ÖBB will start exploration drilling in the spring of 2023 to advance the planning stage for a new 1,6-kilometre cross-border railway tunnel from Schaftenau to the Bavarian Inn Valley.Read more
With the increasing energy bills and insecurity about a steady supply, the European railway sector calls on action. Sector associations Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA)...Read more
With a decision published on 6 September, the Autorité de Régulation des Transports (ART) resolved a dispute concerning “the technical conditions and operations for access to the railway network”. The French authority decided in favour...Read more
Train localisation and detection systems such as a balise or axle counter tend to function just fine. But they come with a lot of costly installation work. And because these components are installed across vast...Read more
DB Fernverkehr has started working with IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.Rail system for its vehicle dispatch and train control system. The move comes as part of an ongoing digitalisation effort.Read more
Deutsche Bahn and KIA will cooperate on so-called second-life battery storage systems for green energy in a bid to save electricity. Encore, a corporate start-up of the DB Bahnbau Group, will take the lead in...Read more
Deutsche Bahn has completed its inspection round of sleepers that are suspected to have a manufacturing error. The company has established that it will have to 137.000 concrete sleepers across the country.Read more
VR FleetCare and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) will embark on a the biggest condition monitoring campaign of railway points in Finland to date. As part of a new agreement announced on Tuesday, VR FleetCare and the...Read more
In preparation for this year’s Rail Infra Forum, RailTech.com will host an interactive webinar on the shift to sustainable alternatives for diesel trains. Tune in on Thursday to gain valuable new insights from our speakers.Read more
If anyone remains sceptical, and still has lingering doubts that the high-speed railway line between Birmingham and London will go ahead, they need only visit the southern end of the borough of Camden. There, for...Read more
Ukrainian Railways has signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Ukrainian ministry of Finance for a financing round to the tune of 100 million euros, railway chief Alexander...Read more
A limited timetable is in effect on the West of England Main Line from Friday 2 September until October due to the so-called Soil Moisture Deficit (SMD). As a result of the recent heatwave and...Read more
Work to bring the freight only Northumberland Line back into mixed use has moved ahead during the late summer public holiday. UK infrastructure agency Network Rail has been working to upgrade the neglected line to...Read more
The French towns of Pont-Saint-Esprit, Avignon and Nîmes are once more connected via rail following the reopening of a railway line after 49 years of closure. It also marks the first reopening of a regional...Read more
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif will allocate 32,8 million euros for improvements to the electrification system in Catalonia and Aragón. The centre piece of the plans will be a remote control system for the rail disconnectors.Read more
