Renfe will be running additional high-speed trains between Barcelona and Madrid as of Tuesday. That means there will be one...Renfe expands high-speed service between Barcelona and Madrid
Thales on Monday formally signed the agreement announced in March with Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail for the rollout of the...Thales concludes deal with ProRail for ERMTS CSS in the Netherlands
Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR reactivated the railway line at the port of Larvik on Friday. It had been a...Bane NOR brings Larvik port railway back to life
Vossloh joins Egypt’s high-speed rail project with rail fastening systems
Vossloh will be supplying rail fastening systems for a planned high-speed railway line in northern Egypt. The contract award announced on Monday is valued at more than 40 million euros. First deliveries are planned for...Read more
Switzerland invests in French and Italian rail infrastructure: ‘it’s our duty’
Switzerland aims to extend its infrastructure investments to France and Italy, targeting rail lines and terminals. In France, it is working with the government to define the scope of investment for the Wörth-Strasbourg line whereas...Read more
UK timetable changes: fewer and shorter trains in some places
It what has become as traditional as bank holiday engineering works and the wrong kind of leaves on the line, the May timetable has become a catalogue of woe for passengers up and down Great...Read more
Adif expands rollout of ASFA driving assistance system
ASFA Digital (Automatic Braking and Announcement of Signals) is now in use on three more commuter lines, Adif announced on Sunday. With the rollout, the Spanish infrastructure manager is targeting improvements in punctuality.Read more
SBB and Swiss International Air Lines add new air-rail connection
SBB and SWISS will expand their SWISS Air Rail intermodal offering by adding a service to Munich Central Station from July onwards.Read more
U2 singer Bono lauds Ukrainian Railways in latest celebrity visit
U2 singer Bono and guitarist The Edge have paid hommage to Ukrainian Railways and their efforts in getting citizens to safety. The artists made their comments in a video on board a train following a...Read more
First locomotive retrofitted with ETCS delivered to Czech Railways
Representatives of ČD Telematiky and AŽD Praha ceremoniously handed over the first locomotive retrofitted with the on-board unit of the European train protection system ETCS to Czech Railways (České Dráhy) on Thursday. The Czech Republic...Read more
Spanish railway companies set up new sector organisation
Renfe, iryo, Euskotren and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) have joined forces to set up the Spanish Association of Passenger Railway Companies, the companies announced on Thursday.Read more
Stakeholders decide on Rail Baltica route to Lithuanian-Polish border
The Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications has signed off on the so-called alternative 6A route for the Rail Baltica section from the city of Kaunas to the border with Poland, the developers announced on...Read more
Siemens announces withdrawal from Russia, Mobility division takes hit
Siemens announced its withdrawal from the Russian market on Thursday during the presentation of its quarterly results. Siemens Mobility, already heavily impacted following international sanctions on Russia, will likely take the biggest hit.Read more
