Rail freight track to export cars from Santander port completed
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has completed the upgrade works of the railway track between Torrelavega and Santander, in the northern region of Cantabria, Spain. The railway track has a length of 30 kilometres. The project...Read more
Study to explore direct passage between London and Bordeaux
Eurotunnel, SNCF-Réseau, HS1 and Lisea have signed an agreement to launch a feasibility study on the adaptions necessary for allowing passengers to travel directly from Bordeaux Saint Jean station to London St Pancras. The infrastructure managers...Read more
Norway to spend 2.8 billion Euros on railway network in 2019
The Norwegian government is planning to spend 26.4 Norwegian kroner (2.8 billion Euros) on the country’s railway network in 2019. That’s a 12.4 per cent increase from the 2018 budget. The money will be spent...Read more
50 million Euros to link Paris stations Nord and Est
Transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités has announced a 10-point programme to update the urban area around the Nord and Est stations in Paris before 2024. Part of the plan is to link both train stations via...Read more
Russian Railways to invest 2.6 billion Euros in infrastructure development
The Russian state-owned railway company Russian Railways (RZD) plans to invest 200 billion roubles, or 2.6 billion Euros, on infrastructure development to quadruple freight transit by 2024. The money will be spent on building 26 new...Read more
Call for papers RailTech Europe Conference 2019 is open
The call for papers for the RailTech Europe Conference 2019 is now open. The topics of this three-day conference are ERTMS, Sustainability and Energy Saving in Rail and Predictive Maintenance. In 2019, the conference will...Read more
NMBS updates Hasselt workshops
The Belgian operator NMBS officially opened a new servicing shed in the renewed traction workshop in the Belgian city of Hasselt on Monday. This is part of an extension of the traction workshop, where trains...Read more
Genua railway lines reopen after collapse Morandi Bridge
Two railway lines that were affected by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genua have been reopened Thursday 4 October. They were closed for more than seven weeks, leading to a significant decline of...Read more
Rastatt one-year anniversary: where are we now?
It is exactly one year ago that the disrupted railway line at Rastatt was reopened for train traffic. The three lobby organisations ERFA, NEE and UIRR take the opportunity to highlight the lessons learnt so...Read more
‘Rail transport is still a passive profit-taker’
Sebastian Jürgens has been managing the port of Lübeck since 2014. Previously, he led intermodal activities at, among others, Deutsche Bahn. He is an expert in goods transport by rail. In an interview, he explained...Read more
NS CEO: journey time Amsterdam – Berlin to be reduced to four hours in 2023
Dutch Railways (NS), Deutsche Bahn, the Dutch and German Ministry of Infrastructure and the German states involved made far-reaching agreements during the rail trade fair InnoTrans to accelerate the intercity service between Amsterdam and Berlin....Read more
Strukton signs new partnership in smart maintenance
Strukton Rail announced three new partnerships in carrying out smart maintenance on the first day of Innotrans 2018 in Berlin. Together with Siemens Mobility, Willow and Rail Restore it has developed automatic video recognition, 3D...Read more
Before modal shift, mental shift needed in rail
The environmental arguments for rail as a transport mode are not enough to push for a modal shift. Research shows that rail freight transport can have 25 per cent more impact on the national economy...Read more