Railway engineering firm Alstom plans to run new direct train services between North Wales, Shropshire, the English Midlands and London. The announcement has taken most parties by surprise. As the country’s foremost supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and infrastructure provider, Alstom will operate its own rail service in the UK for the first time.Read more
Denmark’s national rail operator, Danske Statsbaner (DSB), has kicked off 2024 on a high note, with the first two months of the year witnessing a notable surge in train journeys. According to data released by...Read more
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente has reached an agreement with the Canary Islands government to establish a technical working group to advance the development of a railway network in Gran Canaria and Tenerife.Read more
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted indefinite approval for the use of the new double-decker train for long-distance traffic by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).Read more
Standard Ethics has announced the forthcoming launch of the SE Global Railway Manufacturers Index, following the publication of the “Making Tracks Towards Sustainability” report. The index is set to debut in June 2024, with updates...Read more
The Belgian railway network manager Infrabel is investing 310 million euros in the renovation of the oldest high-speed line in its network: the HSL1 from Brussels to France. The work will take around ten years...Read more
Sytral is to divide the TCL network into two lots, to be managed under a public service delegation contract. Keolis will continue to operate the buses and trolleybuses, while the Paris-based operator will manage the...Read more
Britain’s prestige East Coast Main Line on a Wednesday night is normally the picture of chilled out efficiency. Except that’s not quite how it worked out this Wednesday. An animal strike on a northbound express,...Read more
A drastic accident occurred last night on the Belgian railroad, between Antwerp and Ghent. It involved two passenger trains and an Infrabel crane. Two people were injured, and the damage is extensive.Read more
Metrolink, the branding of the familiar yellow trams in Manchester, is to see a further 21.4 million pounds (just over 25 million euro) investment. The local authority has approved the programme of works to improve...Read more
SNCF Réseau is awarding one of its biggest calls for tenders for work to regenerate the network over the next 7 years. It involves massive track renewal work on conventional lines and the renewal of...Read more
On January 30, SpoorPro reported that on March 5, the lawsuit would be filed by the Province of Limburg and the Municipality of Maastricht against the Flemish Region and the Transport Company De Lijn. In...Read more