A railway line connecting the west of England city of Bristol with the fast growing community of Portishead has received approval from the UK government. The railway, currently open for freight traffic only, will see...Read more
The railway between Hanover and Berlin will probably not be released for traffic until mid-december, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has said in its latest update. This would mean a another setback of at least two weeks...Read more
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has received approval for its envisioned new railway connection between the northern city of Bergamo and the nearby Orio al Serio Airport. Meanwhile, the railway connection to Venice Marco Polo airport was...Read more
The construction of the new Friesen bridge over the river Ems in Germany is turning out much more expensive than initially thought. The cost of rebuilding the railway bridge near Weener is now estimated at...Read more
Enabling work at weekends in early January and mid-February will mean diverted services on the East Coast Main Line. The work will hasten the introduction of digital signalling ETCS to the route famous for the...Read more
The EU is currently assessing the possibility of extending the standard gauge of the European railway network to Ukraine and Moldova, as part of its effort to better integrate the countries in the European transport...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its investigation into potentially faulty sleepers in the wake of last summer’s deadly derailment in Bavaria. DB expects it will have to test around 130,000 sleepers nationwide, and – if...Read more
The collision that took place last Thursday between two freight trains has resulted in a longer disruption of traffic than originally anticipated. The Berlin – Hannover railway line will now remain closed until at least...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has named the railway corridors Hamburg-Berlin and Emmerich-Oberhausen as the two sites where it will carry out major improvement works from late 2024 onwards. The overhaul is part of DB’s ongoing project...Read more
Development of new urban rail infrastructure in Africa could cut one gigatonne of CO2 emissions by 2050 as well as fostering inclusive socio-economic growth, according to new research by Alstom.Read more
Austrian national rail operator ÖBB is to carry out rockfall protection work on the Arlberg west ramp in the Bings region. Subsidiary ÖBB-Infrastruktur has begun important preparatory work in the area this month and expects...Read more
German rail operator Hamburger Hochbahn has partnered with Siemens Mobility to upgrade train control systems for the U2 and U4 lines in Hamburg’s public transport system.Read more
Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, provided data on the development of the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor since 2018 for the four regions it will cross: Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia. Once completed, the Mediterranean Corridor...Read more
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2022 kicked off earlier on Wednesday with a technical site visit to Winterthur in Switzerland, where voestalpine RailWay Systems has installed an Acoustic Monitoring Sensor system.Read more
The metro rail network that serves the neighbouring cities of Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland, in the north east of England, is currently undergoing a much needed modernisation. Future plans are also being made for a...Read more
