The worst kept secret in Britain is finally out. The high speed rail network, planned for the north east of...North of England the big loser in cancellation of HS2 plans
With its new winter timetable, FlixTrain is adding 10 new stops to its network from 12 December and almost 20...New services for FlixTrain in Germany
Some parts of the Belgian railway network are not well maintained and this puts passengers and railway staff at risk....Passenger organisations sound alarm over rail maintenance Belgium
Will the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel be built privately?
ANALYSIS – An undersea tunnel between Finland and Estonia, which brings together the two capitals as a twin city. The ‘Talsinki’ tunnel is a vision of entrepreneur Peter Vesterbacka, but the countries’ governments are wary...Read more
First renewed Swedish X2000 train enters service
On the early Wednesday morning, at 05.44, the first renewed X2000 train of Swedish operator SJ departed from Gothenburg in regular passenger service. At the beginning of 2022, another upgraded train will be in Gothenburg-Stockholm...Read more
Rail Baltica launches tender for route in Latvia
The first of the procurements of Rail Baltica’s basic route has been launched, with the tender for the main line in Latvia. It involves more than 200 kilometres of infrastructure – railway foundations and superstructures...Read more
Railcoop launches first freight service in France
A new operator entered the rail freight market in France, and with a new concept. Railcoop, a rail cooperative currently counting more than 9,000 members, just launched its first rail freight service linking the Aveyron...Read more
Eastern leg HS2 to Leeds to be cancelled
The extension of the HS2 high-speed line from the Midlands and Leeds will be scrapped. Sources in in the government have said this to the BBC.Read more
Siemens CEO Busch criticises plan to split up Deutsche Bahn
Siemens chief executive Roland Busch has criticised the plans of the political parties FDP and the Greens to split up the state-owned Deutsche Bahn. He fears that a reform of the railways will take years...Read more
‘Railways underexposed at climate summit’
Rail was too low on the agenda at the climate summit in Glasgow. “Let’s move people and not cars”, say the European Public Transport Association and international rail industry association UITP and UIC to the...Read more
Alstom and Eversholt’s Rail join forces for UK hydrogen fleet
Alstom and Everholt’s Rail made plans to deliver 10 new hydrogen trains for the UK. The companies announced a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver the UK’s first brand-new hydrogen train fleet. The intention is that...Read more
UK signalling market not competitive enough, says regulator
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
Italy’s new speed rule puts a brake on quiet freight trains
In Italy, freight wagons using certain brakes now have to operate with a maximum speed of 80 km/h instead of 100 km/h. The Italian authority ANSFISA has just introduced a new regulation for trains using...Read more