In the Netherlands more trains are being equipped with a solution to make tracks less slippery: Wheel-Rail Conditioning. Railway operator...Wheel-Rail Conditioning to avoid slippery tracks implemented by NS and ProRail
The European rail freight sector signed the Berlin Declaration on Monday. This is a renewed ministerial declaration, showing the commitment...After Rotterdam Declaration, EU rail freight signs Berlin Declaration
Alberto Mazzola has been unanimously elected as new Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)....Alberto Mazzola elected as new CER Executive Director
UK ends franchising system for passenger trains
The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it is officially renationalising the railways, doing away with the franchising...Read more
Now official: track access charges may be waived during pandemic
Member States of the European Union may waive or reduce track access charges to support railway undertakings during the pandemic. The European Parliament voted in favor of this new regulation earlier today. Railway companies are...Read more
Alstom buys Bombardier Transportation for a lower price than estimated
Alstom announced Friday that it signed the sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation with a revised price term.Read more
Dutch railways get 1.4 billion extra for track maintenance
Over the next two years, an extra 700 million euros will be invested in the Dutch railway network. This allows infrastructure manager ProRail to solve problems on the Harbour Line, as well as the hill...Read more
Finnish Railways implements future-oriented solution for staff
After optimising its ticketing policy, Finnish incumbent railway company VR Group has focused on improving internal operational processes. To this end, the national operator implemented a new, future-oriented solution to enhance planning and dispatching of...Read more
Research Deutsche Bahn: no increased risk corona infection train personnel
According to research by German railway operator Deutsche Bahn and the Charité Research Organization train personnel with a lot of passenger contact do not have a higher chance of infection with the coronavirus. Around 1.100...Read more
Dutch government supports public transport with investment of 740 million euros
The Dutch government has announced on Tuesday that it will keep financially supporting the public transport sector in 2021. To this end, it has announced a so-called ‘availability fee’ of 740 million for the first...Read more
Improving safety at level crossings via mobile app
Mobile applications have already become popular among railway operators. They could also be useful for infrastructure managers. Infrastruktura železnice Srbije, the state-owned entity that owns and maintains railway network in Serbia, developed an app dedicated...Read more
LiDAR supports higher-precision mapping of UK’s rail infrastructure
Network Rail is looking for a more accurate and efficient way to measure Britain’s network. Swedish engineering company Hexagon will support this intention with its solutions that use LiDAR data and artificial intelligence.Read more
Trafikverket publishes tender for night train connecting Sweden to mainland Europe
Swedish transport authority Trafikverket has recently published a tender for a night train connection between Sweden and the European mainland. Starting in 2022 the train will connect Malmö and Stockholm to Brussels and Hamburg. This...Read more