LTG Infra, Lithuania’s railway infrastructure manager, has set ‘ambitious goals’ to improve the capacity on its railway network, which is...Lithuania’s infrastructure manager plans to greatly improve rail capacity
China has presented a prototype of a maglev train with a record designed speed of 620 kilometers per hour. The...China unveils maglev train with peak speed of 620 km/h
1.200 UK intercity Class 800/801/802 train cars will be upgraded with new brake pads and disks following a framework contract...Knorr-Bremse to provide and maintain new braking devices for UK Hitachi fleet
Germany: 200 million state aid to promote ERTMS and ATO
The European Commission has approved a 200 million euros scheme by the German state for the upgrade of rail vehicles in the area of Stuttgart. Financial support will take the form of direct grants to...Read more
Nokia provides WiFi with intelligent switching for Austrian Westbahn fleet
Nokia announced that it has been selected by Austrian rail operator Westbahn to implement a new high-bandwidth train-to-ground WiFi network across the operator’s newly expanded fleet of intercity trains. The network uses intelligent switching, a...Read more
This is how the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be constructed
Construction is underway for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, which will connect Germany and Denmark. At 18.2 km, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel for both vehicles and trains. It will take only...Read more
Dutch trade unions fear for chief conductor job
The train driver will soon be responsible for the departure process when a new Airport Sprinter will be introduced in the Netherlands. This high-frequency Sprinter will run eight times an hour between Amsterdam Central and...Read more
Madrid – Barcelona train services restored after heavy snowfall
After cleaning work on the snow-covered tracks around Madrid, several train services are restored, such as Madrid – Barcelona. All railway traffic to and from Madrid for all types of train services was suspended on...Read more
HS1 to monitor rail assets with augmented reality
HS1 Ltd, the owner and operator of the UK’s only high-speed railway, is part of a project that develops augmented reality technology that will virtually replicate rail assets on the High Speed One line by...Read more
Angela Merkel: ‘Only with rail we will achieve our climate goals’
“Rail plays a special role in achieving our climate protection goals. We want more people to switch from cars or planes to trains and more goods to be transported by rail”, says German Chancellor Angela...Read more
Ricardo Rail gets approval for On-Track Machines London Underground
The Kirow KRC250 Rail Crane and Switch Tilting wagons are accepted for deployment for maintenance on the London Underground. The official approval follows after five years’ work of Ricardo Rail to demonstrate the machines meet...Read more
Poland modernises railway to Belarus to improve rail freight operation
PKP Polish Railway Lines is modernising several broad-gauge railway lines in the Podlaskie province. The works are important for the improvement of freight transport between Poland and Belarus, as well as between the east and...Read more
RailTech Europe: registrations are open and first speakers revealed
ProMedia Group opened registration for RailTech Europe 2021 and launched the new website. The first speakers are also amde public, including Elisabeth Werner, Director Land Transport of DG Move, and ERTMS coordinator Matthias Ruete of...Read more
