A Swiss Federal Administrative Court has rejected an objection made by an unsuccessful bidder in last year’s tender for new...Stadler wins out in Swiss federal court and secures mammoth deal
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has submitted two applications for federal grant funding totaling nearly 1.3 billion dollars. The applications...Californian high-speed rail authority applies for 1.3 billion dollars of federal funding
In an unprecedented sale in France, 12 locomotives of SNCF Transilien will be auctioned from June 27 through June 30...SNCF breaks habit and auctions 12 locomotives
Hydrogen train could run in Slovakia by 2024, says minister
Slovakia’s Economics Minister Richard Sulík believes that a hydrogen train will start running on the Nové Zámky – Prievidza line by the end of this parliamentary term, which runs until 2024. He said this at...Read more
DB and SNCF mark 15 years of high-speed connections with special tariffs and new cooperation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and its French counterpart SNCF are making 15,000 tickets available at a reduced price as of Wednesday to mark the occasion of 15 years of high-speed cross-border connections. DB and SNCF also...Read more
Britain mulls prioritising freight train over passenger services
A ballot for strike action will see the UK government prioritise the movement of freight trains in a way not seen since the general mobilisation at the outbreak the First World War. The stark warning...Read more
European Sleeper postpones sleeper train to Prague once again
European Sleeper will not be able to commence its sleeper train service from Brussels to Prague this summer as planned, the company announced on Tuesday. European Sleeper says preparations for the start of operations will...Read more
ÖBB drops out of Russian gauge project Vienna-Slovakia
Austrian railway company ÖBB has officially withdrawn from the joint venture responsible for the broad gauge extension from Kosice in Slovakia to Austrian capital Vienna. It has offered its shares for sale to its Russian,...Read more
London’s underground overground Elizabeth Line opens today
The Elizabeth Line, named after the longest serving monarch in British history, opens today to Queens and commoners alike, just in time for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Tunnelling under some of the most expensive real...Read more
Etihad Rail announces MoU’s on knowledge exchange with Renfe, HS1
Renfe and the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Rail concluded last week’s 16th Annual Middle East Rail event with several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on knowledge transfers. Etihad Rail inked a similar deal with the UK’s...Read more
FRMCS to replace GSM-R by 2030
BackgroundGSM-R has become obsolete and is no longer the future of rail data transmission. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) will have to replace it, taking into account the latest global data transmission standards.Read more
Germany’s 9-euro public transport ticket on sale
The 9-euro, flat-fee public transportion card for use in Germany in June, July and August went on sale on Monday. From June 1 onwards, the ticket will allow travellers to make unlimited use of all...Read more
Major delays after Ouigo train rips off overhead line between Madrid and Barcelona
A Ouigo train travelling from Madrid to Barcelona ripped off several hundred of metres of overhead line from the high-speed railway line on Saturday, causing major delays for thousands of passengers.Read more
