A comparative review conducted by the European Court of Auditors identified that the EU policies are still quite weak when it comes to implementing infrastructure projects. Even though the EU does not face strategy definition...Read more
Alstom announced that it has agreed to divest its Coradia Polyvalent platform, its Reichshoffen production site in France and its TALENT3 platform, currently developed in Hennigsdorf, Germany to the Spanish company CAF. This was one...Read more
Railways are constantly hailed as the future for sustainable mobility, and leaders stumble over each other to say that we need a shift to rail. But when looking at the investments that were made in...Read more
In Germany, it will be compulsory from Wednesday 24 November to show a corona pass at work and on public transport. People must have been vaccinated, recovered from Covid or have proof of a recent...Read more
Due to the sharp decrease in train traffic caused by corona measures, the number of serious railway accidents worldwide also fell last year. There were 34 percent fewer collisions involving persons at level crossings, but...Read more
Train builder Alstom signed a partnership agreement to optimise the hydrogen refuelling of passenger trains with Hynamics. The goal is to reduce the time needed to refuel the trains, and thus accelerate the development of...Read more
Trenitalia has requested 550 million at the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance rolling stock for the operations of ILSA in Spain and operations under their own name in Italy.Read more
Some parts of the Belgian railway network are not well maintained and this puts passengers and railway staff at risk. Three consumer organizations have sounded the alarm in an analysis about overdue maintenance of parts...Read more
The railway signalling market in the United Kingdom has too little suppliers, high costs, and Network Rail does not have the procurement practices in place to benefit from its considerable buyer power. That says the...Read more
Scotland’s Railway managing director Alex Hynes calls on the transport sector to reduce emissions in memory of the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash last year, where climate change played a role. Scotland had been...Read more
The US Congress has approved a comprehensive package of infrastructure investments. Sixty-six billion dollars will go to the national rail network. The approval is an important victory for President Joe Biden, who proposed the package...Read more
Austrian railway manager ÖBB infrastructure will benefit from an additional 700 million euros over 6 years compared to the previous year. The goal is to improve the flow of rail traffic and increase capacity on...Read more
Thalys is a well-known player in European high-speed trains. The name of the international red train will disappear however with the upcoming merger with Eurostar, but not its characteristic colour. Bertrand Gosselin, Thalys CEO, explains...Read more
One third of EU’s busiest flights have train alternatives under six hours, finds research by OBC Transeuropa (OBCT), commissioned by Greenpeace. The environmental action group calls to ban short-haul flights where a train alternative under...Read more
Strike action that threatened to cripple train services in Scotland during the UN Climate Conference has been called off after the RMT union agreed on a deal with ScotRail. This was announced on Wednesday evening...Read more
