Bane NOR has faced a fresh setback in trying to reopen Norway’s brand-new Folloban railway, admitting this week that it...Bane NOR stumbles again in prepping multi-billion-euro line for reopening
The Turkish ministry of Transport and Infrastructure this week inaugurated a metro line to Istanbul Airport. The line stands out...Speedy 120-km/h metro line inaugurated in Istanbul
Cargo Sous Terrain (CST), the Swiss company working on underground rail freight transport, will start tunnel boring-related activities for the...Drilling tests for novel subterranean cargo rail starts in Switzerland
Talgo to supply LE TRAIN with high-speed trains
LE TRAIN, the first private train operator to offer a high-speed service, dedicated to regional and inter-regional travel in France, will be receiving a fleet of Avril high-speed trains from the Spanish manufacturer Talgo.Read more
Why new legal requirements are necessary for better cyber security in rail
BackgroundFor most of its history, rail has been a sector rather closed to new technologies. In terms of its operation to date, the key aspect emphasised both at legislative and executive level has been security...Read more
From patchwork to true European high-speed rail network: the costs and benefits
Current high-speed rail (HSR) lines in Europe are like islands, scattered across the continent. But what would a fully interconnected European high-speed network look like? What would it cost, and what benefits would it bring?...Read more
Infrabel completes 12-year upgrade project of Belgian port shunting yard
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel on Monday inaugurated the new shunting yard in the Port of Zeebrugge. The project, labelled the ‘biggest in the history of the port’ by the various stakeholders, took 12 years to...Read more
National Express Group secures 1-billion-euro contract for German rail services
National Express Group’s German entity will operate two railway lines in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia for the next 10 years, the UK-based transport provider announced on Monday. The contract carries a value of...Read more
Four French entrepreneurs want to operate trains differently
AnalysisLaunching your own trains in France is not easy, yet four entrepreneurs are trying to put private trains on the rails where the SNCF has abandoned services. They all have a different business model and...Read more
Precious little rail funding in second UK Levelling Up round
A fifty-million-pound (59 million euro) boost for metro development around Cardiff is the only substantial rail-based project announced in the second round of funding under the UK government Levelling Up agenda. Out of a total...Read more
Switzerland to Ponteland: Newcastle’s metro fleet starts journey
Destined for the city centres and suburbs of North East England, new Stadler-built metro trains have been spotted in the Swiss Alps. The trains are at the start of their long journey to acceptance and...Read more
Major improvements for Brussels’ public transport infrastructure planned for 2023
The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB) will carry out major improvements to its public transport infrastructure this year. The works come on the back of a 23-percent increase in the number of journeys last year...Read more
UK Strike dissent and division
Could one union be about to strike, while another is about to strike a deal? That is the question that faces negotiating teams on both sides of the long running and increasingly bitter round of...Read more