Angela Merkel: ‘Only with rail we will achieve our climate goals’
“Rail plays a special role in achieving our climate protection goals. We want more people to switch from cars or planes to trains and more goods to be transported by rail”, says German Chancellor Angela...Read more
Alberto Mazzola starts as new CER Executive Director
“With the 2021 European Year of Rail, we have a real opportunity to show the many benefits railways can bring as employers and providers of sustainable mobility services. A shift to rail makes good sense...Read more
Female metro drivers back on Moscow lines after decades of restriction
On January 3, the first female metro driver since several decades ran a metro train on the Filyovskaya line in Moscow. For women, it was impossible to get hired as a metro driver since the...Read more
UIC: scientific evidence shows trains are corona-safe
The Covid-19 taskforce of the international union of railways UIC published a document about the scientific evidence demonstrating that travelling on trains is a safe mode of transport. This publication informs members of the studies...Read more
Jacob Zeeman new top executive of Dual Inventive
Jacob Zeeman started on Monday as the new CEO of rail solutions company Dual Inventive. Last week, Zeeman signed the contract with the managing directors, which at the time of signing consisted of Lex van...Read more
New European mobility strategy aims to triple high-speed rail traffic
The European Commission aims to double high-speed rail traffic within ten years and to triple it by 2050. Rail freight traffic must also have doubled by then. This is stated in the new ‘Sustainable and...Read more
Deutsche Bahn doubles mask checks on long distance train journeys
German Federal Police is supporting Deutsche Bahn with checking that all passengers are complying to the face mask requirements. This nationwide control campaign is said to be the largest so far. It has been set...Read more
Eurostar in ‘fight for survival’, calls for urgent financial support to survive Covid-19
The Eurostar and high speed rail urgently need financial support from the UK government to get through the corona crisis. This is what Eurostar CEO Jacques Damas and HS1 CEO Dyan Crowther argue in a...Read more
European Parliament approves European Year of Rail 2021
The negotiators of the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to declare 2021 the European Year of Railways. Throughout the year there will be events and initiatives to increase the...Read more
Investigation report: nine recommendations for safer track works Network Rail
The British Rail Accident Investigation Branch released its report on the track workers that were struck by a train at Margam, Neath Port Talbot, on the 3rd of July 2019. Nine of the eleven recommendations...Read more
Women in Rail and RIA launch equality charter
Women in Rail and Railway Industry Association have announced the launch of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter across the rail sector. The charter has been backed by over 100 organization, such as Alstom, Hitachi...Read more
Nordic Investment Bank to finance Danish electric train fleet
Danish state railway operator Danske Statsbaner (DSB) has signed a 400 million euro loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance the purchase of electric rolling stock from 2020 to 2025. DSB will...Read more
Deadline for the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package expired
The deadline for Member States to transpose the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package has expired last Saturday. This package enables the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) to become Europe’s single certification body...Read more