Deutsche Bahn (DB) has sold 10 million so-called 9-euro tickets in the first month of sales. The temporary flat-fee public...DB’s 9-euro ticket pushes passenger numbers to above pre-corona levels
Attempting to assemble and run the longest train in the world is not without challenges and obstacles, Swiss operator Rhaetian...Rhaetian Railway details record attempt with world’s longest train
Network Rail, the UK infrastructure management agency, is currently concluding a lengthy protection and maintenance programme on a World Heritage...A new dawn for Scotland’s Forth Bridge
Rail associations to analyse requirements for new affordable high-speed services across Europe
The European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE), ALLRAIL and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EU Body Europe’s Rail on Wednesday for a new study...Read more
Ukraine works on restoring railway connections to European neighbours
To improve the connections to neighbouring European countries, Ukraine is planning and carrying out railway construction works. The efforts include reopening sections of railway that have been out of service for years, which can play...Read more
Turkey’s Cappadocia Express sleeper service to use Renfe rolling stock
Sun Tren’s Cappadocia Express, Turkey’s first private railway venture, will be using two Renfe trains for its planned sleeper service to the UNESCO world heritage site Cappadocia, the Spanish operator announced on Wednesday.Read more
675 kilometres of French tracks to be overhauled from 2024 onwards
Starting in 2024, some 675 kilometres of the French railway network will be renovated. Over a period of five years, VINCI Construction subsidiary ETF will be replacing 135 kilometres of track annually, the group announced...Read more
BaneNOR announces 50-percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030
Norwegian infrastructure manger BaneNOR on Tuesday announced that it will work to reduce direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases from construction and maintenance activities by 50 percent in 2030 when compared to 2019 levels.Read more
Rail technology firm Dual Inventive and Plasser & Theurer announce cooperation
All new Plasser & Theurer on-track machines (OTM) are to be equipped with Dual Inventive’s ZKL 3000 smart self-monitoring track circuit operating devices, the two firms recently announced as part of a new cooperation agreement.Read more
Rail operators want to run more international trains, but where to get them?
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Three dead and multiple injuries as US passenger train derails
The derailment of an Amtrak train near Mendon, Missouri, on Monday afternoon has left three people dead and multiple injured, Amtrak confirmed on Monday evening. The derailment happened following a grade crossing incident with a...Read more
Swedish startup introduces standalone system to make level crossings safer
Accidents at level crossings still happen every year. A new safety solution introduced by the Swedish startup company CROSSING SAFETY is aimed at reducing the number of incidents by combining train detection and data from...Read more
Renfe’s monthly figures reveal massive jump in energy costs
Spanish operator Renfe ended the month of May with a profit, marking the first profitable month since November 2019. Energy costs in particular weigh down on companies such as Renfe.Read more