The battle for budget rail in Spain continues. French high-speed train operator Ouigo has launched an offer of 10,000 tickets at just one euro, much to the anger…
There’s a new UK Budget and there’s some big news for British rail. Finance minister Rachel Reeves has said the southern leg of the HS2 railway line should…
It’s budget time in the UK, and the country’s top rail lobby, the Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to “bring forward a steady…
The Cambrian line in Wales, the first rail route in the UK to be equipped with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), is set to open for…
Germany’s most important rail coalition, the Pro-Rail Alliance, has ripped into the government’s new 2040 traffic forecast, claiming that its policy approach is at best “antiquated.” Instead of…
It’s budget time in France, and while there are plans for more of the same in terms of rail investment, there is a new focus on sleeper services.…
From December, the state-backed Swedish Railways (SJ) will no longer be handing over its night train operations in Denmark to a private company. Instead, SJ’s own drivers will…
‘Collusively timed wagon sales,’ ‘the existence of the cartel’… The EU’s executive has fined Czechia’s state-run rail company České dráhy (‘ČD’) and Austria’s ÖBB 48.7 million euros for…
The last day of September was the first day of new fares in Scotland. For many travellers this will have come as a shock, and a very big…
There you have it. In less than one month, Europe’s top rail experts will be gathering in Tallinn for RailTech’s Intelligent Rail Summit ‘24. And the timing couldn’t…
Euston, Crewe, and Manchester could all be back on the railway agenda. A U-turn, that most unlikely of railway manoeuvres, is on the tracks, over the future of…
SNCB has resubmitted a watered-down version of its train offer for 2025 despite Belgium’s outgoing Mobility Minister rejecting a similar plan last month. Georges Gilkinet responded by saying…
It’s almost here! RailTech’s Intelligent Rail Summit ’24 is coming to Estonia in six weeks. As the biggest names in the industry prepare to gather in Tallinn, some…
Last month, RailTech interviewed a rail engineer who was fired after the new UK rail minister demanded his dismissal for raising safety concerns at London’s Euston Station. Peter…
Top UK rail safety body RSSB has announced its public support for reducing the minimum age of train drivers. The decision is informed by a detailed research project…