, as operator Snälltåget runs night trains on that...Read more
New railway line connecting east and west in the works, this time in Iraq
A new railway link from the Persian Gulf to Turkey and eventually Europe via Iraq has entered the design phase. The country is expediting the project, as it is well aware of its potential in...Read more
Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic will be watching you (at level crossings)
Správa železnic will install cameras at a level crossing in the Vendryně municipality in a bid to reduce dangerous and premature crossings of level crossings by motorists. The installation will become active on February 1...Read more